STANBIC BANK KENYA LIMITED, NAIROBI - SWIFT/BIC Code

STANBIC BANK KENYA LIMITED, NAIROBI - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

SBICKENXSSP

Bank / Institution

STANBIC BANK KENYA LIMITED

Address

STANBIC BUILDING, KEYATTA AVENUE

City

NAIROBI

Postcode

30500

Country

Kenya

Connection

Active

SBICKENXSSP - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

SBICKENX or SBICKENXSSP

Bank Code

SBIC - code assigned to STANBIC BANK KENYA LIMITED

Country Code

KE - code belongs to Kenya

Location & Status

NX - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

SSP or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

SBICKENX - primary office of STANBIC BANK KENYA LIMITED, Kenya

What is a SWIFT Code SBICKENXSSP?

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.