ZIMBABWE BANKING CORPORATION LTD., BULAWAYO - SWIFT/BIC Code

ZIMBABWE BANKING CORPORATION LTD., BULAWAYO - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

ZBCOZWHXBYO

Bank / Institution

ZIMBABWE BANKING CORPORATION LTD.

Address

City

BULAWAYO

Postcode

Country

Zimbabwe

Connection

Active

ZBCOZWHXBYO - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

ZBCOZWHX or ZBCOZWHXBYO

Bank Code

ZBCO - code assigned to ZIMBABWE BANKING CORPORATION LTD.

Country Code

ZW - code belongs to Zimbabwe

Location & Status

HX - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

BYO or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

ZBCOZWHX - primary office of ZIMBABWE BANKING CORPORATION LTD., Zimbabwe

What is a SWIFT Code ZBCOZWHXBYO?

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.