THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, Primary Office United Centre 25 Queensway, HONG KONG, Hong Kong
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| BIC Name / Bank name / Institution Name | THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA |
| Bank Code / Institution Code | NOSC |
| Country | HONG KONG |
| Country Code (ISO 3166) | HK |
| City | HONG KONG |
| City Code | 31 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 |
NOSCHK31
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| Swift Code / BIC Code 11 Characters | NOSCHK31XXX Note:If Swift Code is of 8 Characters then suffix XXX for branch code in the Swift Code. |
| Address | United Centre 25 Queensway |
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| 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, THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 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 THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA the first four characters from left NOSC indicates that it is THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA.
- Characters 5-6 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts Country code of the bank. In the case of THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA characters 5 and 6 from left HK indicates that bank is in HONG KONG. It means that all the banks located in HONG KONG will have HK 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 THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA characters 7 and 8 from left 31 indicates that bank is in HONG KONG. It means that all the branches of THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA located in HONG KONG will have 31 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 THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA the length of SWIFT Code is 8 Characters, means THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 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.