STANDARD CHARTERED BANK - BRUNEI, BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN - SWIFT/BIC Code

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK - BRUNEI, BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

SCBLBNBB

Bank / Institution

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK - BRUNEI

Address

JALAN SULTAN KOMPLEK, 51-55 JALAN SULTAN

City

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Postcode

1901

Country

Brunei

Connection

Active

SCBLBNBB - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

SCBLBNBB or SCBLBNBBXXX

Bank Code

SCBL - code assigned to STANDARD CHARTERED BANK - BRUNEI

Country Code

BN - code belongs to Brunei

Location & Status

BB - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code SCBLBNBB?

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.