IRVTUS3N
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON is identified on the SWIFT network by the BIC code IRVTUS3N, registered in UNITED STATES (NEW YORK, NY), settling primarily in USD. International wire transfers routed through this institution can be tracked free of charge by pasting your UETR or payment reference below.
| Institution | Country | Location |
|---|---|---|
| IRVT | US — United States | 3N (test/non-live BIC) |
| SWIFT/BIC | IRVTUS3N (head office, 8-char) |
|---|---|
| Bank | THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON |
| Country | UNITED STATES (ISO US) |
| City | NEW YORK, NY |
| Address | 240 GREENWICH STREET |
| Primary currency | USD (inferred from country) |
The SWIFT/BIC (Business Identifier Code) is the international standard ISO 9362 for identifying financial institutions in cross-border payments. IRVTUS3N uniquely identifies THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON in UNITED STATES on the SWIFT network and is used as the routing identifier in field 57A of an MT103 message (or the equivalent BICFI element in an ISO 20022 pacs.008).
Because IRVTUS3N is an 8-character BIC, it addresses the head office. Branch-level BICs append three additional characters (for example, IRVTUS3NXXX for the primary office) and are used when a specific branch must be addressed.
Payments routed through THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON can be tracked end-to-end via SWIFT GPI when both the sender and receiver are GPI-enabled. Ohmyfin provides free public lookup of any UETR — paste yours on the homepage to see the latest available status, including which correspondent banks the payment has passed through.
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IRVTUS3N is the unique SWIFT/BIC code identifying THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON in UNITED STATES. The first four characters (IRVT) are the institution code; the next two (US) are the ISO 3166-1 country code for United States; the next two (3N) are the location code; no branch code is present, so this BIC addresses the head office.
Use the Ohmyfin SWIFT tracker on the homepage. Paste the UETR (field 121) or the payment reference (field 20) and Ohmyfin returns the latest available SWIFT GPI status, including each correspondent bank the payment passed through on the way to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON.
IRVTUS3N is 8 characters long — head-office BIC (8-char). An 8-character BIC identifies the bank's head office; an 11-character BIC identifies a specific branch. Both are valid in MT103 field 57A.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON's primary settlement currency is USD (US Dollar). USD clears via Fedwire / CHIPS. Same business day for SWIFT GPI; 1-2 days otherwise.
Same day for SWIFT GPI USD if before Fedwire cut-off (18:00 ET). Settlement system: Fedwire / CHIPS. US correspondent banks are uniformly GPI-enabled.
Most delays at the beneficiary bank come from sanctions/AML screening on the ordering customer, missing remittance information in field 70, or arrival after the local RTGS cut-off. Use Ohmyfin to see which hop is holding the payment so you can chase the right party.