THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, TORONTO BRANCH, TORONTO - SWIFT/BIC Code

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, TORONTO BRANCH, TORONTO - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

MELNCATT

Bank / Institution

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, TORONTO BRANCH

Address

95 WELLINGTON STREET WEST, FLOOR 17

City

TORONTO

Postcode

M5J 2N7

Country

Canada

Connection

Active

MELNCATT - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

MELNCATT or MELNCATTXXX

Bank Code

MELN - code assigned to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, TORONTO BRANCH

Country Code

CA - code belongs to Canada

Location & Status

TT - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code MELNCATT?

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.