CANADIAN WESTERN BANK, TWO BENTALL CENTER, VANCOUVER, Canada
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| BIC Name / Bank name / Institution Name | CANADIAN WESTERN BANK |
| Bank Code / Institution Code | CWBK |
| Country | CANADA |
| Country Code (ISO 3166) | CA |
| City | VANCOUVER |
| City Code | 61 The City Code are Institution Specific, different BIC has allotted different City Code for same city. |
| Office Type | |
| Branch Code | 08V |
| Swift Code / BIC Code |
CWBKCA6108V
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| Address | TWO BENTALL CENTER |
| Zip Code / Postal Code | V7X 1M8 |
| Note: Before Transferring payment to the Bank Branch, confirm from the payment receiver, if the Bank Branch is Active | |
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| Whether Financial Institution IBAN Compliant | No, CANADIAN WESTERN BANK 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 CANADIAN WESTERN BANK the first four characters from left CWBK indicates that it is CANADIAN WESTERN BANK.
- Characters 5-6 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts Country code of the bank. In the case of CANADIAN WESTERN BANK 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 CANADIAN WESTERN BANK characters 7 and 8 from left 61 indicates that bank is in VANCOUVER. It means that all the branches of CANADIAN WESTERN BANK located in VANCOUVER will have 61 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 CANADIAN WESTERN BANK characters 9 - 11 from left 08V indicates branch code. It means that CANADIAN WESTERN BANK Branch code: 08V is used for branches located at :TWO BENTALL CENTER. 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.