FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK, TORONTO - SWIFT/BIC Code

FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK, TORONTO - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

FCBKCA8V909

Bank / Institution

FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK

Address

5000 YONGE STREET, SUITE 1803

City

TORONTO

Postcode

M2N 7E9

Country

Canada

Connection

Active

FCBKCA8V909 - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

FCBKCA8V or FCBKCA8V909

Bank Code

FCBK - code assigned to FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK

Country Code

CA - code belongs to Canada

Location & Status

8V - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

909 or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

FCBKCA8V - primary office of FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK, Canada

What is a SWIFT Code FCBKCA8V909?

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.