🇬🇷 Greece
✓ SEPA MemberCentral BankBank of Greece IBAN Format & BIC Code
Bank of Greece's BIC is BNGRGRAA. Its bank code is 010, the code an IBAN at Bank of Greece carries in positions 5 to 7. Its IBANs are 27 characters long. The bank receives SEPA Instant transfers and answers Verification of Payee name checks.
Check an IBAN from Bank of Greece
Prefilled with an illustrative Bank of Greece IBAN, not a real account. Paste any IBAN from Greece to check it.
Bank Details
Payments it can receive
Bank of Greece's participation in the European payment schemes, from the EPC register of participants.
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IBAN Format at Bank of Greece
IBANs at Bank of Greece follow the Greece standard: 27 characters starting with GR.
Illustrative Bank of Greece IBAN (sample account, not a real one):
Grouped example:
GR47 0100 1250 0000 0001 2300 695
Other Greece Banks
Greece IBAN format →Frequently Asked Questions
What is Bank of Greece's BIC (SWIFT code)?
BNGRGRAA. Written with the head-office branch code it is BNGRGRAAXXX; both forms reach the same bank. A euro transfer within SEPA needs only the IBAN.
What is Bank of Greece's bank code?
010. It is the bank code in positions 5 to 7 of an IBAN from Greece. The HEBIC directory lists it.
How long are Bank of Greece IBANs?
27 characters, like every IBAN from Greece: the country code GR, two check digits, the bank code (3 digits, 010 for Bank of Greece), the branch code (4 digits) and the account number (16 characters).
Can I send an instant transfer to Bank of Greece?
Yes. The European Payments Council lists Bank of Greece in SEPA Instant Credit Transfer since 20 February 2023, so an instant euro transfer from a participating bank reaches its accounts in seconds.
Does Bank of Greece confirm the payee's name?
Yes. It answers Verification of Payee requests (since 6 October 2025), so the payer's bank can compare the name entered with the account holder's name before a euro transfer is sent.