MIZRAHI TEFAHOT BANK LTD., JERUSALEM - SWIFT/BIC Code

MIZRAHI TEFAHOT BANK LTD., JERUSALEM - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

MIZBILITJLM

Bank / Institution

MIZRAHI TEFAHOT BANK LTD.

Address

2 BEN YEHUDA STREET

City

JERUSALEM

Postcode

94622

Country

Israel

Connection

Active

MIZBILITJLM - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

MIZBILIT or MIZBILITJLM

Bank Code

MIZB - code assigned to MIZRAHI TEFAHOT BANK LTD.

Country Code

IL - code belongs to Israel

Location & Status

IT - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

JLM or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

MIZBILIT - primary office of MIZRAHI TEFAHOT BANK LTD., Israel

What is a SWIFT Code MIZBILITJLM?

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.