SILICON VALLEY BANK, SANTA CLARA,CA - SWIFT/BIC Code

SILICON VALLEY BANK, SANTA CLARA,CA - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

SVBKUS6SIBO

Bank / Institution

SILICON VALLEY BANK

Address

City

SANTA CLARA,CA

Postcode

Country

United States

Connection

Active

SVBKUS6SIBO - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

SVBKUS6S or SVBKUS6SIBO

Bank Code

SVBK - code assigned to SILICON VALLEY BANK

Country Code

US - code belongs to United States

Location & Status

6S - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

IBO or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

SVBKUS6S - primary office of SILICON VALLEY BANK, United States

What is a SWIFT Code SVBKUS6SIBO?

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.