INVESTEC SECURITIES LTD., JOHANNESBURG - SWIFT/BIC Code

INVESTEC SECURITIES LTD., JOHANNESBURG - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

IVESZAJ2011

Bank / Institution

INVESTEC SECURITIES LTD.

Address

JSE, 17 DIAGONAL STREET

City

JOHANNESBURG

Postcode

2001

Country

South Africa

Connection

Active

IVESZAJ2011 - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

IVESZAJ2 or IVESZAJ2011

Bank Code

IVES - code assigned to INVESTEC SECURITIES LTD.

Country Code

ZA - code belongs to South Africa

Location & Status

J2 - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

011 or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

IVESZAJ2 - primary office of INVESTEC SECURITIES LTD., South Africa

What is a SWIFT Code IVESZAJ2011?

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.