RAIFFEISENBANK HELFENBERG ST. STEFAN, HELFENBERG - SWIFT/BIC Code

RAIFFEISENBANK HELFENBERG ST. STEFAN, HELFENBERG - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

RZOOAT2L160

Bank / Institution

RAIFFEISENBANK HELFENBERG ST. STEFAN

Address

LEONFELDNER STRASSE 5

City

HELFENBERG

Postcode

4184

Country

Austria

Connection

Active

RZOOAT2L160 - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

RZOOAT2L or RZOOAT2L160

Bank Code

RZOO - code assigned to RAIFFEISENBANK HELFENBERG ST. STEFAN

Country Code

AT - code belongs to Austria

Location & Status

2L - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

160 or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

RZOOAT2L - primary office of RAIFFEISENBANK HELFENBERG ST. STEFAN, Austria

What is a SWIFT Code RZOOAT2L160?

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.