UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LTD., TOKYO BRANCH, TOKYO - SWIFT/BIC Code

UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LTD., TOKYO BRANCH, TOKYO - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

UOVBJPJT

Bank / Institution

UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LTD., TOKYO BRANCH

Address

SANNO PARK TOWER, FLOOR 13, 2-11-1 NAGATACHO, CHIYODA-KU

City

TOKYO

Postcode

100-6113

Country

Japan

Connection

Active

UOVBJPJT - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

UOVBJPJT or UOVBJPJTXXX

Bank Code

UOVB - code assigned to UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LTD., TOKYO BRANCH

Country Code

JP - code belongs to Japan

Location & Status

JT - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code UOVBJPJT?

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.