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 United States

Bank NameLocal NameBranchSWIFT Code
NEW YORK,NYMTBCUS33XXX
NEW YORK,NYMTUSUS33XXX
NEW YORK,NYMTUSUS3JXXX
LOS ANGELES,CAMIZBUS6LXXX
NEW YORK,NYFCMCUS33XXX
NEW YORK,NYMHCCUS33XXX
NEW YORK,NYMHCBUS33XXX
LOS ANGELES,CAMHCBUS6LXXX
NEW YORK,NYMHSCUS33XXX
NEW YORK,NYMHSCUS3NXXX
NEW YORK,NYYBTPUS33XXX
COLUMBUS,OHMOMHUS33XXX
MINNEAPOLIS,MNMGRMUS44XXX
NEW YORK,NYPASCUS33XXX
NEW YORK,NYMSNYUS33XXX

SWIFT Code by Country

Find the SWIFT codes for the banks in these countries.