ARAB BANK PLC, OFFSHORE BANKING UNIT (OBU), Payments Investigations Arab Bank P.L.C Bahrain Bldg 179 Government Avenue, MANAMA, Bahrain
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| BIC Name / Bank name / Institution Name | ARAB BANK PLC, OFFSHORE BANKING UNIT (OBU) |
| Bank Code / Institution Code | ARAB |
| Country | BAHRAIN |
| Country Code (ISO 3166) | BH |
| City | MANAMA |
| City Code | BM The City Code are Institution Specific, different BIC has allotted different City Code for same city. |
| Office Type | Payments Investigations |
| Branch Code | INV |
| Swift Code / BIC Code |
ARABBHBMINV
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| Address | Arab Bank P.L.C Bahrain Bldg 179 Government Avenue |
| Zip Code / Postal Code | 395 |
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| Whether Bank IBAN Compliant | Yes, ARAB BANK PLC, OFFSHORE BANKING UNIT (OBU), is IBAN Compliant. |
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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 ARAB BANK PLC, OFFSHORE BANKING UNIT (OBU) the first four characters from left ARAB indicates that it is ARAB BANK PLC, OFFSHORE BANKING UNIT (OBU).
- Characters 5-6 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts Country code of the bank. In the case of ARAB BANK PLC, OFFSHORE BANKING UNIT (OBU) characters 5 and 6 from left BH indicates that bank is in BAHRAIN. It means that all the banks located in BAHRAIN will have BH 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 ARAB BANK PLC, OFFSHORE BANKING UNIT (OBU) characters 7 and 8 from left BM indicates that bank is in MANAMA. It means that all the branches of ARAB BANK PLC, OFFSHORE BANKING UNIT (OBU) located in MANAMA will have BM 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 ARAB BANK PLC, OFFSHORE BANKING UNIT (OBU) characters 9 - 11 from left INV indicates branch code. It means that ARAB BANK PLC, OFFSHORE BANKING UNIT (OBU) Branch code: INV is used for branches located at :Arab Bank P.L.C Bahrain Bldg 179 Government Avenue. If XXX are in 9-11 place then it means that it is the Head Office of Bank / 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.