BANCO DE PORTUGAL, MERCADO MONETARIO INTERBANCARIO , LISBON, Portugal
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| BIC Name / Bank name / Institution Name | BANCO DE PORTUGAL |
| Bank Code / Institution Code | BGAL |
| Country | PORTUGAL |
| Country Code (ISO 3166) | PT |
| City | LISBON |
| City Code | TG The City Code are Institution Specific, different BIC has allotted different City Code for same city. |
| Office Type | MERCADO MONETARIO INTERBANCARIO |
| Branch Code | MMI |
| Swift Code / BIC Code |
BGALPTTGMMI
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| Whether Bank IBAN Compliant | Yes, BANCO DE PORTUGAL, is IBAN Compliant. |
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| SEPA Credit Transfer Status | Account holders of this branch can Receive Payment through SEPA Network |
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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 BANCO DE PORTUGAL the first four characters from left BGAL indicates that it is BANCO DE PORTUGAL.
- Characters 5-6 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts Country code of the bank. In the case of BANCO DE PORTUGAL characters 5 and 6 from left PT indicates that bank is in PORTUGAL. It means that all the banks located in PORTUGAL will have PT 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 BANCO DE PORTUGAL characters 7 and 8 from left TG indicates that bank is in LISBON. It means that all the branches of BANCO DE PORTUGAL located in LISBON will have TG 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 BANCO DE PORTUGAL characters 9 - 11 from left MMI indicates branch code. It means that BANCO DE PORTUGAL Branch code: MMI is used for branches located at :. 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.