VIRTU AMERICAS, JERSEY CITY,NJ - SWIFT/BIC Code

VIRTU AMERICAS, JERSEY CITY,NJ - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

NITEUS33TSY

Bank / Institution

VIRTU AMERICAS

Address

City

JERSEY CITY,NJ

Postcode

Country

United States

Connection

Active

NITEUS33TSY - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

NITEUS33 or NITEUS33TSY

Bank Code

NITE - code assigned to VIRTU AMERICAS

Country Code

US - code belongs to United States

Location & Status

33 - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

TSY or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

NITEUS33 - primary office of VIRTU AMERICAS, United States

What is a SWIFT Code NITEUS33TSY?

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.