CITIZENS BANK OF CANADA, VANCITY 401-815 WEST HASTINGS STREET, VANCOUVER, Canada
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| BIC Name / Bank name / Institution Name | CITIZENS BANK OF CANADA |
| Bank Code / Institution Code | CTZN |
| Country | CANADA |
| Country Code (ISO 3166) | CA |
| City | VANCOUVER |
| City Code | 8V The City Code are Institution Specific, different BIC has allotted different City Code for same city. |
| Office Type | VANCITY |
| Branch Code | 001 |
| Swift Code / BIC Code |
CTZNCA8V001
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| Address | 401-815 WEST HASTINGS STREET |
| Zip Code / Postal Code | V6C 1B4 |
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| Whether Financial Institution IBAN Compliant | No, CITIZENS BANK OF CANADA is not 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 CITIZENS BANK OF CANADA the first four characters from left CTZN indicates that it is CITIZENS BANK OF CANADA.
- Characters 5-6 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts Country code of the bank. In the case of CITIZENS BANK OF CANADA characters 5 and 6 from left CA indicates that bank is in CANADA. It means that all the banks located in CANADA will have CA 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 CITIZENS BANK OF CANADA characters 7 and 8 from left 8V indicates that bank is in VANCOUVER. It means that all the branches of CITIZENS BANK OF CANADA located in VANCOUVER will have 8V 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 CITIZENS BANK OF CANADA characters 9 - 11 from left 001 indicates branch code. It means that CITIZENS BANK OF CANADA Branch code: 001 is used for branches located at :401-815 WEST HASTINGS STREET. 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.