BANCO EFISA S.A., LISBON - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANCO EFISA S.A., LISBON - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

EFISPTPL

Bank / Institution

BANCO EFISA S.A.

Address

MONUMENTAL, FLOOR 5A, AVENIDA PRAIA DA VITORIA 71

City

LISBON

Postcode

1058-183

Country

Portugal

Connection

Active

EFISPTPL - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

EFISPTPL or EFISPTPLXXX

Bank Code

EFIS - code assigned to BANCO EFISA S.A.

Country Code

PT - code belongs to Portugal

Location & Status

PL - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code EFISPTPL?

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.