SOCIETE GENERALE DE BANQUES AU SENEGAL, DAKAR - SWIFT/BIC Code

SOCIETE GENERALE DE BANQUES AU SENEGAL, DAKAR - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

SGSNSNDAIBE

Bank / Institution

SOCIETE GENERALE DE BANQUES AU SENEGAL

Address

S.G.B.S, 19 AVENUE LEOPOLD SEDAR SENGHOR

City

DAKAR

Postcode

323

Country

Senegal

Connection

Active

SGSNSNDAIBE - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

SGSNSNDA or SGSNSNDAIBE

Bank Code

SGSN - code assigned to SOCIETE GENERALE DE BANQUES AU SENEGAL

Country Code

SN - code belongs to Senegal

Location & Status

DA - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

IBE or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

SGSNSNDA - primary office of SOCIETE GENERALE DE BANQUES AU SENEGAL, Senegal

What is a SWIFT Code SGSNSNDAIBE?

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.