SWIFT / BIC REFERENCE

BCEYIN5M SWIFT code

BANK OF CEYLON · CHENNAI (MADRAS), India

LISTED IN THE REFERENCE DIRECTORY

BCEYIN5M

BANK OF CEYLON

CHENNAI (MADRAS), India

SWIFT / BIC: BCEYIN5M
Institution: BANK OF CEYLON
Country / territory: India (IN)
City: CHENNAI (MADRAS)
Branch description: CHENNAI BRANCH

Reference data: ListBase.org · Release 1 August 2026 · Sources & coverage

UNDERSTAND THE IDENTIFIER

How BCEYIN5M breaks down.

The characters identify the institution, country, location suffix, and any branch suffix. They do not encode a beneficiary’s account number.

BCEYInstitution4 letters or numbers

INCountry2 letters

5MLocation suffix2 letters or numbers

—BranchNot specified

This record is an eight-character BIC. An XXX ending is its primary-office representation. The city above comes from the reference record, not from decoding the location suffix.

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03 / THE INSTITUTION

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THE DETAILS, EXPLAINED

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