ZUERCHER KANTONALBANK OESTERREICH AG, SALZBURG - SWIFT/BIC Code

ZUERCHER KANTONALBANK OESTERREICH AG, SALZBURG - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

PIAGAT2S

Bank / Institution

ZUERCHER KANTONALBANK OESTERREICH AG

Address

GETREIDEGASSE 10

City

SALZBURG

Postcode

5020

Country

Austria

Connection

Active

PIAGAT2S - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

PIAGAT2S or PIAGAT2SXXX

Bank Code

PIAG - code assigned to ZUERCHER KANTONALBANK OESTERREICH AG

Country Code

AT - code belongs to Austria

Location & Status

2S - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code PIAGAT2S?

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.