SUEZ CANAL BANK, BOURG EL ARAB - SWIFT/BIC Code

SUEZ CANAL BANK, BOURG EL ARAB - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

SUCAEGCXBRG

Bank / Institution

SUEZ CANAL BANK

Address

BANKS AREA, BORG EL ARAB CITY

City

BOURG EL ARAB

Postcode

21934

Country

Egypt

Connection

Active

SUCAEGCXBRG - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

SUCAEGCX or SUCAEGCXBRG

Bank Code

SUCA - code assigned to SUEZ CANAL BANK

Country Code

EG - code belongs to Egypt

Location & Status

CX - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

BRG or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

SUCAEGCX - primary office of SUEZ CANAL BANK, Egypt

What is a SWIFT Code SUCAEGCXBRG?

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.