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
0117
The Aomori Bank,Ltd.
青森銀行
青森銀行Aomori
0118
MichinokuBank Co.,Ltd.
みちのく銀行
みちのく銀行Aomori
0119
Akita Bank
秋田銀行
秋田銀行Akita
0120
Hokuto Bank
北都銀行
北都銀行Home
0121
Shonai Bank
荘内銀行
荘内銀行Home
0122
Yamagata Bank
山形銀行
山形銀行Home
0123
Iwate
岩手銀行
岩手銀行Home
0124
Tohoku Bank
東北銀行
東北銀行Home
0125
77 Bank
七十七銀行
七十七銀行Home
0126
Toho Bank
東邦銀行
東邦銀行Home
0128
Gunma Bank
群馬銀行
群馬銀行Home
0129
Ashikaga Bank
足利銀行
足利銀行Home
0130
Joyo Bank
常陽銀行
常陽銀行Home
0131
Tsukuba Bank
筑波銀行
筑波銀行Home
0133
Musashinoginko
武蔵野銀行
武蔵野銀行Home

SWIFT Code by Country

Find the SWIFT codes for the banks in these countries.