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
0152
Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank
大垣共立銀行
大垣共立銀行Home
0153
Juroku
十六銀行
十六銀行Home
0154
Mie Bank
三重銀行
三重銀行Home
0155
Hyakugo
百五銀行
百五銀行Home
0157
Shiga Bank
滋賀銀行
滋賀銀行Home
0158
Bank of Kyoto
京都銀行
京都銀行Home
0159
Kinki Osaka Bank
近畿大阪銀行
近畿大阪銀行Home
0160
Senshu
泉州銀行
泉州銀行Home
0161
Ikeda Senshu
池田泉州銀行
池田泉州銀行Home
0162
Nanto
南都銀行
南都銀行Home
0163
Kiyo
紀陽銀行
紀陽銀行Home
0164
Tajimaginko
但馬銀行
但馬銀行Home
0166
Tottoriginko
鳥取銀行
鳥取銀行Home
0167
San'ingodoginko
山陰合同銀行
山陰合同銀行Home
0168
The Chugoku Bank, Limited
中国銀行
中国銀行Okayama

SWIFT Code by Country

Find the SWIFT codes for the banks in these countries.