SHINHAN BANK AMERICA, NEW YORK,NY - SWIFT/BIC Code

SHINHAN BANK AMERICA, NEW YORK,NY - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

SHBKUS6LNYX

Bank / Institution

SHINHAN BANK AMERICA

Address

330 FIFTH AVE, FLOOR 4

City

NEW YORK,NY

Postcode

10001

Country

United States

Connection

Active

SHBKUS6LNYX - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

SHBKUS6L or SHBKUS6LNYX

Bank Code

SHBK - code assigned to SHINHAN BANK AMERICA

Country Code

US - code belongs to United States

Location & Status

6L - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

NYX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

SHBKUS6L - primary office of SHINHAN BANK AMERICA, United States

What is a SWIFT Code SHBKUS6LNYX?

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.