GEBABEBB01A
BNP PARIBAS FORTIS SA/NV is identified on the SWIFT network by the BIC code GEBABEBB01A, registered in BELGIUM, settling primarily in EUR. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEBA | BE — Belgium | BB (live BIC) | 01A (branch code 01A) |
| SWIFT/BIC | GEBABEBB01A (branch, 11-char) |
|---|---|
| Bank | BNP PARIBAS FORTIS SA/NV |
| Country | BELGIUM (ISO BE) |
| Primary currency | EUR (inferred from country) |
The SWIFT/BIC (Business Identifier Code) is the international standard ISO 9362 for identifying financial institutions in cross-border payments. GEBABEBB01A uniquely identifies BNP PARIBAS FORTIS SA/NV in BELGIUM 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 GEBABEBB01A is an 11-character BIC, the trailing 01A identifies a specific branch within BNP PARIBAS FORTIS SA/NV. The corresponding 8-character head-office BIC is GEBABEBB.
Payments routed through BNP PARIBAS FORTIS SA/NV 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.
AARBBEB1ABNABE2AIDJADSGBEBZJCAEBE9AAEDFBEBBISSUBEB1AGFGBEBBBMPBBEBBGEBABEBB01A is the unique SWIFT/BIC code identifying BNP PARIBAS FORTIS SA/NV in BELGIUM. The first four characters (GEBA) are the institution code; the next two (BE) are the ISO 3166-1 country code for Belgium; the next two (BB) are the location code; the final three (01A) 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 BNP PARIBAS FORTIS SA/NV.
GEBABEBB01A is 11 characters long — branch code 01A. 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.
BNP PARIBAS FORTIS SA/NV's primary settlement currency is EUR (Euro). EUR clears via TARGET2. TARGET2 same day; SWIFT MT103 1-2 days.
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.