STATE BANK OF INDIA, JAFFNA - SWIFT/BIC Code

STATE BANK OF INDIA, JAFFNA - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

SBINLKLXJFN

Bank / Institution

STATE BANK OF INDIA

Address

14 POINT PEDRO ROAD

City

JAFFNA

Postcode

40000

Country

Sri Lanka

Connection

Active

SBINLKLXJFN - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

SBINLKLX or SBINLKLXJFN

Bank Code

SBIN - code assigned to STATE BANK OF INDIA

Country Code

LK - code belongs to Sri Lanka

Location & Status

LX - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

JFN or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

SBINLKLX - primary office of STATE BANK OF INDIA, Sri Lanka

What is a SWIFT Code SBINLKLXJFN?

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.