BANK OF NEW ZEALAND, BRANCH 38 WILLIS STREET, WELLINGTON, New Zealand
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| BIC Name / Bank name / Institution Name | BANK OF NEW ZEALAND |
| Bank Code / Institution Code | BKNZ |
| Country | NEW ZEALAND |
| Country Code (ISO 3166) | NZ |
| City | WELLINGTON |
| City Code | 22 The City Code are Institution Specific, different BIC has allotted different City Code for same city. |
| Office Type | BRANCH |
| Branch Code | 500 |
| Swift Code / BIC Code |
BKNZNZ22500
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| Address | 38 WILLIS STREET |
| Zip Code / Postal Code | 6011 |
| 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 NEW ZEALAND 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 NEW ZEALAND the first four characters from left BKNZ indicates that it is BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.
- Characters 5-6 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts Country code of the bank. In the case of BANK OF NEW ZEALAND characters 5 and 6 from left NZ indicates that bank is in NEW ZEALAND. It means that all the banks located in NEW ZEALAND will have NZ 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 NEW ZEALAND characters 7 and 8 from left 22 indicates that bank is in WELLINGTON. It means that all the branches of BANK OF NEW ZEALAND located in WELLINGTON will have 22 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 NEW ZEALAND characters 9 - 11 from left 500 indicates branch code. It means that BANK OF NEW ZEALAND Branch code: 500 is used for branches located at :38 WILLIS STREET. 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.