HATTON NATIONAL BANK PLC, COLOMBO - SWIFT/BIC Code

HATTON NATIONAL BANK PLC, COLOMBO - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

HBLILKLX001

Bank / Institution

HATTON NATIONAL BANK PLC

Address

16 JANADHIPATHI MAWATHA

City

COLOMBO

Postcode

Country

Sri Lanka

Connection

Active

HBLILKLX001 - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

HBLILKLX or HBLILKLX001

Bank Code

HBLI - code assigned to HATTON NATIONAL BANK PLC

Country Code

LK - code belongs to Sri Lanka

Location & Status

LX - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

001 or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

HBLILKLX - primary office of HATTON NATIONAL BANK PLC, Sri Lanka

What is a SWIFT Code HBLILKLX001?

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.