TA CHONG BANK LTD., TAIPEI - SWIFT/BIC Code

TA CHONG BANK LTD., TAIPEI - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

OURBTWTP

Bank / Institution

TA CHONG BANK LTD.

Address

NO.21, LANE 583, RUEIGUANG ROAD, NEIHU DISTRICT, FLOOR 7

City

TAIPEI

Postcode

11492

Country

Taiwan

Connection

Active

OURBTWTP - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

OURBTWTP or OURBTWTPXXX

Bank Code

OURB - code assigned to TA CHONG BANK LTD.

Country Code

TW - code belongs to Taiwan

Location & Status

TP - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code OURBTWTP?

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.