ABKKAEA2
AL AHLI BANK OF KUWAIT K.S.CP (DIFC, BRANCH) is identified on the SWIFT network by the BIC code ABKKAEA2, registered in UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, settling primarily in AED. International wire transfers routed through this institution can be tracked free of charge by pasting your UETR or payment reference on the Ohmyfin homepage.
| Institution | Country | Location |
|---|---|---|
| ABKK | AE — United Arab Emirates | A2 (live BIC) |
| SWIFT/BIC | ABKKAEA2 (head office, 8-char) |
|---|---|
| Bank | AL AHLI BANK OF KUWAIT K.S.CP (DIFC, BRANCH) |
| Country | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (ISO AE) |
| Primary currency | AED (inferred from country) |
The SWIFT/BIC (Business Identifier Code) is the international standard ISO 9362 for identifying financial institutions in cross-border payments. ABKKAEA2 uniquely identifies AL AHLI BANK OF KUWAIT K.S.CP (DIFC, BRANCH) in UNITED ARAB EMIRATES on the SWIFT network and is used as the routing identifier in field 57A of an MT103 message (or the equivalent BICFI element in an ISO 20022 pacs.008).
Because ABKKAEA2 is an 8-character BIC, it addresses the head office. Branch-level BICs append three additional characters (for example, ABKKAEA2XXX for the primary office) and are used when a specific branch must be addressed.
Payments routed through AL AHLI BANK OF KUWAIT K.S.CP (DIFC, BRANCH) can be tracked end-to-end via SWIFT GPI when both the sender and receiver are GPI-enabled. Ohmyfin provides free public lookup of any UETR — paste yours on the homepage to see the latest available status, including which correspondent banks the payment has passed through.
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ABKKAEA2 is the unique SWIFT/BIC code identifying AL AHLI BANK OF KUWAIT K.S.CP (DIFC, BRANCH) in UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. The first four characters (ABKK) are the institution code; the next two (AE) are the ISO 3166-1 country code for United Arab Emirates; the next two (A2) are the location code; no branch code is present, so this BIC addresses the head office.
Use the Ohmyfin SWIFT tracker on the homepage. Paste the UETR (field 121) or the payment reference (field 20) and Ohmyfin returns the latest available SWIFT GPI status, including each correspondent bank the payment passed through on the way to AL AHLI BANK OF KUWAIT K.S.CP (DIFC, BRANCH).
ABKKAEA2 is 8 characters long — head-office BIC (8-char). An 8-character BIC identifies the bank's head office; an 11-character BIC identifies a specific branch. Both are valid in MT103 field 57A.
AL AHLI BANK OF KUWAIT K.S.CP (DIFC, BRANCH)'s primary settlement currency is AED (UAE Dirham). AED clears via UAEFTS. 1-2 business days.
1-2 business days. Settlement system: UAEFTS. CBUAE clearing.
Most delays at the beneficiary bank come from sanctions/AML screening on the ordering customer, missing remittance information in field 70, or arrival after the local RTGS cut-off. Use Ohmyfin to see which hop is holding the payment so you can chase the right party.