SOCIETE GENERALE GHANA LIMITED, TAMALE - SWIFT/BIC Code

SOCIETE GENERALE GHANA LIMITED, TAMALE - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

SSEBGHACTAM

Bank / Institution

SOCIETE GENERALE GHANA LIMITED

Address

City

TAMALE

Postcode

Country

Ghana

Connection

Active

SSEBGHACTAM - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

SSEBGHAC or SSEBGHACTAM

Bank Code

SSEB - code assigned to SOCIETE GENERALE GHANA LIMITED

Country Code

GH - code belongs to Ghana

Location & Status

AC - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

TAM or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

SSEBGHAC - primary office of SOCIETE GENERALE GHANA LIMITED, Ghana

What is a SWIFT Code SSEBGHACTAM?

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.