FIRSTRAND BANK LIMITED, JOHANNESBURG - SWIFT/BIC Code

FIRSTRAND BANK LIMITED, JOHANNESBURG - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

FIRNZAJJRBS

Bank / Institution

FIRSTRAND BANK LIMITED

Address

1 MERCHANT PLACE, CNR FREDMAN AND RIVONIA ROAD, SANDTON

City

JOHANNESBURG

Postcode

2196

Country

South Africa

Connection

Active

FIRNZAJJRBS - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

FIRNZAJJ or FIRNZAJJRBS

Bank Code

FIRN - code assigned to FIRSTRAND BANK LIMITED

Country Code

ZA - code belongs to South Africa

Location & Status

JJ - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

RBS or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

FIRNZAJJ - primary office of FIRSTRAND BANK LIMITED, South Africa

What is a SWIFT Code FIRNZAJJRBS?

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.