STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED,THE, JOHANNESBURG - SWIFT/BIC Code

STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED,THE, JOHANNESBURG - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC
SBZAZAJJCLS
Bank / Institution
STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED,THE
Address
City
JOHANNESBURG
Postcode
Country
South Africa
Connection
Active
SBZAZAJJCLS - SWIFT Code Breakdown
SWIFT Code
SBZAZAJJ or SBZAZAJJCLS
Bank Code
SBZA - code assigned to STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED,THE
Country Code
ZA - code belongs to South Africa
Location & Status
JJ - represents location, second digit means active code
Branch Code
CLS or not assigned, indicating this is a head office
Head Office
SBZAZAJJ - primary office of STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED,THE, South Africa

What is a SWIFT Code SBZAZAJJCLS?

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.

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