MERRILL LYNCH BANK AND TRUST COMPANY (CAYMAN) LTD, GEORGETOWN - SWIFT/BIC Code

MERRILL LYNCH BANK AND TRUST COMPANY (CAYMAN) LTD, GEORGETOWN - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

MLBCKYKX

Bank / Institution

MERRILL LYNCH BANK AND TRUST COMPANY (CAYMAN) LTD

Address

BRITISH AMERICAN BUILDING, FLOOR 5

City

GEORGETOWN

Postcode

Country

Cayman Islands

Connection

Active

MLBCKYKX - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

MLBCKYKX or MLBCKYKXXXX

Bank Code

MLBC - code assigned to MERRILL LYNCH BANK AND TRUST COMPANY (CAYMAN) LTD

Country Code

KY - code belongs to Cayman Islands

Location & Status

KX - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code MLBCKYKX?

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.