ITAU UNIBANCO S/A, PORTO ALEGRE - SWIFT/BIC Code

ITAU UNIBANCO S/A, PORTO ALEGRE - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

ITAUBRSPPAE

Bank / Institution

ITAU UNIBANCO S/A

Address

City

PORTO ALEGRE

Postcode

Country

Brazil

Connection

Active

ITAUBRSPPAE - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

ITAUBRSP or ITAUBRSPPAE

Bank Code

ITAU - code assigned to ITAU UNIBANCO S/A

Country Code

BR - code belongs to Brazil

Location & Status

SP - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

PAE or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

ITAUBRSP - primary office of ITAU UNIBANCO S/A, Brazil

What is a SWIFT Code ITAUBRSPPAE?

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.