ECOBANK GHANA, KUMASI - SWIFT/BIC Code

ECOBANK GHANA, KUMASI - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

ECOCGHACKSI

Bank / Institution

ECOBANK GHANA

Address

COCOBOD BUILDING, LAKE ROAD STREET ADUM

City

KUMASI

Postcode

Country

Ghana

Connection

Active

ECOCGHACKSI - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

ECOCGHAC or ECOCGHACKSI

Bank Code

ECOC - code assigned to ECOBANK GHANA

Country Code

GH - code belongs to Ghana

Location & Status

AC - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

KSI or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

ECOCGHAC - primary office of ECOBANK GHANA, Ghana

What is a SWIFT Code ECOCGHACKSI?

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.