PICTET ET CIE (EUROPE) S.A., LUXEMBOURG - SWIFT/BIC Code

PICTET ET CIE (EUROPE) S.A., LUXEMBOURG - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

PICTLULXTAS

Bank / Institution

PICTET ET CIE (EUROPE) S.A.

Address

15 AVENUE J.F. KENNEDY

City

LUXEMBOURG

Postcode

1855

Country

Luxembourg

Connection

Active

PICTLULXTAS - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

PICTLULX or PICTLULXTAS

Bank Code

PICT - code assigned to PICTET ET CIE (EUROPE) S.A.

Country Code

LU - code belongs to Luxembourg

Location & Status

LX - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

TAS or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

PICTLULX - primary office of PICTET ET CIE (EUROPE) S.A., Luxembourg

What is a SWIFT Code PICTLULXTAS?

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.