STERLING BANK PLC, Primary Office Sterling Towers 20 Marina, LAGOS, Nigeria
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| BIC Name / Bank name / Institution Name | STERLING BANK PLC |
| Bank Code / Institution Code | NAME |
| Country | NIGERIA |
| Country Code (ISO 3166) | NG |
| City | LAGOS |
| City Code | LA The City Code are Institution Specific, different BIC has allotted different City Code for same city. |
| Office Type | Primary Office |
| Branch Code | SAF |
| Swift Code / BIC Code |
NAMENGLASAF
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| Address | Sterling Towers 20 Marina |
| 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, STERLING BANK PLC is not IBAN Compliant. |
| Save on International Payment Transfers | |
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 STERLING BANK PLC the first four characters from left NAME indicates that it is STERLING BANK PLC.
- Characters 5-6 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts Country code of the bank. In the case of STERLING BANK PLC characters 5 and 6 from left NG indicates that bank is in NIGERIA. It means that all the banks located in NIGERIA will have NG 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 STERLING BANK PLC characters 7 and 8 from left LA indicates that bank is in LAGOS. It means that all the branches of STERLING BANK PLC located in LAGOS will have LA 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 STERLING BANK PLC characters 9 - 11 from left SAF indicates branch code. It means that STERLING BANK PLC Branch code: SAF is used for branches located at :Sterling Towers 20 Marina. 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.