RAIFFEISENBANK REGION SCHWANENSTADT, SCHWANENSTADT - SWIFT/BIC Code

RAIFFEISENBANK REGION SCHWANENSTADT, SCHWANENSTADT - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

RZOOAT2L400

Bank / Institution

RAIFFEISENBANK REGION SCHWANENSTADT

Address

STADTPLATZ 25-26

City

SCHWANENSTADT

Postcode

4690

Country

Austria

Connection

Active

RZOOAT2L400 - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

RZOOAT2L or RZOOAT2L400

Bank Code

RZOO - code assigned to RAIFFEISENBANK REGION SCHWANENSTADT

Country Code

AT - code belongs to Austria

Location & Status

2L - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

400 or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

RZOOAT2L - primary office of RAIFFEISENBANK REGION SCHWANENSTADT, Austria

What is a SWIFT Code RZOOAT2L400?

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.