Corporacion Financiera Colombiana (Formerly Corporacion Financiera del Valle S.A.) SWIFT/BIC code

What CFVACOBC means for a payment to Corporacion Financiera Colombiana (Formerly Corporacion Financiera del Valle S.A.)

The short code CFVACOBC and the 11-character code CFVACOBCXXX refer to one and the same institution: Corporacion Financiera Colombiana (Formerly Corporacion Financiera del Valle S.A.). A SWIFT code shows every bank in the chain exactly which bank is meant to get the money, a bit like a postal address for banks. You will need it mostly for transfers between countries.

On this page you can read what the code means, when it matters and what else you need for a transfer to or from Corporacion Financiera Colombiana (Formerly Corporacion Financiera del Valle S.A.). The SWIFT code alone cannot identify an individual account holder; that is what the account number or IBAN .

Transfer times and tracking a payment to Corporacion Financiera Colombiana (Formerly Corporacion Financiera del Valle S.A.)

There is no single delivery time for every transfer: some land within a day. Transfers sent late in the day or on a weekend or public holiday usually start a business day later. Extra checks on larger or unusual payments may also add a delay, even when all details are correct.

When a payment takes longer than expected, contact your bank about the tracking status and the transaction reference. Keep your transfer receipt until the recipient confirms – you will need it for any trace request.

A delayed transfer is traced from the sending side, using the payment confirmation. As a recipient, it helps to look at your account to see a slightly lower amount, since fees may have been deducted.

Why Corporacion Financiera Colombiana (Formerly Corporacion Financiera del Valle S.A.) has an 8- and an 11-character code

Every SWIFT/BIC code starts with the same eight core characters: four letters for the bank, a two-letter country code and a two-character location code. The result is CFVACOBC for Corporacion Financiera Colombiana (Formerly Corporacion Financiera del Valle S.A.).

Most payment forms work with both lengths. If yours requires eleven characters, use CFVACOBCXXX; if it wants eight, use CFVACOBC.

As a rule the code is written in capitals, without spaces or dashes. Copying the code is safer than retyping it.

Incoming international payments to Corporacion Financiera Colombiana (Formerly Corporacion Financiera del Valle S.A.)

To receive an international payment at Corporacion Financiera Colombiana (Formerly Corporacion Financiera del Valle S.A.), the person paying you has to have not just the SWIFT code. In practice that means: your name exactly as it appears on the account, your IBAN or account number, the SWIFT/BIC code CFVACOBCXXX (or CFVACOBC) and, often, your address.

It helps to add the bank name and Cali as well. A mistake in your account number is more trouble than it looks, so copy the details from your online banking.

An incoming payment does not always land in full. Charges on incoming payments differ per bank – the price list of Corporacion Financiera Colombiana (Formerly Corporacion Financiera del Valle S.A.) tells you what applies. For business payments, you can agree who bears the costs, so that nobody is left short.

A note on our data

The codes on this page are taken from public sources that we update regularly. It can happen that information here is out of date, for example after a merger. Counts and locations are from our own dataset and are not confirmed by Corporacion Financiera Colombiana (Formerly Corporacion Financiera del Valle S.A.).

Before a payment of any size, confirm the BIC with Corporacion Financiera Colombiana (Formerly Corporacion Financiera del Valle S.A.) or the recipient. GoldexPay is a comparison service and not affiliated with Corporacion Financiera Colombiana (Formerly Corporacion Financiera del Valle S.A.). Spotted an error? Let us know through the contact page so we can correct it.

Choosing between the 6 SWIFT codes of Corporacion Financiera Colombiana (Formerly Corporacion Financiera del Valle S.A.)

Our directory lists 6 SWIFT/BIC codes for Corporacion Financiera Colombiana (Formerly Corporacion Financiera del Valle S.A.) in 4 places. Besides the head office code CFVACOBCXXX, you will find codes for branches, departments or specific services.

For the vast majority of incoming transfers, the head office code CFVACOBCXXX is the right choice. A branch code only makes sense when the account holder explicitly asks for it.

If you are not sure, check with the recipient for the exact BIC in their bank details. Branch codes are more prone to change than CFVACOBCXXX when a bank merges or closes offices.

Watch out for payment fraud

Be alert when someone suddenly wants you to send money to a different account or a bank in another country. That CFVACOBC is a real code does not mean that a request mentioning it is legitimate – fraudsters use real bank codes as well.

Verify changed payment details via a separate channel, not by replying to the message. Watch out for urgent requests, odd spelling or an email address that differs by one letter. When money was sent to a fraudster, call your bank right away – speed improves the chance of getting it back.

People receiving money are targeted too: a classic trick is an overpayment and then sends a request to refund the difference. A payment confirmation from the sender proves nothing; only your own account shows what has arrived.

International transfers from Corporacion Financiera Colombiana (Formerly Corporacion Financiera del Valle S.A.): the real cost

If you send money abroad via Corporacion Financiera Colombiana (Formerly Corporacion Financiera del Valle S.A.), the visible fee is only part of the cost. There is the fee for the transfer itself, possibly charges from correspondent banks along the way and, most importantly, the exchange rate markup when the money is converted.

Banks do not list their exchange rate markup as a cost – you only notice it if you compare. An easy check: set the bank’s rate next to the mid-market rate and work out the difference on your amount.

For a lot of routes, a specialist provider turns out to be cheaper than a traditional bank transfer – mostly thanks to the rate. Before your next transfer, it is worth comparing the total cost via GoldexPay rather than accepting the bank’s rate by default. You can always keep your account at Corporacion Financiera Colombiana (Formerly Corporacion Financiera del Valle S.A.); only the conversion and sending happen elsewhere.

Before you send: check the Corporacion Financiera Colombiana (Formerly Corporacion Financiera del Valle S.A.) code

The most reliable source for a SWIFT code is the recipient’s own bank details. Check that code against CFVACOBC here.

With a wrong code, the transfer may be delayed, be returned or end up costing more, and tracing it can take weeks. Remember the IBAN: a mistake there can be harder to undo than a wrong code.

A format check in your banking app only tells you that the IBAN exists – not that it belongs to the person you mean to pay. More and more banks compare the name with the account; take any warning seriously. A small test payment can be a sensible step for large sums, even if it costs an extra fee.