Societe Generale Haitienne de Banque S.A. SWIFT/BIC code

What SOGHHTPP means for a payment to Societe Generale Haitienne de Banque S.A.

Whether a recipient gives you SOGHHTPP or SOGHHTPPXXX, it is the same address for Societe Generale Haitienne de Banque S.A. in Haiti. Banks worldwide use BIC codes to direct international transfers to the correct bank. In practice you mostly come across it on international invoices, in your banking app and in the bank details of Societe Generale Haitienne de Banque S.A. customers.

Below you will find the practical side: receiving money at Societe Generale Haitienne de Banque S.A., paying someone in another country and how to check the code before you hit send. Keep in mind that the BIC only identifies the bank, not the account: the IBAN or account number takes care of that.

About this information

The codes on this page come from publicly available data. Banks reorganise, change names and change codes – a directory can be a step behind. Counts and locations are from our own dataset and are not confirmed by Societe Generale Haitienne de Banque S.A..

Treat our directory here as a handy check, and let the details from the recipient or Societe Generale Haitienne de Banque S.A. have the final say. We are an independent comparison service for money transfers and not affiliated with Societe Generale Haitienne de Banque S.A.. Should you notice something that is out of date, we welcome a short note.

Verifying the SWIFT code of Societe Generale Haitienne de Banque S.A.

The most reliable source for the BIC is the bank details provided by the recipient – an invoice, a statement or a screenshot from online banking. Check it with SOGHHTPP here.

Mistakes in the BIC tend to be annoying more than disastrous. Remember the IBAN: an error there can be more difficult to undo than a wrong BIC.

An automatic check in your banking app only tells you that the IBAN exists, not that it is the right account. Where available, a name check before sending gives an extra layer of safety. For a first payment, many people send a small test amount and wait for confirmation.

What to give a sender who pays you at Societe Generale Haitienne de Banque S.A.

Someone abroad who wants to pay you will ask for several details about your account, and missing ones are a common cause of delays. The basics are: your name, IBAN or account number, SOGHHTPPXXX or SOGHHTPP and often your home address.

Their bank may also ask for the address of your bank, in which case the Port Au Prince head office is the usual answer. A typo in your account number can be harder to fix than it looks; copy them from your banking app rather than typing.

Do not be surprised if the incoming amount is smaller than the amount on the sender’s receipt. Correspondent banks can take a fee and your own bank may charge for processing, and if the currency changes, a markup on the rate comes on top. Make clear with the sender who pays which costs, especially for larger amounts.

Why Societe Generale Haitienne de Banque S.A. has an 8- and an 11-character code

The layout of a BIC is always the same: a bank code of four letters, a two-letter country code and a two-character location code, plus an optional branch code. The result is SOGHHTPP for Societe Generale Haitienne de Banque S.A..

XXX at the end of SOGHHTPPXXX is not a placeholder or a mistake: it indicates the head office of Societe Generale Haitienne de Banque S.A.. Some forms insist on 11 characters, and then you simply enter XXX behind SOGHHTPP.

Do not add spaces or dashes when you enter SOGHHTPP; the code is always written in one block. Pasting the code is safer than retyping it: a typo can point to another bank.

Changed bank details? Be careful

A common scam goes like this: you receive a request claiming that a supplier now has a new bank account and asking you to pay there from now on. A correct SWIFT code says nothing about who owns the account – scammers simply use real codes.

Check changed payment details via a separate channel like a call to a number from an earlier contract, not by replying to the message. Watch out for time pressure, unusual wording or an email address that differs by one letter. Already paid? Call the bank you paid from straight away and ask them to try to recall the payment.

Recipients can be targeted as well: one known trick is an overpayment and then sends a request to refund the difference to another account. A screenshot of a transfer is no proof – check your own account.

Head office or branch code at Societe Generale Haitienne de Banque S.A.?

With 3 codes in 2 locations, Societe Generale Haitienne de Banque S.A. is one of the banks that register separate codes for branches and departments. The main code is SOGHHTPPXXX.

Usually there is no need to look up a branch: transfers addressed to SOGHHTPPXXX reach Societe Generale Haitienne de Banque S.A. without problems. If you have been given a branch code, stick to it instead of swapping it with the head office code.

Not sure which code to use? Ask the recipient. Branch codes are more likely to be retired than SOGHHTPPXXX.

What a transfer from Societe Generale Haitienne de Banque S.A. abroad really costs

What you pay for a payment abroad has more than one component, and the transfer fee is only the most visible one. On top of the transfer fee, banks in between may take a cut, and if currencies are converted the bank usually applies a rate below the real market rate.

The real cost is often in the rate, not in the fee: many banks convert at a rate with a margin built in. Compare the rate you are offered 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 and lower fees. Before your next transfer, it is worth comparing the total cost via GoldexPay rather than accepting the bank’s rate by default. Using a transfer service does not mean leaving Societe Generale Haitienne de Banque S.A.: you simply pay the service from your account.

How long does an international transfer to Societe Generale Haitienne de Banque S.A. take?

An international transfer usually takes one to a few business days, depending on the currency, the route and the banks involved. Bank holidays in the sending or receiving country can add extra days to the journey. Occasionally a bank asks what the payment is for.

When a payment takes longer than expected, ask the sending bank for the status or the UETR; with that reference banks can see where the payment is. Keep the payment confirmation until the recipient confirms – you will need it for any trace request.

If a payment has not arrived within the expected time, the sender needs to contact the bank that sent it. On the receiving end, it helps to check your account to see a partial amount.