RBC ROYAL BANK (BAHAMAS) LIMITED (FORMERLY KNOWN AS ROYAL BANK OF CANADA NASSAU), FREEPORT - SWIFT/BIC Code

RBC ROYAL BANK (BAHAMAS) LIMITED (FORMERLY KNOWN AS ROYAL BANK OF CANADA NASSAU), FREEPORT - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

ROYCBSNSFRE

Bank / Institution

RBC ROYAL BANK (BAHAMAS) LIMITED (FORMERLY KNOWN AS ROYAL BANK OF CANADA NASSAU)

Address

City

FREEPORT

Postcode

Country

Bahamas

Connection

Active

ROYCBSNSFRE - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

ROYCBSNS or ROYCBSNSFRE

Bank Code

ROYC - code assigned to RBC ROYAL BANK (BAHAMAS) LIMITED (FORMERLY KNOWN AS ROYAL BANK OF CANADA NASSAU)

Country Code

BS - code belongs to Bahamas

Location & Status

NS - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

FRE or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

ROYCBSNS - primary office of RBC ROYAL BANK (BAHAMAS) LIMITED (FORMERLY KNOWN AS ROYAL BANK OF CANADA NASSAU), Bahamas

What is a SWIFT Code ROYCBSNSFRE?

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.