SOCIETE GENERALE, JOHANNESBURG BRANCH, JOHANNESBURG - SWIFT/BIC Code

SOCIETE GENERALE, JOHANNESBURG BRANCH, JOHANNESBURG - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

SOGEZAJJSLB

Bank / Institution

SOCIETE GENERALE, JOHANNESBURG BRANCH

Address

30 WELLINGTON ROAD PARKTOWN

City

JOHANNESBURG

Postcode

2000

Country

South Africa

Connection

Active

SOGEZAJJSLB - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

SOGEZAJJ or SOGEZAJJSLB

Bank Code

SOGE - code assigned to SOCIETE GENERALE, JOHANNESBURG BRANCH

Country Code

ZA - code belongs to South Africa

Location & Status

JJ - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

SLB or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

SOGEZAJJ - primary office of SOCIETE GENERALE, JOHANNESBURG BRANCH, South Africa

What is a SWIFT Code SOGEZAJJSLB?

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.