ABSA BANK LIMITED, INTERNATIONAL CENTER BLOEMFONTEIN , BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa
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| BIC Name / Bank name / Institution Name | ABSA BANK LIMITED |
| Bank Code / Institution Code | ABSA |
| Country | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Country Code (ISO 3166) | ZA |
| City | BLOEMFONTEIN |
| City Code | JJ The City Code are Institution Specific, different BIC has allotted different City Code for same city. |
| Office Type | INTERNATIONAL CENTER BLOEMFONTEIN |
| Branch Code | CBF |
| Swift Code / BIC Code |
ABSAZAJJCBF
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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, ABSA BANK LIMITED 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 ABSA BANK LIMITED the first four characters from left ABSA indicates that it is ABSA BANK LIMITED.
- Characters 5-6 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts Country code of the bank. In the case of ABSA BANK LIMITED characters 5 and 6 from left ZA indicates that bank is in SOUTH AFRICA. It means that all the banks located in SOUTH AFRICA will have ZA 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 ABSA BANK LIMITED characters 7 and 8 from left JJ indicates that bank is in BLOEMFONTEIN. It means that all the branches of ABSA BANK LIMITED located in BLOEMFONTEIN 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 ABSA BANK LIMITED characters 9 - 11 from left CBF indicates branch code. It means that ABSA BANK LIMITED Branch code: CBF 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.