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
053
Taichung Commercial Bank
台中商業銀行
台中商業銀行Home
054
King's Town Bank
京城商業銀行
京城商業銀行Home
081
HSBC Bank (Taiwan) Limited
滙豐(台灣)商業銀行
滙豐(台灣)商業銀行Home
101
Bank of Taipei
瑞興商業銀行
瑞興商業銀行Home
102
Hwatai Bank Ltd.
華泰商業銀行
華泰商業銀行Home
103
Shin Kong Commercial Bank
臺灣新光商業銀行
臺灣新光商業銀行Home
108
Sunny Bank Ltd.
陽信商業銀行
陽信商業銀行Home
118
Bank of Panhsin
板信商業銀行
板信商業銀行Home
147
COTA Commercial Bank
三信商業銀行
三信商業銀行Home
803
Union Bank of Taiwan
聯邦商業銀行
聯邦商業銀行Home
805
Far Eastern International Bank
遠東國際商業銀行
遠東國際商業銀行Home
806
Yuanta Commercial Bank
元大商業銀行
元大商業銀行Home
807
Bank SinoPac
永豐商業銀行
永豐商業銀行Home
808
E.SUN Commercial Bank
玉山商業銀行
玉山商業銀行Home
809
KGI Commercial Bank
凱基商業銀行
凱基商業銀行Home

SWIFT Code by Country

Find the SWIFT codes for the banks in these countries.