BARCLAYS BANK PLC, MAURITIUS OFFSHORE BANKING UNIT MOORGATE HOUSE, PORT LOUIS, Mauritius
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| BIC Name / Bank name / Institution Name | BARCLAYS BANK PLC |
| Bank Code / Institution Code | BARC |
| Country | MAURITIUS |
| Country Code (ISO 3166) | MU |
| City | PORT LOUIS |
| City Code | MU The City Code are Institution Specific, different BIC has allotted different City Code for same city. |
| Office Type | MAURITIUS OFFSHORE BANKING UNIT |
| Branch Code | OBU |
| Swift Code / BIC Code |
BARCMUMUOBU
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| Address | MOORGATE HOUSE |
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| Whether Bank IBAN Compliant | Yes, BARCLAYS BANK PLC, is 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 BARCLAYS BANK PLC the first four characters from left BARC indicates that it is BARCLAYS BANK PLC.
- Characters 5-6 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts Country code of the bank. In the case of BARCLAYS BANK PLC characters 5 and 6 from left MU indicates that bank is in MAURITIUS. It means that all the banks located in MAURITIUS will have MU 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 BARCLAYS BANK PLC characters 7 and 8 from left MU indicates that bank is in PORT LOUIS. It means that all the branches of BARCLAYS BANK PLC located in PORT LOUIS will have MU 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 BARCLAYS BANK PLC characters 9 - 11 from left OBU indicates branch code. It means that BARCLAYS BANK PLC Branch code: OBU is used for branches located at :MOORGATE HOUSE. 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.