BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS, 2 CENTRALBAHNPLATZ, BASLE, Switzerland

SWIFT CODE :BISBCHBBBANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS BASLE, SWITZERLAND

BIC Name / Bank name / Institution Name	BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
Bank Code / Institution Code	BISB
Country	SWITZERLAND
Country Code (ISO 3166)	CH
City	BASLE
City Code	BB The City Code are Institution Specific, different BIC has allotted different City Code for same city.
Office Type	Primary Office / Head Office / Main Office
Branch Code	XXX
Swift Code / BIC Code	BISBCHBB
Swift Code / BIC Code 11 Characters	BISBCHBBXXX Note:If Swift Code is of 8 Characters then suffix XXX for branch code in the Swift Code.
Address	2 CENTRALBAHNPLATZ
Zip Code / Postal Code	4002
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Whether Bank IBAN Compliant	Yes, BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS, is IBAN Compliant.
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SEPA Credit Transfer Status	Account holders of this branch can Receive Payment through SEPA Network
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What is a SWIFT Code / BIC code?

Business Identifier Codes (BIC) has been developed by Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) to identify banks and financial institutions globally. That is why BIC Codes are also known as SWIFT Codes.SWIFT Codes / BIC Codes are used for transferring money between banks of different countries or SEPA payments. Banks also use these codes for exchanging financial messages.

SWIFT Code / BIC Code is formed of 8 or 11 characters in following system:

First four characters in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code from left depicts bank code. In the case of BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS the first four characters from left BISB indicates that it is BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS.
Characters 5-6 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts Country code of the bank. In the case of BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS characters 5 and 6 from left CH indicates that bank is in SWITZERLAND. It means that all the banks located in SWITZERLAND will have CH at 5th and 6th place from left in their Swift Codes / BIC Codes.
Characters 7-8 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts City Code of the Bank. In the case of BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS characters 7 and 8 from left BB indicates that bank is in BASLE. It means that all the branches of BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS located in BASLE will have BB at 7th and 8th place from left in their Swift Codes / BIC Codes.
Characters 9-11 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts Branch Code of the Bank.In the case of BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS the length of SWIFT Code is 8 Characters, means BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS Head Office of the Financial Institution.
Many Banks has taken only one SWIFT Code per country or have one SWIFT Code per city, for processing International Payments of all the Branches of the country / city through SWIFT enabled branch. So, if your Bank Branch is not depicting in the list, contact your Bank Branch for the SWIFT Code transactions.