FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOTSWANA LIMITED, GABORONE - SWIFT/BIC Code

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOTSWANA LIMITED, GABORONE - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

FIRNBWGX

Bank / Institution

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOTSWANA LIMITED

Address

FNB HOUSE, FLOOR 3, PLOT 8844 KHAMA CRESCENT

City

GABORONE

Postcode

Country

Botswana

Connection

Active

FIRNBWGX - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

FIRNBWGX or FIRNBWGXXXX

Bank Code

FIRN - code assigned to FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOTSWANA LIMITED

Country Code

BW - code belongs to Botswana

Location & Status

GX - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code FIRNBWGX?

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.