CATHAY UNITED BANK CO., LTD. MANILA BRANCH, MAKATA CITY - SWIFT/BIC Code

CATHAY UNITED BANK CO., LTD. MANILA BRANCH, MAKATA CITY - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

UWCBPHMM

Bank / Institution

CATHAY UNITED BANK CO., LTD. MANILA BRANCH

Address

TOWER 6789, FLOOR 15, 1 6789 AYALA AVENUE

City

MAKATA CITY

Postcode

1226 MAKATI CITY

Country

Philippines

Connection

Active

UWCBPHMM - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

UWCBPHMM or UWCBPHMMXXX

Bank Code

UWCB - code assigned to CATHAY UNITED BANK CO., LTD. MANILA BRANCH

Country Code

PH - code belongs to Philippines

Location & Status

MM - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code UWCBPHMM?

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.