NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, THE, MWANZA - SWIFT/BIC Code

NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, THE, MWANZA - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

NLCBTZTX0T5

Bank / Institution

NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, THE

Address

NYERERE ROAD

City

MWANZA

Postcode

Country

Tanzania

Connection

Active

NLCBTZTX0T5 - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

NLCBTZTX or NLCBTZTX0T5

Bank Code

NLCB - code assigned to NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, THE

Country Code

TZ - code belongs to Tanzania

Location & Status

TX - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

0T5 or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

NLCBTZTX - primary office of NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, THE, Tanzania

What is a SWIFT Code NLCBTZTX0T5?

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.