COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA SYDNEY, ADELAIDE - SWIFT/BIC Code

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA SYDNEY, ADELAIDE - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

CTBAAU2S500

Bank / Institution

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA SYDNEY

Address

City

ADELAIDE

Postcode

Country

Australia

Connection

Active

CTBAAU2S500 - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

CTBAAU2S or CTBAAU2S500

Bank Code

CTBA - code assigned to COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA SYDNEY

Country Code

AU - code belongs to Australia

Location & Status

2S - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

500 or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

CTBAAU2S - primary office of COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA SYDNEY, Australia

What is a SWIFT Code CTBAAU2S500?

A SWIFT Code is a standard format of Bank Identifier Code (BIC) used to specify a particular bank or branch. These codes are used when transferring money between banks, particularly for international wire transfers. Banks also use these codes for exchanging messages between them.

SWIFT codes comprise of 8 or 11 characters. All 11 digit codes refer to specific branches, while 8 digit codes (or those ending in 'XXX') refer to the head or primary office. SWIFT codes are formatted as follows:

AAAA BB CC DDD

First 4 characters - bank code (only letters)
Next 2 characters - ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (only letters)
Next 2 characters - location code, passive participant will have "1" in the second character (letters and digits)
Last 3 characters - branch code, optional - 'XXX' for primary office (letters and digits)

The registrations of SWIFT Codes are handled by Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) and their headquarters is located in La Hulpe, Belgium. SWIFT is the registered trademark of S.W.I.F.T. SCRL with a registered address at Avenue Adèle 1, B-1310 La Hulpe, Belgium.