ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, NEW YORK,NY - SWIFT/BIC Code

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, NEW YORK,NY - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

ROYCUS3XIBF

Bank / Institution

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

Address

FINANCIAL SQUARE, 32 OLD SLIP

City

NEW YORK,NY

Postcode

NY 10005

Country

United States

Connection

Active

ROYCUS3XIBF - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

ROYCUS3X or ROYCUS3XIBF

Bank Code

ROYC - code assigned to ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

Country Code

US - code belongs to United States

Location & Status

3X - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

IBF or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

ROYCUS3X - primary office of ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, United States

What is a SWIFT Code ROYCUS3XIBF?

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.