UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC, Ph Aggrey Rd. Branch 13 Aggrey Road, PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria
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| BIC Name / Bank name / Institution Name | UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC |
| Bank Code / Institution Code | UNAF |
| Country | NIGERIA |
| Country Code (ISO 3166) | NG |
| City | PORT HARCOURT |
| City Code | LA The City Code are Institution Specific, different BIC has allotted different City Code for same city. |
| Office Type | Ph Aggrey Rd. Branch |
| Branch Code | 082 |
| Swift Code / BIC Code |
UNAFNGLA082
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| Address | 13 Aggrey Road |
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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, UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC 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 UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC the first four characters from left UNAF indicates that it is UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC.
- Characters 5-6 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts Country code of the bank. In the case of UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA 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 UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC characters 7 and 8 from left LA indicates that bank is in PORT HARCOURT. It means that all the branches of UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC located in PORT HARCOURT 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 UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC characters 9 - 11 from left 082 indicates branch code. It means that UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC Branch code: 082 is used for branches located at :13 Aggrey Road. 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.