SWIFT codes in South Africa. BIC codes in South Africa.

In order to make international payments to South Africa you have to know the bank´s SWIFT / BIC code.

What do South Africa SWIFT codes look like?

The SWIFT code consists of 8 to 11 characters (letters and digits) and for South Africa the SWIFT code has the following format:

First 4 characters (only letters) - bank code. A shortened version of the bank´s name.
Next 2 characters (only letters) - South Africa´s ISO code.
Next 2 characters (letters and digits) - location code.
Last 3 characters (letters and digits) – bank branch (optional).

Find below an extensive A to Z list of the SWIFT codes in South Africa:

Code: ABSA

Code: NBOE

Code: NEWR

Code: SFPS

Code: SBZA

Code: STRA

SWIFT Code	Bank	City
SWREZAJJ	SWISS REINSURANCE COMPANY AFRICA LTD	JOHANNESBURG
SYSCZAJJ	SYFRETS SECURITIES LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG
SYTRZAJ1	BOE TRUST LIMITED	CAPE TOWN
TAFAZAJC	JPMORGAN ADMINISTRATION (PTY) LTD	CAPE TOWN
TALMZAJ1	THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RSA IN ITS NATIONAL TREASURY	PRETORIA
TASAZAJ1	TA SECURITIES SOUTH AFRICA LTD	JOHANNESBURG
TEBBZAJ1	TEBA BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG
TELKZAJP	TELKOM SA LIMITED	PRETORIA
TFSRZAJ1	THIRTY FOUR SOUTH RESEARCH AND TRADING (PTY) LTD	CAPE TOWN
TFSSZAJJ	TFS SECURITIES (PTY) LIMITED	SANDTON
TNETZAJJ	TRANSNET LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG
TRNNZAJ1	TRANSNET LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG
TTKAZAJJ	TUTUKA SOFTWARE	JOHANNESBURG
UBSWZAJJ	UBS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD	JOHANNESBURG
ULTRZAJJ	ULTRA REGISTRARS (PTY) LTD	JOHANNESBURG
UMBOZAJJ	UMBONO SECURITIES (PTY) LTD	JOHANNESBURG
UNAAZAJ1	UNIBANK LTD	JOHANNESBURG
UNEXZAJJ	STRATE LTD.(FORMERLY UNIVERSAL EXCHANGE CORPORATION LIMITED)	SANDTON
WASPZAJJ	WATERMARK SECURITIES (PTY) LTD	JOHANNESBURG
WEPTZAJ1	WELLSFABER (PTY) LTD	HOWARD PLACE
WIMOZAJJ	PHILIPPUS DE WITT (PTY) LTD	JOHANNESBURG
WIMOZAJJPRE	PHILIPPUS DE WITT (PTY) LTD	PRETORIA
WJMAZAJ1	WJ MORGAN AND ASSOCIATES	JOHANNESBURG
WWSEZAJJ	WWC SECURITIES	JOHANNESBURG

Samoa

Yemen

Mayotte

Zambia

Zimbabwe