BANCO SOFITASA, SAN CRISTOBAL - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANCO SOFITASA, SAN CRISTOBAL - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

SFTAVE22

Bank / Institution

BANCO SOFITASA

Address

7MA. AVENIDA ESQUINA CALLE 4

City

SAN CRISTOBAL

Postcode

Country

Venezuela

Connection

Active

SFTAVE22 - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

SFTAVE22 or SFTAVE22XXX

Bank Code

SFTA - code assigned to BANCO SOFITASA

Country Code

VE - code belongs to Venezuela

Location & Status

22 - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code SFTAVE22?

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.