CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA, BANKING DIVISION HAILE SELASSIE AVENUE, NAIROBI, Kenya
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| BIC Name / Bank name / Institution Name | CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA |
| Bank Code / Institution Code | CBKE |
| Country | KENYA |
| Country Code (ISO 3166) | KE |
| City | NAIROBI |
| City Code | NX The City Code are Institution Specific, different BIC has allotted different City Code for same city. |
| Office Type | BANKING DIVISION |
| Branch Code | BKG |
| Swift Code / BIC Code |
CBKEKENXBKG
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| Address | HAILE SELASSIE AVENUE |
| Zip Code / Postal Code | |
| 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, CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA 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 CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA the first four characters from left CBKE indicates that it is CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA.
- Characters 5-6 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts Country code of the bank. In the case of CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA characters 5 and 6 from left KE indicates that bank is in KENYA. It means that all the banks located in KENYA will have KE 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 CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA characters 7 and 8 from left NX indicates that bank is in NAIROBI. It means that all the branches of CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA located in NAIROBI will have NX 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 CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA characters 9 - 11 from left BKG indicates branch code. It means that CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA Branch code: BKG is used for branches located at :HAILE SELASSIE 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.