BSFRSARIEST
BANQUE SAUDI FRANSI HEAD OFFICE is identified on the SWIFT network by the BIC code BSFRSARIEST, registered in SAUDI ARABIA, settling primarily in SAR. 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 | Branch |
|---|---|---|---|
| BSFR | SA — Saudi Arabia | RI (live BIC) | EST (branch code EST) |
| SWIFT/BIC | BSFRSARIEST (branch, 11-char) |
|---|---|
| Bank | BANQUE SAUDI FRANSI HEAD OFFICE |
| Country | SAUDI ARABIA (ISO SA) |
| Primary currency | SAR (inferred from country) |
The SWIFT/BIC (Business Identifier Code) is the international standard ISO 9362 for identifying financial institutions in cross-border payments. BSFRSARIEST uniquely identifies BANQUE SAUDI FRANSI HEAD OFFICE in SAUDI ARABIA 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 BSFRSARIEST is an 11-character BIC, the trailing EST identifies a specific branch within BANQUE SAUDI FRANSI HEAD OFFICE. The corresponding 8-character head-office BIC is BSFRSARI.
Payments routed through BANQUE SAUDI FRANSI HEAD OFFICE 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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BSFRSARIEST is the unique SWIFT/BIC code identifying BANQUE SAUDI FRANSI HEAD OFFICE in SAUDI ARABIA. The first four characters (BSFR) are the institution code; the next two (SA) are the ISO 3166-1 country code for Saudi Arabia; the next two (RI) are the location code; the final three (EST) are the branch code.
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 BANQUE SAUDI FRANSI HEAD OFFICE.
BSFRSARIEST is 11 characters long — branch code EST. 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.
BANQUE SAUDI FRANSI HEAD OFFICE's primary settlement currency is SAR (Saudi Riyal). SAR clears via SARIE. 1-2 business days.
1-2 business days. Settlement system: SARIE. SAMA 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.