What is the difference between BICICIAB and BICICIABXXX?

None. BICICIAB is the 8-character form of BICICIABXXX; XXX at the end means the head office. Either works.

SWIFT/BIC · Côte d’Ivoire

BICICIAB

BANQUE INTERNATIONALE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE DE CÔTE D'IVOIRE · Head office · ABIDJAN

Code details

SWIFT/BIC: BICICIAB (BICICIABXXX)
Institution: BANQUE INTERNATIONALE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE DE CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Office: Head office
Branch code: XXX · head office
Address: ABIDJAN PLATEAU, AVENUE FRANCHET D'ESPÉREY, 01 BP, 1298 ABIDJAN
City: ABIDJAN
Country: Côte d’Ivoire

What BICICIAB means

BICICIABXXX

BICIBank code
Four letters chosen by the institution.
CICountry code
Côte d’Ivoire (ISO 3166)
ABLocation code
Where the institution sits on the SWIFT network. A 1 in second place marks a passive participant.
XXXBranch code
XXX, or nothing at all, means the head office.

Paying an account at this bank

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Questions

Is BICICIAB a valid SWIFT code?: Yes. BICICIAB has the right format and is in our directory for BANQUE INTERNATIONALE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE DE CÔTE D'IVOIRE, ABIDJAN. Confirm with the beneficiary that it is the bank that holds their account.
What is the difference between BICICIAB and BICICIABXXX?: None. BICICIAB is the 8-character form of BICICIABXXX; XXX at the end means the head office. Either works.

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About this data

Codes are checked against our directory of banks on TrillioniPay corridors. Always confirm the code with the beneficiary’s bank before sending a payment. Last updated: 23 September 2026.

Institution names and addresses: Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) LEI data, available under CC0. The address is the legal entity’s registered or head-office address, which can differ from the office SWIFT lists.

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