UNITED BANK SHARE COMPANY, ADDIS ABEBA - SWIFT/BIC Code

UNITED BANK SHARE COMPANY, ADDIS ABEBA - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

UNTDETAA

Bank / Institution

UNITED BANK SHARE COMPANY

Address

MEKWOR PLAZZA, DEBREZEIT ROAD

City

ADDIS ABEBA

Postcode

9326

Country

Ethiopia

Connection

Active

UNTDETAA - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

UNTDETAA or UNTDETAAXXX

Bank Code

UNTD - code assigned to UNITED BANK SHARE COMPANY

Country Code

ET - code belongs to Ethiopia

Location & Status

AA - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code UNTDETAA?

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.