MUNICIPAL BANK PLC, SOFIA - SWIFT/BIC Code

MUNICIPAL BANK PLC, SOFIA - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

SOMBBGSF

Bank / Institution

MUNICIPAL BANK PLC

Address

6 VRABCHA STREET

City

SOFIA

Postcode

1000

Country

Bulgaria

Connection

Active

SOMBBGSF - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

SOMBBGSF or SOMBBGSFXXX

Bank Code

SOMB - code assigned to MUNICIPAL BANK PLC

Country Code

BG - code belongs to Bulgaria

Location & Status

SF - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code SOMBBGSF?

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.