SOCIETE GENERALE LONDON BRANCH, LONDON - SWIFT/BIC Code

SOCIETE GENERALE LONDON BRANCH, LONDON - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

SOGEGB33SG1

Bank / Institution

SOCIETE GENERALE LONDON BRANCH

Address

SG HOUSE, 41 TOWER HILL

City

LONDON

Postcode

EC3N 4SG

Country

United Kingdom

Connection

Active

SOGEGB33SG1 - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

SOGEGB33 or SOGEGB33SG1

Bank Code

SOGE - code assigned to SOCIETE GENERALE LONDON BRANCH

Country Code

GB - code belongs to United Kingdom

Location & Status

33 - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

SG1 or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

SOGEGB33 - primary office of SOCIETE GENERALE LONDON BRANCH, United Kingdom

What is a SWIFT Code SOGEGB33SG1?

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.