ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES DAC, LONDON - SWIFT/BIC Code

ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES DAC, LONDON - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

USBKGB22CTE

Bank / Institution

ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES DAC

Address

125 OLD BROAD STREET

City

LONDON

Postcode

EC2N1AR

Country

United Kingdom

Connection

Active

USBKGB22CTE - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

USBKGB22 or USBKGB22CTE

Bank Code

USBK - code assigned to ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES DAC

Country Code

GB - code belongs to United Kingdom

Location & Status

22 - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

CTE or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

USBKGB22 - primary office of ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES DAC, United Kingdom

What is a SWIFT Code USBKGB22CTE?

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.