WEMA BANK PLC, KANO - SWIFT/BIC Code

WEMA BANK PLC, KANO - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

WEMANGLA02K

Bank / Institution

WEMA BANK PLC

Address

City

KANO

Postcode

Country

Nigeria

Connection

Active

WEMANGLA02K - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

WEMANGLA or WEMANGLA02K

Bank Code

WEMA - code assigned to WEMA BANK PLC

Country Code

NG - code belongs to Nigeria

Location & Status

LA - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

02K or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

WEMANGLA - primary office of WEMA BANK PLC, Nigeria

What is a SWIFT Code WEMANGLA02K?

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.