What is SWIFT Code?

The SWIFT Code (also known as ISO 9362) is used mostly when transfering funds from one financial institution to another. SWIFT stands for The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, which is the organization that handles the registration of these codes. It is a standard format of Business Identifier Codes (BIC) approved by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

The SWIFT code is made up of either 8 or 11 letters.

A real world example - Citi Group Private Bank - CITIUS33PBG

  • First 4 letters: bank code
  • Next 2 letters: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
  • Next 2 letters or digits: location code
  • Last 3 letters or digits: branch code, optional ('XXX' for primary office)

An 8-digit code can be assumed as referencing to primary office.

There are over 8,000 “live” codes, which are for the partners who are actively connected to the SWIFT network. In addition, there are more than 10,000 additional codes, which are used for manual transactions.

SWIFT Code for Banks in United States

Bank NameLocal NameBranchSWIFT Code
LOS ANGELES,CACALCUS6LXXX
NEW YORK,NYBIMIUS33XXX
OKLAHOMA CITY,OKBFOKUS44XXX
NEW YORK,NYBBVAUS33XXX
NEW YORK,NYBBDEUS33XXX
MIAMI,FLCAFEUS3MXXX
MIAMI,FLBBOGUS3MXXX
CORAL GABLES,FLBCPLUS33XXX
MIAMI,FLCREDUS3MXXX
NEW YORK,NYNACNUS33XXX
MIAMI,FLNACNUS3MXXX
NEW YORK,NYBROUUS33XXX
MIAMI,FLBSABUS3XXXX
MIAMI,FLPICHUS3MXXX
MIAMI,FLBRASUS3MXXX

SWIFT Code by Country

Find the SWIFT codes for the banks in these countries.