UNITED BANK LTD., DUBAI - SWIFT/BIC Code

UNITED BANK LTD., DUBAI - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

UNILAEADTFC

Bank / Institution

UNITED BANK LTD.

Address

City

DUBAI

Postcode

Country

United Arab Emirates

Connection

Active

UNILAEADTFC - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

UNILAEAD or UNILAEADTFC

Bank Code

UNIL - code assigned to UNITED BANK LTD.

Country Code

AE - code belongs to United Arab Emirates

Location & Status

AD - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

TFC or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

UNILAEAD - primary office of UNITED BANK LTD., United Arab Emirates

What is a SWIFT Code UNILAEADTFC?

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.