STANDARD CHARTERED BANK COTE D'IVOIRE, ABIDJAN - SWIFT/BIC Code

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK COTE D'IVOIRE, ABIDJAN - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

SCBLCIABSSU

Bank / Institution

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK COTE D'IVOIRE

Address

City

ABIDJAN

Postcode

Country

Cote d’Ivoire

Connection

Active

SCBLCIABSSU - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

SCBLCIAB or SCBLCIABSSU

Bank Code

SCBL - code assigned to STANDARD CHARTERED BANK COTE D'IVOIRE

Country Code

CI - code belongs to Cote d’Ivoire

Location & Status

AB - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

SSU or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

SCBLCIAB - primary office of STANDARD CHARTERED BANK COTE D'IVOIRE, Cote d’Ivoire

What is a SWIFT Code SCBLCIABSSU?

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.