ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - SWIFT/BIC Code

ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

ORBCINBBTVK

Bank / Institution

ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE

Address

OPPOSITE GOVT. AYURVEDA COLLEGE, M.G. ROAD

City

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

Postcode

695001

Country

India

Connection

Active

ORBCINBBTVK - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

ORBCINBB or ORBCINBBTVK

Bank Code

ORBC - code assigned to ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE

Country Code

IN - code belongs to India

Location & Status

BB - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

TVK or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

ORBCINBB - primary office of ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE, India

What is a SWIFT Code ORBCINBBTVK?

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.