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
NEW YORK,NYRFDSUS33XXX
NEW YORK,NYRYAMUS33XXX
MIAMI,FLSAUBUS3MXXX
LOS ANGELES,CASAEBUS6LXXX
NEW YORK,NYSNBYUS33XXX
WESTMINSTER,CASGNNUS66XXX
WHITE PLAINS,NYSBCBUS33XXX
ORANGEBURG,SCSBTTUS33XXX
NEW YORK,NYNOSCUS3SXXX
KANSAS CITY,MORMSTUS44XXX
NEW YORK,NYSSCLUS33XXX
BALTIMORE,MDESECUS33XXX
OAKS,PASEICUS33XXX
NEW YORK,NYSEEGUS3NXXX
NEW YORK,NYSGSCUS33XXX

SWIFT Code by Country

Find the SWIFT codes for the banks in these countries.