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 Japan

Bank NameLocal NameBranchSWIFT Code
大垣共立銀行
大垣共立銀行HomeOGAKJPJT
十六銀行
十六銀行HomeJUROJPJT
三重銀行
三重銀行HomeMIEBJPJT
百五銀行
百五銀行HomeHYKGJPJT
滋賀銀行
滋賀銀行HomeSIGAJPJT
京都銀行
京都銀行HomeBOKFJPJZ
近畿大阪銀行
近畿大阪銀行HomeOSABJPJS
泉州銀行
泉州銀行HomeSSBOJPJS
池田泉州銀行
池田泉州銀行HomeBIKEJPJS
南都銀行
南都銀行HomeNANTJPJT
紀陽銀行
紀陽銀行HomeKIYOJPJT
但馬銀行
但馬銀行HomeTJMAJPJZ
鳥取銀行
鳥取銀行HomeBIRDJPJZ
山陰合同銀行
山陰合同銀行HomeSGBKJPJT
中国銀行
中国銀行OkayamaCHGKJPJZ

SWIFT Code by Country

Find the SWIFT codes for the banks in these countries.