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South Africa 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
101 GRANITE CENTRAL SECURITIES DEPOSITORY JOHANNESBURG GCSOZAJ2
102 GRINDROD BANK LIMITED DURBAN GRIDZAJJ
103 HABIB OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED JOHANNESBURG HOBLZAJJ
104 HBZ BANK LIMITED WESTVILLE HBZHZAJJ
105 HSBC BANK PLC JOHANNESBURG HSBCZAJJ
106 HSBC SECURITIES (SOUTH AFRICA) (PTY) LTD CAPE TOWN SMJCZAJC022
107 HSBC SECURITIES (SOUTH AFRICA) (PTY) LTD JOHANNESBURG SMJCZAJC011
108 HSBC SECURITIES (SOUTH AFRICA) (PTY) LTD JOHANNESBURG HOUGHTON SMJCZAJC
109 HSBC SECURITIES (SOUTH AFRICA) (PTY) LTD JOHANNESBURG WHK BRANCH SMJCZAJCWHK
110 INDEPENDENT SECURITIES (PTY) LTD JOHANNESBURG ISECZAJJ
111 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED JOHANNESBURG IDCFZAJJ
112 INTEMBEKO INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATORS (PTY) LTD CAPE TOWN INTAZAJC
113 INVESTEC BANK LTD. JOHANNESBURG IVESZAJJ
114 INVESTEC MARKETS(PROPRIETARY)LIMITED JOHANNESBURG IVESZAJS
115 INVESTEC WEALTH AND INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD JOHANNESBURG IVESZAJ2011
116 INVESTEC WEALTH AND INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD JOHANNESBURG IVESZAJ2
117 INVESTEC WEALTH AND INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD JOHANNESBURG IWIIZAJJ
118 J.P. MORGAN EQUITIES SOUTH AFRICA PROPRIETARY LIMITED CAPE TOWN JPMEZAJJ011
119 J.P. MORGAN EQUITIES SOUTH AFRICA PROPRIETARY LIMITED JOHANNESBURG JPMEZAJJ
120 J.P. MORGAN EQUITIES SOUTH AFRICA PROPRIETARY LIMITED PIETERMARITZBURG JPMEZAJJ022
121 J.P. MORGAN EQUITIES SOUTH AFRICA PROPRIETARY LIMITED ROSEBANK JPMEZAJJ033
122 J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES SOUTH AFRICA PROPRIETARY LIMITED JOHANNESBURG JPMSZAJJ
123 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A JOHANNESBURG MGTCZAJJ
124 JSE INVESTOR SERVICES PTY LTD JOHANNESBURG ULTRZAJC
125 JSE LIMITED JOHANNESBURG XJSEZAJJ
126 JSE LIMITED JOHANNESBURG BONDEQUITYPLATFORM XJSEZAJJETP
127 JSE LIMITED JOHANNESBURG JSE LIMITED SAFEX XJSEZAJJSFX
128 JSE LIMITED JOHANNESBURG SETTLEMENT AUTHORITY XJSEZAJJSAT
129 JSE LIMITED JOHANNESBURG SETTLEMENT AUTHORITY - MARGINING XJSEZAJJMRG
130 JSE LIMITED JOHANNESBURG SETTLEMENT AUTHORITY - MONEY MARKETS ISIN'S XJSEZAJJISN
131 JSE LIMITED JOHANNESBURG SETTLEMENT AUTHORITY SECURITIES LENDING DESK XJSEZAJJSLB
132 KELA SECURITIES PTY LTD JOHANNESBURG KESYZAJJ
133 KHUMO SECURITIES (PTY) LTD. JOHANNESBURG GENSZAJA
134 LEFIKA SECURITIES (PTY)LTD JOHANNESBURG LESTZAJJ
135 LIBERTY SECURITIES PROPRIETARY LIMITED JOHANNESBURG LSPRZAJJ
136 LONGMARK SECURITIES (PTY) LTD JOHANNESBURG ARSYZAJJ
137 MAITLAND GROUP SOUTH AFRICA LTD CAPE TOWN FNSOZAJC
138 MANDG INVESTMENT MANAGERS (PTY) LTD CAPE TOWN PPMTZAJC
139 MASSMART MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE COMPANY (PTY) LTD JOHANNESBURG MASSMART HEAD OFFICE MSMFZAJJ
140 MERRILL LYNCH SOUTH AFRICA (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED JOHANNESBURG SBKHZAJJ
141 MOMENTUM SECURITIES (PTY) LTD. JOHANNESBURG REMAZAJJ
142 MTN GROUP FINTECH (PTY) LTD JOHANNESBURG MGFYZAJJ
143 NAMPAK MANAGEMENT SERVICES JOHANNESBURG NAMVZAJ2
144 NAVIGARE SECURITIES PTY LTD JOHANNESBURG NAVGZAJJ
145 NEDBANK LIMITED JOHANNESBURG NEDSZAJJ
146 NEDBANK LIMITED JOHANNESBURG NEDSZAJJCLS
147 NEDBANK LIMITED ROODEPOORT NEDSZAJJTSP
148 NEDGROUP SECURITIES (PTY) LTD BLOEMFONTEIN NBOEZAJ2022
149 NEDGROUP SECURITIES (PTY) LTD CAPE TOWN NBOEZAJ2033
150 NEDGROUP SECURITIES (PTY) LTD JOHANNESBURG NBOEZAJ2044


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.