Bank Of Ceylon - Swift Codes or BIC Codes


Bank / Institution City Branch Swift Code Country
BANK OF CEYLON CHENNAI (MADRAS) (CHENNAI BRANCH) BCEYIN5MXXX INDIA
BANK OF CEYLON COLOMBO (NON RESIDENT FOREIGN CURRENCY UNIT) BCEYLKLX125 SRI LANKA
BANK OF CEYLON COLOMBO (FOREIGN CURRENCY BANKING UNIT) BCEYLKLX131 SRI LANKA
BANK OF CEYLON COLOMBO (CENTRAL BUS STAND BRANCH) BCEYLKLX573 SRI LANKA
BANK OF CEYLON COLOMBO (METROPOLITAN BRANCH) BCEYLKLX618 SRI LANKA
BANK OF CEYLON COLOMBO (PRIMARY DEALER UNIT) BCEYLKLXPRI SRI LANKA
BANK OF CEYLON COLOMBO BCEYLKLXXXX SRI LANKA
BANK OF CEYLON KANDY (SUPER GRADE BRANCH) BCEYLKLX002 SRI LANKA
BANK OF CEYLON MALE BCEYMVMVXXX MALDIVES
BANK OF CEYLON PETTAH BCEYLKLX004 SRI LANKA


SWIFT Code stands for ‘Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication’ code. A SWIFT code is also called BIC Code – ‘Bank Identification Code’ which is used to identify banks uniquely throughout the world.

The SWIFT code is an 8 or 11 alphanumeric characters code that uniquely identifies financial institution. If a SWIFT code is eleven characters, this means that the bank has added a three-digit code to denote a specific branch of a bank.

First 4 characters – Bank Code – Identifies financial institution uniquely (only letters)

Next 2 characters – Country Code (only letters)

Next 2 characters - Location Code (Letters and Digits)

Optional Last 3 characters – Branch Code of a bank (‘XXX’ for main office) (Letters and Digits)

The above mentioned format of Bank Identifier Codes (BIC) or Swift Code is approved by the International Standard Organization (ISO) and represents a particular bank or bank branch. These codes are used for transferring the money between banks especially the international wire transfers and are also used for exchanging other messages between banks. If you want to do a international direct wire transfer between banks, your bank will probably ask for the SWIFT code of the bank receiving the funds.