Are you looking for South Africa Banks Swift Codes? You don’t have to worry anymore. Below are the swift codes for All Banks in South Africa.
The Swift Code of a South African Bank is a standard format of Bank Identifier Codes (BIC). It is also a unique identification code for a particular bank.
These codes are used when transferring money between banks, most importantly for international wire transfers. The codes are also used by banks for exchanging other messages between them.
The South African Bank Swift code consists of 8 or 11 characters. When the 8-digit code is given, it refers to the head office. Bank branches are always made up of 11 characters The code formatted as below;
AAAA BB CC DDD
- First 4 characters – bank code (only letters)
- Next 2 characters – ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (only letters)
- Next 2 characters – location code (letters and digits) (passive participant will have “1” in the second character)
- Last 3 characters – branch code, optional (‘XXX’ for primary office) (letters and digits)
SEE ALSO: Banks in South Africa and Their Universal Branch Code
This article would list out the Head Offices swift codes of banks in South Africa.
South African Banks Swift Codes
| ID |
Bank / Institution |
Branch |
Swift Code |
| 1 | ABSA BANK LIMITED | HEAD OFFICE | ABSAZAJJ |
| 2 | AFRICAN BANK LIMITED | HEAD OFFICE | AFRCZAJJ |
| 3 | BIDVEST BANK LTD | HEAD OFFICE | BIDBZAJJ |
| 4 | CAPITEC BANK LIMITED | HEAD OFFICE | CABLZAJJ |
| 5 | DISCOVERY BANK LIMITED | SANDTON | DISCZAJJ |
| 6 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK LTD | HEAD OFFICE | FIRNZAJJ |
| 7 | FIRSTRAND BANK LTD | HEAD OFFICE | FIRNZAJJ |
| 8 | CITIBANK SOUTH AFRICA | HEAD OFFICE | CITIZAJX |
| 9 | GRINDROD BANK LIMITED | HEAD OFFICE | GRIDZAJJ |
| 10 | INVESTEC BANK LTD. | HEAD OFFICE | IVESZAJJ |
| 11 | NEDBANK LIMITED | HEAD OFFICE | NEDSZAJJ |
| 12 | SASFIN BANK LIMITED | HEAD OFFICE | SASFZAJJ |
| 13 | STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED | HEAD OFFICE | SBZAZAJJ |
| 14 | ALBARAKA BANK | HEAD OFFICE | ALBRZAJJ |
| 15 | HABIB OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED | HEAD OFFICE | HOBLZAJJ |
| 16 | MERCANTILE BANK LTD | HEAD OFFICE | LISAZAJJ |
| 17 | SOUTH AFRICAN BANK OF ATHENS LIMITED | HEAD OFFICE | BATHZAJJ |
| 18 | BANK OF TAIWAN, SOUTH AFRICA | HEAD OFFICE | BKTWZAJJ |
| 19 | BANK OF BARODA | HEAD OFFICE | BARBZAJJ |
| 20 | STANDARD CHARTERED BANK | JOHANNESBURG | SCBLZAJJ |
| 21 | STATE BANK OF INDIA | JOHANNESBURG | SBINZAJJ |
| 22 | BANK OF CHINA | JOHANNESBURG | BKCHZAJJ |
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