BANCO DE OCCIDENTE, CARTAGENA - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANCO DE OCCIDENTE, CARTAGENA - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

OCCICOBCCTG

Bank / Institution

BANCO DE OCCIDENTE

Address

City

CARTAGENA

Postcode

Country

Colombia

Connection

Active

OCCICOBCCTG - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

OCCICOBC or OCCICOBCCTG

Bank Code

OCCI - code assigned to BANCO DE OCCIDENTE

Country Code

CO - code belongs to Colombia

Location & Status

BC - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

CTG or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

OCCICOBC - primary office of BANCO DE OCCIDENTE, Colombia

What is a SWIFT Code OCCICOBCCTG?

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.