BNP Paribas Securities Services SWIFT/BIC code

BPASFRPP – the SWIFT/BIC code of BNP Paribas Securities Services

BPASFRPP and BPASFRPPXXX are the short and the long form of the same SWIFT/BIC code, and both point to BNP Paribas Securities Services in Paris. A BIC does one job: it makes sure that an international payment ends up at the right bank. It comes up mostly when dealing with transfers between countries and payments in foreign currencies.

We wrote this page to help people who sends money to an account at BNP Paribas Securities Services and wants to get the details right. The SWIFT code alone does not identify an individual account holder; for that you need the account number or IBAN .

About this information

Our SWIFT/BIC directory draws on public sources. It is possible that a code on this page is no longer current after a merger or reorganisation. The figures we show reflect what is in our directory and not on information from BNP Paribas Securities Services itself.

For any payment of any size, always check the code with BNP Paribas Securities Services or the recipient. GoldexPay is an independent comparison site and not affiliated with BNP Paribas Securities Services. Found an error? Tell us through the contact page and we will look into it.

BPASFRPP or BPASFRPPXXX – 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 characters seven and eight indicate the location. That gives you BPASFRPP for BNP Paribas Securities Services.

The full version has three more characters for a branch or department. When those three characters are XXX, the code points to the head office, so BPASFRPPXXX and BPASFRPP are interchangeable.

Enter the code in one piece, in capitals and without separators, exactly as shown here. A wrong letter may route a payment to a different institution, so check it twice.

Paying someone abroad from your BNP Paribas Securities Services account

If you send money to another country from BNP Paribas Securities Services, the fee you see is only part of the cost. You pay the fee for the transfer itself, sometimes fees charged by intermediary banks along the way and, above all, 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 that includes a margin. A simple test: put the rate you get against the mid-market rate for the same moment and look at the difference.

Specialised transfer providers often offer rates closer to the mid-market rate and lower fees. GoldexPay compares these services next to each other, showing the amount the recipient gets before you commit. Using a transfer service does not require leaving BNP Paribas Securities Services: you simply pay the service from your account.

Changed bank details? Be careful

Stay wary if a contact unexpectedly asks you to pay into another account. A correct SWIFT code tells you nothing about who owns the account: scammers use real codes of real banks.

Always verify a change of bank details through a phone call, using a number you already had. Watch out for time pressure, odd spelling or a sender address that is slightly off. Acted too fast? Call your bank without delay and have them try to recall the payment and report the fraud.

People receiving money are targeted too: one known trick is an overpayment and then sends a request to refund the difference to another account. A payment confirmation from the sender proves nothing.

Getting paid from abroad into a BNP Paribas Securities Services account

If you are waiting for a payment from another country, give the sender all details at once. Give them your name as the bank knows it, your account number or IBAN, SWIFT code BPASFRPPXXX and your address.

Their bank may also ask for the bank address of BNP Paribas Securities Services; the head office in Paris is usually fine. Double-check each detail before you share them, because the sender’s bank usually copies them as is.

An incoming payment does not always arrive for the full amount. Correspondent banks can take a fee and your own bank may charge for processing, and when currencies differ, an exchange rate margin comes on top. On invoices, it is common to state who bears the costs, so that nobody is left short.

How to check BPASFRPP before you pay

The safest source for the BIC is the recipient’s own bank details: an invoice, a bank statement or their online banking. Compare it with BPASFRPP here and ask if anything does not match.

A wrong SWIFT code may lead to a delay, a returned payment or extra fees along the way. Do not forget the IBAN: an error there is harder to correct than a wrong code.

A format check by your bank merely confirms that the IBAN exists, not that it is the right account. Where available, a name check before sending gives an extra layer of safety. When you pay someone new, some people send a small amount first.

Paying BNP Paribas Securities Services in euros within SEPA

France is part of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), the zone for uniform euro payments. When you send euros within SEPA, you normally only need the IBAN and the BIC is often filled in automatically.

For anything other than euros and from non-SEPA countries, BPASFRPPXXX is still part of the payment details. If your banking app has a field for the BIC anyway, adding BPASFRPP does no harm.

Instant payments in euros have become widely supported across SEPA – whether BNP Paribas Securities Services offers them for your account is worth checking. Provided the payment stays in euros, the transfer is cheap; costs rise once a conversion is involved.

Head office or branch code at BNP Paribas Securities Services?

BNP Paribas Securities Services uses 2 separate SWIFT/BIC codes across 1 cities. Only one is the head office code; the rest identify branches, and sometimes internal departments.

Usually you do not need to look up a branch: payments sent to BPASFRPPXXX reach BNP Paribas Securities Services correctly. Only use a branch code when the recipient explicitly asks for it, for example on a letter or invoice.

If you are not sure, ask the person you are paying which code their bank gave them. Codes for branches are more likely to change than the head office code.

Transfer times and tracking a payment to BNP Paribas Securities Services

There is no fixed answer for every transfer: some arrive the same day or the next, others take several business days. Bank holidays in either country can add a day or more. Sometimes a bank asks about the purpose of a payment.

When a payment takes longer than expected, ask your bank about the status or the UETR so they can trace it along the chain. Money transfer services often provide tracking online so you can see where the payment has got.

A delayed transfer is investigated from the sending side on the basis of the transfer details. Ask the sender for the payment receipt; that often settles the question quickly.

Paying into BNP Paribas Securities Services in EUR

France uses the Euro. When you pay money in a different currency it gets converted somewhere along the way. Each conversion costs something, even when no fee is shown.

Which bank converts the payment makes a difference. Check how much EUR the recipient gets via different providers before choosing one.

Exchange rates change during the day – some services let you fix a rate in advance. For recurring payments, small differences in the rate add up over a year.