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.

Bank Number for Banks in Japan

Bank No.Bank NameLocal NameBranch
0001
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
みずほ銀行
みずほ銀行Tokyo
0005
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
三菱東京UFJ銀行
三菱東京UFJ銀行Tokyo
0009
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
三井住友銀行
三井住友銀行Tokyo
0010
Resona Bank, Ltd.
りそな銀行
りそな銀行Tokyo
0016
Mizuho Corporate Bank
みずほコーポレート銀行
みずほコーポレート銀行Tokyo
0017
Saitama Resona Bank, Ltd.
埼玉りそな銀行
埼玉りそな銀行Urawa
0033
PayPay Bank Corporation
PayPay銀行
PayPay銀行Tokyo
0034
Seven Bank, Ltd.
セブン銀行
セブン銀行Tokyo
0035
Sony Bank Inc.
ソニー銀行
ソニー銀行Tokyo
0036
Rakuten Bank, Ltd.
楽天銀行
楽天銀行Tokyo
0038
SBI Sumishin Net Bank, Ltd.
住信SBIネット銀行
住信SBIネット銀行Tokyo
0039
Jibun Bank Corporation
じぶん銀行
じぶん銀行Tokyo
0040
AEON Bank,Ltd.
イオン銀行
イオン銀行Tokyo
0041
Daiwa Next Bank
大和ネクスト銀行
大和ネクスト銀行Tokyo
0116
The Hokkaido Bank,Ltd.
北海道銀行
北海道銀行Sapporo

SWIFT Code by Country

Find the SWIFT codes for the banks in these countries.