UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (S/L) LTD, GEBARA HOUSE, FREETOWN, Sierra Leone
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| BIC Name / Bank name / Institution Name | UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (S/L) LTD |
| Bank Code / Institution Code | UNAF |
| Country | SIERRA LEONE |
| Country Code (ISO 3166) | SL |
| City | FREETOWN |
| City Code | FR 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 |
UNAFSLFR
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| Swift Code / BIC Code 11 Characters | UNAFSLFRXXX Note:If Swift Code is of 8 Characters then suffix XXX for branch code in the Swift Code. |
| Address | GEBARA HOUSE |
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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 (S/L) LTD 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 (S/L) LTD the first four characters from left UNAF indicates that it is UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (S/L) LTD.
- 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 (S/L) LTD characters 5 and 6 from left SL indicates that bank is in SIERRA LEONE. It means that all the banks located in SIERRA LEONE will have SL 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 (S/L) LTD characters 7 and 8 from left FR indicates that bank is in FREETOWN. It means that all the branches of UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (S/L) LTD located in FREETOWN will have FR 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 (S/L) LTD the length of SWIFT Code is 8 Characters, means UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (S/L) LTD 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.