Blom Bank France SWIFT/BIC code

Blom Bank France SWIFT code: BLOMFRPP

BLOMFRPP and BLOMFRPPXXX are the short and the long form of the same bank identifier, and both lead to Blom Bank France in Paris. A SWIFT code tells the sending bank which institution is meant to get the money, a bit like a postal address for banks. It comes up mainly for payments that cross a border or a currency.

This page is meant to help anyone who sends money to an account at Blom Bank France and wants to get the details right. Remember that the SWIFT code just identifies the bank, not the account: the account number or IBAN does that part.

Paying Blom Bank France in euros within SEPA

France belongs to the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA). When you send euros from another SEPA country, you normally only need the IBAN.

For anything other than euros and from non-SEPA countries, BLOMFRPPXXX is still required. If your banking app has a field for the BIC regardless, adding BLOMFRPP does no harm.

SEPA transfers normally land within one business day, and instant transfers in seconds where both banks support them. As long as no currency is converted, the transfer tends to be inexpensive.

BLOMFRPP or BLOMFRPPXXX – which one to use?

A SWIFT code is made up of a few fixed parts: characters one to four stand for the bank, characters five and six give the country and the two after that mark the location. The result is BLOMFRPP.

XXX at the end of BLOMFRPPXXX is not a missing value or a mistake: it indicates the main office of Blom Bank France. Some forms ask for 11 characters, and then you can enter XXX behind BLOMFRPP.

As a rule the code is typed in capitals and without spaces. A single character may route the money to another bank.

How up to date is this code?

Our SWIFT/BIC directory is based on public sources and is updated regularly. Even so, banks merge or retire codes, so information can be out of date. Counts and locations come from our own dataset and are not confirmed by Blom Bank France.

Treat our directory on this page as a helpful check and rely on the recipient or Blom Bank France for the final confirmation. GoldexPay is independent of Blom Bank France; we are a comparison site for money transfers. Should you notice a mistake, we appreciate a short note.

How long does an international transfer to Blom Bank France take?

There is no single delivery time for international payments: many land the same day or the next while others need several business days. Payments made after the cut-off time or on a weekend or public holiday usually go out a business day later. Sometimes a bank wants to know about the purpose of a payment.

Many banks use SWIFT gpi, which lets them follow a payment from bank to bank. Every gpi transfer carries a unique transaction reference, the UETR. Keep your transfer receipt until the recipient confirms.

Only the sending bank can start an official trace or a recall; the receiving side usually has nothing to trace yet. On the receiving end, you can check your account for a slightly lower amount.

What to give a sender who pays you at Blom Bank France

When you expect a payment from another country, send the payer a complete set of details. The basics are: the account holder’s name, IBAN or account number, BLOMFRPPXXX or BLOMFRPP and, for some countries, your home address.

The sender’s bank might request the bank address of Blom Bank France, in which case the Paris head office is the usual answer. A mistake in your account number can be harder to fix than you might think, so copy the details from your online banking.

The amount you receive can be less than the amount sent. Charges on incoming payments differ per bank. Make clear with the sender who pays which costs, especially for larger amounts.

International transfers from Blom Bank France: the real cost

The price of an international transfer is made up of more than one component, and the transfer fee is only the most visible one. You pay the fee for the transfer itself, sometimes fees charged by intermediary banks in between and, most importantly, the margin on the exchange rate if the currency changes.

Most of the cost usually sits in the exchange rate, not in the fee: the bank converts using an exchange rate with a margin built in. Compare their rate against the mid-market rate, the midpoint between buy and sell rates you see on financial sites; the gap is what conversion costs you.

Money transfer services often offer a rate near the mid-market rate. GoldexPay lists these services side by side, showing the amount the recipient gets for the same amount sent. Choosing a specialist does not require leaving Blom Bank France – you pay the provider from your own account.

Before you send: check the Blom Bank France code

Have the recipient copy the bank details directly from a recent statement. When the code you were given differs from BLOMFRPP or BLOMFRPPXXX, do not guess: check with the recipient or with Blom Bank France directly.

If the code is wrong, the payment might get stuck, bounce back or end up costing more, and tracing it can take weeks. Do not forget the IBAN: an error there is harder to correct than a wrong code.

Many banking apps validate the format of IBANs and some suggest the matching BIC, but that does not prove the account belongs to the right person. If your bank offers it, a payee name check on the recipient adds extra certainty. Sending a small amount first is worth it for a large first payment, even if it costs an extra fee.

Paying into Blom Bank France in EUR

France uses the Euro. If you send another currency gets converted at some point – by your bank, by Blom Bank France or by a bank in between. Each conversion eats into the amount.

Who does the conversion affects how much arrives. In many cases you pay less to send EUR straight away via a transfer service that converts near the mid-market rate.

The EUR rate fluctuates constantly, so the amount you see is usually only valid for a short time. With bigger transfers, even small gap in the rate can be worth more than the fee.

Protect yourself against fake payment requests

Be wary when someone suddenly asks you to send money to another account or a bank in another country. That BLOMFRPP is a real code does not mean that the account is genuine; criminals use the codes of real banks too.

Check changed payment details via a different channel like a call to a number from an earlier contract, never via the email that asked for the change. Watch out for urgent requests, unusual wording or an email address that differs by one letter. Already paid? Call the bank you paid from without delay and have them start a recall.

Recipients can be targeted as well: a classic trick is a buyer who pays too much and then sends a request to send back the difference to another account. Do not act before the money is actually in your account and check with Blom Bank France if anything seems off.

Blom Bank France: head office code versus branch codes

Having 2 codes, Blom Bank France is one of the banks that use separate codes for parts of the organisation. The main code is BLOMFRPPXXX.

In most cases you do not need to look up a branch: payments addressed to BLOMFRPPXXX reach Blom Bank France correctly. A branch code only makes sense if the recipient’s bank specifically asks for it, which is more common for corporate accounts and specialised services.

The safest approach is to copy the code straight from the recipient’s statement. Branch codes are more likely to change than the head office code when a bank merges or closes offices.