SWIFT Code for all Banks in South Africa

Swift Code is a standard format of Bank Identifier Codes (BIC) and it is unique identification code for a particular bank. These codes are used when transferring money between banks, particularly for international wire transfers. Banks also used the codes for exchanging other messages between them.

The Swift code consists of 8 or 11 characters. When 8-digits code is given, it refers to the primary office. 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)

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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 trademarks of S.W.I.F.T. SCRL with a registered address at Avenue Adèle 1, B-1310 La Hulpe, Belgium.

South Africa Bank Swift Codes

Below are the SWIFT codes for all banks in South Africa. These SWIFT codes are only the active participants who are connected to SWIFT network. The passive participant’s codes are excluded from the list.

ID	Bank or Institution	City	Branch	Swift Code
1	28E CAPITAL PTY LTD	CENTURION		ECATZAJ4
2	A2X PROPRIETARY LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG		AAXXZAJJ
3	A2X PROPRIETARY LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	(A2X SLB)	AAXXZAJJSLB
4	ABSA BANK LIMITED	BLOEMFONTEIN	(INTERNATIONAL CENTER BLOEMFONTEIN)	ABSAZAJJCBF
5	ABSA BANK LIMITED	CAPE TOWN	(CORPORATE BANKING SERVICES - WESTERN CAPE/476)	ABSAZAJJCCT

6	ABSA BANK LIMITED	DURBAN	(CORPORATE BANKING SERVICES - NATAL/479)	ABSAZAJJCDB
7	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG		ABSAZAJJTRS
8	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	(ABSA CAPITAL BROKERS)	ABSAZAJJACS
9	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	(ABSA CUSTODY)	ABSAZAJJMG3
10	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	(ABSA ISSUING AGENT)	ABSAZAJJMG1
11	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	(ABSA RECONCILITAION DIVISION)	ABSAZAJJREK
12	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	(ABSA TRADE REPORTING)	ABSAZAJJMG2
13	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	(ALL SOUTH AFRICAN OFFICES)	ABSAZAJJ
14	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	(CLS BRANCH)	ABSAZAJJCLS
15	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	(CORPORATE BANKING SERVICES - WITWATERSRAND/235)	ABSAZAJJCWI
16	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	(FIXED INCOME INSTRUMENT)	ABSAZAJJFI1
17	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	(FIXED INCOME INSTRUMENT)	ABSAZAJJFI2
18	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	(FOR CLS)	ABSAZAJJJAS

19	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	(LENDING DIVISION)	ABSAZAJJSLB
20	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	(MONEY MARKET BRANCH)	ABSAZAJJMMD
21	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	(MONEY MARKET BRANCH)	ABSAZAJJTMS
22	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	(THIRD PARTY CLS CLEARING)	ABSAZAJJTPC
23	ABSA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG	(VOSTRO BRANCH)	ABSAZAJJVOS
24	ABSA BANK LIMITED	NELSPRUIT	(INTERNATIONAL BANKING CENTRE NELSPRUIT/449)	ABSAZAJJCNE
25	ABSA BANK LIMITED	PORT ELIZABETH	(CORPORATE BANKING SERVICES - EASTERN CAPE/480)	ABSAZAJJCPE
26	ABSA BANK LIMITED	PRETORIA	(CORPORATE BANKING SERVICES - NORTHERN TRANSVAAL/478)	ABSAZAJJCPT
27	ABSA BANK LIMITED	PRETORIA	(CREDIT CARD ADMIN CENTRE)	ABSAZAJJCRD
28	ABSA CAPITAL SECURITIES PROPRIETARY LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG		ABSAZAJ3
29	ABSA STOCKBROKERS (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG		ABSAZAJ2
30	ABVEST ASSOCIATES LTD	CLAREMONT		ABVSZAJJ
31	ACH TRADING CC	BEDFORDVIEW		SBCHZAJJ

32	AFRICAN BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG		AFRCZAJJ
33	AFRIFOCUS SECURITIES (PTY) LTD	SANDTON		AFRFZAJJ
34	ALBARAKA BANK	DURBAN		ALBRZAJJ
35	ALLAN GRAY LIMITED	CAPE TOWN		GRAYZAJC
36	ALTRON FINANCE (PTY) LTD	PARKTOWN		ALTFZAJJ
37	ANCHOR STOCKBROKERS (PTY) LTD	BRYANSTON		ASTYZAJJ
38	ANGLO AMERICAN SA FINANCE LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG		AACLZAJJ
39	ANGLO AMERICAN SA FINANCE LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG		AACLZAJJCIM
40	ANGLORAND SECURITIES PTY LTD	JOHANNESBURG		PALRZAJJ
41	ARGON SECURITIES (PTY) LTD	SANDTON		AONSZAJJ
42	ARQAAM CAPITAL SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG		ARQMZAJJ
43	ATISA SECURITIES (PTY) LTD	JOHANNESBURG		WWSEZAJJ
44	AVIOR RESEARCH (PTY) LTD	JOHANNESBURG		GDPTZAJJ

45	B.P. BERNSTEIN	JOHANNESBURG		BERNZAJJ
46	BANK OF BARODA	DURBAN		BARBZAJJ
47	BANK OF BARODA	JOHANNESBURG		BARBZAJJJNB
48	BANK OF CHINA JOHANNESBURG BRANCH	JOHANNESBURG		BKCHZAJJ
49	BANK OF INDIA JOHANNESBURG BRANCH	JOHANNESBURG		BKIDZAJJ
50	BANK OF TAIWAN, SOUTH AFRICA BRANCH	ROSEBANK		BKTWZAJJ

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