BANK OF CEYLON, SUPER GRADE BRANCH 22 DALADA VIDIYA, KANDY, Sri Lanka
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| BIC Name / Bank name / Institution Name | BANK OF CEYLON |
| Bank Code / Institution Code | BCEY |
| Country | SRI LANKA |
| Country Code (ISO 3166) | LK |
| City | KANDY |
| City Code | LX The City Code are Institution Specific, different BIC has allotted different City Code for same city. |
| Office Type | SUPER GRADE BRANCH |
| Branch Code | 002 |
| Swift Code / BIC Code |
BCEYLKLX002
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| Address | 22 DALADA VIDIYA |
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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, BANK OF CEYLON 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 BANK OF CEYLON the first four characters from left BCEY indicates that it is BANK OF CEYLON.
- Characters 5-6 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts Country code of the bank. In the case of BANK OF CEYLON characters 5 and 6 from left LK indicates that bank is in SRI LANKA. It means that all the banks located in SRI LANKA will have LK 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 BANK OF CEYLON characters 7 and 8 from left LX indicates that bank is in KANDY. It means that all the branches of BANK OF CEYLON located in KANDY will have LX 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 BANK OF CEYLON characters 9 - 11 from left 002 indicates branch code. It means that BANK OF CEYLON Branch code: 002 is used for branches located at :22 DALADA VIDIYA. 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.