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 Taiwan

Bank No.Bank NameLocal NameBranch
004
Bank of Taiwan
臺灣銀行
臺灣銀行Home
005
Land Bank of Taiwan
臺灣土地銀行
臺灣土地銀行Home
006
Taiwan Cooperative Bank
合作金庫商業銀行
合作金庫商業銀行Home
007
First Commercial Bank
第一商業銀行
第一商業銀行Home
008
Hua Nan Commercial Bank
華南商業銀行
華南商業銀行Home
009
Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.
彰化商業銀行
彰化商業銀行Home
011
The Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank
上海商業儲蓄銀行
上海商業儲蓄銀行Home
012
Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank
台北富邦商業銀行
台北富邦商業銀行Home
013
Cathay United Commercial Bank
國泰世華商業銀行
國泰世華商業銀行Home
017
Mega International Commercial Bank
兆豐國際商業銀行
兆豐國際商業銀行Home
021
Citibank Taiwan
花旗(台灣)商業銀行
花旗(台灣)商業銀行Home
039
ANZ Bank (Taiwan) Limited
澳盛(台灣)商業銀行
澳盛(台灣)商業銀行Home
016
Bank of Kaohsiung
高雄銀行
高雄銀行Home
050
Taiwan Business Bank
臺灣中小企業銀行
臺灣中小企業銀行Home
052
Standard Chartered Bank (Taiwan) Limited
渣打國際商業銀行
渣打國際商業銀行Home

SWIFT Code by Country

Find the SWIFT codes for the banks in these countries.