UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED VANCOUVER BRANCH, VANCOUVER - SWIFT/BIC Code

UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED VANCOUVER BRANCH, VANCOUVER - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

UOVBCA8V

Bank / Institution

UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED VANCOUVER BRANCH

Address

VANCOUVER CENTER, 2400-650 WEST GEORGIA STREET

City

VANCOUVER

Postcode

V6B 4N9

Country

Canada

Connection

Active

UOVBCA8V - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

UOVBCA8V or UOVBCA8VXXX

Bank Code

UOVB - code assigned to UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED VANCOUVER BRANCH

Country Code

CA - code belongs to Canada

Location & Status

8V - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code UOVBCA8V?

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.