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
LOUISVILLE,KYPRMCUS3KXXX
DES MOINES,IAPCMEUS44XXX
NEWARK,NJPBSIUS33XXX
NEWARK,NJPRUIUS3FXXX
NEWARK,NJPRUIUS33XXX
ANDOVER,MAPUTIUS3BXXX
NEW YORK,NYQBEGUS33XXX
NEWARK,NJQMACUS33XXX
NEW YORK,NYQVTFUS33XXX
NEW YORK,NYRABOUS33XXX
EL CENTRO,CARABOUS66XXX
ST. PETERSBURG,FLRJASUS3FXXX
NEW YORK,NYRZBAUS33XXX
ATLANTA,GARBCBUS33XXX
PROVIDENCE,RICTZIUS33XXX

SWIFT Code by Country

Find the SWIFT codes for the banks in these countries.