What is a SWIFT Code?
ISO 9362 (also known as SWIFT-BIC, BIC code, SWIFT ID or SWIFT code) defines a standard format of Business Identifier Codes approved by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It is a unique identification code for both financial and non-financial institutions. The acronym "SWIFT" stands for the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication and the society handles the registration of these codes, ecause SWIFT originally so it is very important things. When assigned to a non-financial institution, the code may also be known as a Business Entity Identifier or BEI. These codes are used when transferring money between banks, particularly for international wire transfers, and also for the exchange of other messages between banks. The codes can sometimes be found on account statements.
Structure of a SWIFT Code
The Swift code consists of 8 or 11 characters. When 8 characters code is given, it refers to the primary office. The code formatted as below:
AAAA BB CC DDD
First 4 characters - bank code (letters only)
Next 2 characters - ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (letters only)
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)
| Bank Name | SWIFT Codes |
|---|---|
| AB Bank Limited | ABBLBDDH |
| Agrani Bank Limited | AGBKBDDH |
| Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited | ALARBDDH |
| Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited | BCBLBDDH |
| Bangladesh Development Bank Limited | BDDBBDDH |
| Bangladesh Krishi Bank | BKBABDDH |
| Bangladesh Small Industries and Commerce Bank Limited | BKSIBDDH |
| Bank Alfalah Limited | ALFHBDDH |
| Bank Asia Limited | BALBBDDH |
| BRAC Bank Limited | BRAKBDDH |
| Citibank N.A | CITIBDDX |
| Commercial Bank of Ceylon Limited | CCEYBDDH |
| Dhaka Bank Limited | DHBLBDDH |
| Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited | DBBLBDDH |
| Eastern Bank Limited | EBLDBDDH |
| Export Import Bank of Bangladesh Limited | EXBKBDDH |
| First Security Islami Bank Limited | FSEBBDDH |
| Habib Bank Limited | HABBBDDH |
| ICB Islamic Bank Limited | BBSHBDDH |
| International Finance Invest and Commerce Bank Limited | IFICBDDH |
| Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited | IBBLBDDH |
| Jamuna Bank Limited | JAMUBDDH |
| Janata Bank Limited | JANBBDDH |
| Meghna Bank Limited | MGBLBDDH |
| Mercantile Bank Limited | MBLBBDDH |
| Midland Bank Limited | MDBLBDDH |
| Modhumoti Bank Limited | MODHBDDH |
| Mutual Trust Bank Limited | MTBLBDDH |
| National Bank Limited | NBLBBDDH |
| National Bank of Pakistan | NBPABDDH |
| National Credit & Commerce Bank Limited | NCCLBDDH |
| NRB Bank Limited | NRBDBDDH |
| NRB Commercial Bank Limited | NRBBBDDH |
| NRB Global Bank Limited | NGBLBDDH |
| One Bank Limited | ONEBBDDH |
| Padma Bank Limited | FRMSBDDH |
| Prime Bank Limited | PRBLBDDH |
| Pubali Bank Limited | PUBABDDH |
| Rupali Bank Limited | RUPBBDDH |
| Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited | SJBLBDDH |
| Social Islami Bank Limited | SOIVBDDH |
| Sonali Bank Limited | BSONBDDH |
| South Bangla Agriculture & Commerce Bank Limited | SBACBDDH |
| Southeast Bank Limited | SEBDBDDH |
| Standard Bank Limited | SDBLBDDH |
| Standard Chartered Bank | SCBLBDDX |
| State Bank of India | SBINBDDH |
| The City Bank Limited | CIBLBDDH |
| The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited | HSBCBDDH |
| The Premier Bank Limited | PRMRBDDH |
| Trust Bank Limited | TTBLBDDH |
| Union Bank Limited | UBLDBDDH |
| United Commercial Bank Limited | UCBLBDDH |
| Uttara Bank Limited | UTBLBDDH |
| Woori Bank Bangladesh | HVBKBDDH |