BANK OF ST. HELENA, Primary Office 95 Market Street, JAMESTOWN, Saint Helena
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| BIC Name / Bank name / Institution Name | BANK OF ST. HELENA |
| Bank Code / Institution Code | BHEL |
| Country | SAINT HELENA |
| Country Code (ISO 3166) | SH |
| City | JAMESTOWN |
| City Code | JJ The City Code are Institution Specific, different BIC has allotted different City Code for same city. |
| Office Type | Primary Office / Head Office / Main Office |
| Branch Code | XXX |
| Swift Code / BIC Code |
BHELSHJJ
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| Swift Code / BIC Code 11 Characters | BHELSHJJXXX Note:If Swift Code is of 8 Characters then suffix XXX for branch code in the Swift Code. |
| Address | 95 Market Street |
| Zip Code / Postal Code | STHL 1ZZ |
| 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 ST. HELENA 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 ST. HELENA the first four characters from left BHEL indicates that it is BANK OF ST. HELENA.
- Characters 5-6 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts Country code of the bank. In the case of BANK OF ST. HELENA characters 5 and 6 from left SH indicates that bank is in SAINT HELENA. It means that all the banks located in SAINT HELENA will have SH 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 ST. HELENA characters 7 and 8 from left JJ indicates that bank is in JAMESTOWN. It means that all the branches of BANK OF ST. HELENA located in JAMESTOWN will have JJ 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 ST. HELENA the length of SWIFT Code is 8 Characters, means BANK OF ST. HELENA Head Office of the 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.