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
広島銀行
広島銀行HomeHIROJPJT
山口銀行
山口銀行HomeYMBKJPJT
阿波銀行
阿波銀行HomeAWABJPJT
百十四銀行
百十四銀行HomeHYAKJPJT
伊予銀行
伊予銀行HomeIYOBJPJT
四国銀行
四国銀行HomeSIKOJPJT
福岡銀行
福岡銀行HomeFKBKJPJT
筑邦銀行
筑邦銀行HomeCHIHJPJT
佐賀銀行
佐賀銀行HomeBKSGJPJT
十八銀行
十八銀行HomeEITNJPJT
親和銀行
親和銀行SaseboshiSHWAJPJT
肥後銀行
肥後銀行HomeHIGOJPJT
大分銀行
大分銀行HomeOITAJPJT
宮崎銀行
宮崎銀行HomeMIYAJPJT
鹿児島銀行
鹿児島銀行HomeKAGOJPJT

SWIFT Code by Country

Find the SWIFT codes for the banks in these countries.