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
0134
Chiba Bank
千葉銀行
千葉銀行Home
0135
Chiba Kogyo Bank
千葉興業銀行
千葉興業銀行Home
0137
Kiraboshi Bank, Ltd.
きらぼし銀行
きらぼし銀行Tokyo
0138
Bank of Yokohama
横浜銀行
横浜銀行Home
0140
Daishi Bank
第四銀行
第四銀行Home
0141
Hokuetsuginko
北越銀行
北越銀行Home
0142
Yamanashi Chuo Bank
山梨中央銀行
山梨中央銀行Home
0143
Hachijuni Bank
八十二銀行
八十二銀行Home
0144
Hokuriku Bank
北陸銀行
北陸銀行Home
0145
Toyamaginko
富山銀行
富山銀行Home
0146
Hokkoku bank
北國銀行
北國銀行Home
0147
Fukuiginko
福井銀行
福井銀行Home
0149
Shizuoka Bank
静岡銀行
静岡銀行Home
0150
Suruga Bank
スルガ銀行
スルガ銀行Home
0151
Shimizuginko
清水銀行
清水銀行Home

SWIFT Code by Country

Find the SWIFT codes for the banks in these countries.