FIRST INTERNATIONAL BANK OF ISRAEL LTD.,THE, TEL-AVIV - SWIFT/BIC Code

FIRST INTERNATIONAL BANK OF ISRAEL LTD.,THE, TEL-AVIV - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

FIRBILITCBR

Bank / Institution

FIRST INTERNATIONAL BANK OF ISRAEL LTD.,THE

Address

HASHALOM TOWER, 9 AHAD HA'AM STREET

City

TEL-AVIV

Postcode

65251

Country

Israel

Connection

Active

FIRBILITCBR - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

FIRBILIT or FIRBILITCBR

Bank Code

FIRB - code assigned to FIRST INTERNATIONAL BANK OF ISRAEL LTD.,THE

Country Code

IL - code belongs to Israel

Location & Status

IT - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

CBR or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

FIRBILIT - primary office of FIRST INTERNATIONAL BANK OF ISRAEL LTD.,THE, Israel

What is a SWIFT Code FIRBILITCBR?

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.