ARAB BANK PLC, BIC/SWIFT Code Details
Branch name: CENTRAL TRANSFER UNIT
Address: BUILDING 540/542 ROAD 1706, DIPLOMATIC AREA MANAMA 317 813, BAHRAIN
General instructions for international payments to banks in BAHREYN: To send payments to Bahrain, obtain all necessary bank information from the beneficiary, including SWIFT BIC, IBAN, and beneficiary bank address. For payment formatting, include the account number, full name (no initials), and address of both the ordering customer (SWIFT MT103 F50) and the beneficiary customer (SWIFT MT103 F59). Ensure that the IBAN for accounts in Bahrain is included in the payment instructions. The beneficiary bank details (SWIFT MT103 F57) should include the SWIFT BIC, full name, and address of the bank. The payment reason must include a 3-letter purpose of payment code (SWIFT MT103 F70), which is mandatory and can also be included in fields 72 or 77B. For additional information, visit the Central Bank of Bahrain website at www.cbb.gov.bh.
IBAN: In Bahrain, the IBAN consists of 22 characters. The structure is BH2!a4!n14, including a country code 'BH', two check digits, a four-character bank identifier, and a fourteen-digit account number, for example, BH98 ABCD 1234 5678 9123 45.
Standard Settlement Instructions (SSI) contain the list of correspondent banks of ARAB BANK PLC for each currency.
To track a SWIFT cross-border payment to or from ARAB BANK PLC, you need a UETR code, reference number, amount, payment date, and currency. This information is typically found in an MT103 form.
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