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.

SWIFT Code for Banks in Germany

Bank NameLocal NameBranchSWIFT Code
DUESSELDORFCOBADEDDXXX
FRANKFURT AM MAINCOBADEFFXXX
HAMBURGCOBADEHHXXX
WUPPERTALCOBADEDHXXX
FRANKFURT AM MAINDRESDEFFXXX
HAMBURGCHDBDEHHXXX
HANNOVERCONTDE2HXXX
FRANKFURT AM MAINAHYBDEFFXXX
FRANKFURT AM MAINFBHLDEFFXXX
FRANKFURT AM MAINCRESDE55XXX
FRANKFURT AM MAINCRESDE22XXX
FRANKFURT AM MAINCSFBDEFFXXX
BOCHUMWEBODE33XXX
MUENCHENDABBDEMMXXX
STUTTGARTDCAGDE6SXXX

SWIFT Code by Country

Find the SWIFT codes for the banks in these countries.