SWIFT/BIC Codes for Banks in South Africa

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Below are the SWIFT codes for all banks in South Africa. Only active SWIFT codes are shown. All passive (i.e. inactive) codes are excluded from the list.

ID	Bank or Institution	City	Branch	Swift Code
1	4 AFRICA EXCHANGE PTY LTD	JOHANNESBURG		AFEPZAJ2
2	4 AFRICA EXCHANGE PTY LTD	JOHANNESBURG	CLOSED MARKET	AFEPZAJ2CLO
3	4 AFRICA EXCHANGE PTY LTD	JOHANNESBURG	OPEN MARKET	AFEPZAJ2OPE
4	4 AFRICA EXCHANGE REGISTRY PROPRIETARY LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG		AERPZAJ2
5	4AX NOMINEES RF PTY LTD	JOHANNESBURG		NOPYZAJ2
6	4AX NOMINEES RF PTY LTD	JOHANNESBURG	4AX NOMINEE	NOPYZAJ24AX
7	ABSA ASSET MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD	JOHANNESBURG		ABVSZAJJ
8	ABSA BANK LIMITED	BLOEMFONTEIN	INTERNATIONAL CENTER BLOEMFONTEIN	ABSAZAJJCBF
9	ABSA BANK LIMITED	CAPE TOWN	CORPORATE BANKING SERVICES - WESTERN CAPE/476	ABSAZAJJCCT
10	ABSA BANK LIMITED	DURBAN	CORPORATE BANKING SERVICES - NATAL/479	ABSAZAJJCDB
11	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG		ABSAZAJJTRS
12	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	ABSA CAPITAL BROKERS	ABSAZAJJACS
13	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	ABSA CUSTODY	ABSAZAJJMG3
14	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	ABSA INVESTOR SERVICES	ABSAZAJJAIS
15	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	ABSA INVESTOR SERVICES ENV 2	ABSAZAJJ2AI
16	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	ABSA ISSUING AGENT	ABSAZAJJMG1
17	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	ABSA RECONCILITAION DIVISION	ABSAZAJJREK
18	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	ABSA TRADE REPORTING	ABSAZAJJMG2
19	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	ALL SOUTH AFRICAN OFFICES	ABSAZAJJ
20	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	CLS BRANCH	ABSAZAJJCLS
21	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	CORPORATE BANKING SERVICES - WITWATERSRAND/235	ABSAZAJJCWI
22	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	FIXED INCOME INSTRUMENT	ABSAZAJJFI1
23	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	FIXED INCOME INSTRUMENT	ABSAZAJJFI2
24	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	FOR CLS	ABSAZAJJJAS
25	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	LENDING DIVISION	ABSAZAJJSLB
26	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	MONEY MARKET BRANCH	ABSAZAJJMMD
27	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	MONEY MARKET BRANCH	ABSAZAJJTMS
28	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	NON RES BIC	ABSAZAJJNRS
29	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	THIRD PARTY CLS CLEARING	ABSAZAJJTPC
30	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	VOSTRO BRANCH	ABSAZAJJVOS
31	ABSA BANK LIMITED	MBOMBELA	INTERNATIONAL BANKING CENTRE NELSPRUIT/449	ABSAZAJJCNE
32	ABSA BANK LIMITED	PORT ELIZABETH	CORPORATE BANKING SERVICES - EASTERN CAPE/480	ABSAZAJJCPE
33	ABSA BANK LIMITED	PRETORIA	CORPORATE BANKING SERVICES - NORTHERN TRANSVAAL/478	ABSAZAJJCPT
34	ABSA BANK LIMITED	PRETORIA	CREDIT CARD ADMIN CENTRE	ABSAZAJJCRD
35	ABSA CAPITAL SECURITIES PROPRIETARY LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG		ABSAZAJ3
36	ABSA STOCKBROKERS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD	JOHANNESBURG		ABSAZAJ2
37	ACCESS BANK (SOUTH AFRICA) LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG		BATHZAJJ
38	AFRICAN BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG		AFRCZAJJ
39	AFRIFOCUS SECURITIES (PTY) LTD	JOHANNESBURG		AFRFZAJJ
40	ALBARAKA BANK	DURBAN		ALBRZAJJ
41	ALEXANDER FORBES GROUP SERVICES (PTY) LTD	JOHANNESBURG		AFGSZAJJ
42	ALLAN GRAY LIMITED	CAPE TOWN		GRAYZAJC
43	ALTRON FINANCE (PTY) LTD	JOHANNESBURG		ALTFZAJJ
44	ANCHOR STOCKBROKERS (PTY) LTD	JOHANNESBURG		ASTYZAJJ
45	ANDISA CAPITAL (PTY) LTD	JOHANNESBURG		ANDSZAJJ
46	ANDISA CAPITAL (PTY) LTD	JOHANNESBURG		ANDSZAJJH01
47	ANDISA CAPITAL (PTY) LTD	JOHANNESBURG		ANDSZAJJT01
48	ANGLO AMERICAN SA FINANCE LIMITED	ROSEBANK		AACLZAJJ
49	ARGON SECURITIES (PTY) LTD	JOHANNESBURG		AONSZAJJ
50	ATISA SECURITIES (PTY) LTD	JOHANNESBURG		WWSEZAJJ

What is a SWIFT Code?

A SWIFT Code is a standard format of Bank Identifier Code (BIC) used to specify a particular bank or branch. These codes are used when transferring money between banks, particularly for international wire transfers. Banks also use these codes for exchanging messages between them.

SWIFT codes comprise of 8 or 11 characters. All 11 digit codes refer to specific branches, while 8 digit codes (or those ending in 'XXX') refer to the head or primary office. SWIFT codes are formatted as follows:

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, passive participant will have "1" in the second character (letters and digits)
Last 3 characters - branch code, optional - 'XXX' for primary office (letters and digits)

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The registrations of SWIFT codes are handled by Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) and their headquarters is located in La Hulpe, Belgium. SWIFT is the registered trademark of S.W.I.F.T. SCRL with a registered address at Avenue Adèle 1, B-1310 La Hulpe, Belgium.

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