NATIONAL BANK OF KUWAIT S.A.K.P.,THE, NEW YORK,NY - SWIFT/BIC Code

NATIONAL BANK OF KUWAIT S.A.K.P.,THE, NEW YORK,NY - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

NBOKUS33

Bank / Institution

NATIONAL BANK OF KUWAIT S.A.K.P.,THE

Address

299 PARK AVENUE, FLOOR 17

City

NEW YORK,NY

Postcode

10171

Country

United States

Connection

Active

NBOKUS33 - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

NBOKUS33 or NBOKUS33XXX

Bank Code

NBOK - code assigned to NATIONAL BANK OF KUWAIT S.A.K.P.,THE

Country Code

US - code belongs to United States

Location & Status

33 - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code NBOKUS33?

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.