MEGA INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK CO., LTD, SYDNEY BRANCH, MELBOURNE - SWIFT/BIC Code

MEGA INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK CO., LTD, SYDNEY BRANCH, MELBOURNE - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

ICBCAU2SMEL

Bank / Institution

MEGA INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK CO., LTD, SYDNEY BRANCH

Address

459 COLLINS STREET, FLOOR 20

City

MELBOURNE

Postcode

3000

Country

Australia

Connection

Active

ICBCAU2SMEL - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

ICBCAU2S or ICBCAU2SMEL

Bank Code

ICBC - code assigned to MEGA INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK CO., LTD, SYDNEY BRANCH

Country Code

AU - code belongs to Australia

Location & Status

2S - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

MEL or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

ICBCAU2S - primary office of MEGA INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK CO., LTD, SYDNEY BRANCH, Australia

What is a SWIFT Code ICBCAU2SMEL?

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.