The below information lists the SWIFT codes for all active banks located in South Africa. The codes listed are only for banks that are currently in operation and have not been deactivated. Any inactive or passive codes have been excluded from the list.
| Bank or Institution | City | Branch | Swift Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| A2X PROPRIETARY LIMITED | JOHANNESBURG | (A2X SLB) | AAXXZAJJSLB |
| A2X PROPRIETARY LIMITED | JOHANNESBURG | AAXXZAJJ | |
| ABSA ASSET MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD | JOHANNESBURG | ABVSZAJJ | |
| ABSA BANK LIMITED | DURBAN | CORPORATE BANKING SERVICES - NATAL/479 | ABSAZAJJCDB |
| ABSA BANK LIMITED | JOHANNESBURG | ABSA ISSUING AGENT | ABSAZAJJMG1 |
| ABSA BANK LIMITED | JOHANNESBURG | FOR CLS | ABSAZAJJJAS |
| ABSA BANK LIMITED | JOHANNESBURG | FIXED INCOME INSTRUMENT | ABSAZAJJFI2 |
| ABSA BANK LIMITED | JOHANNESBURG | FIXED INCOME INSTRUMENT | ABSAZAJJFI1 |
| ABSA BANK LIMITED | JOHANNESBURG | CORPORATE BANKING SERVICES - WITWATERSRAND/235 | ABSAZAJJCWI |
| ABSA BANK LIMITED | PRETORIA | CREDIT CARD ADMIN CENTRE | ABSAZAJJCRD |
| ABSA BANK LIMITED | PRETORIA | CORPORATE BANKING SERVICES - NORTHERN TRANSVAAL/478 | ABSAZAJJCPT |
| ABSA BANK LIMITED | PORT ELIZABETH | CORPORATE BANKING SERVICES - EASTERN CAPE/480 | ABSAZAJJCPE |
| ABSA BANK LIMITED | NELSPRUIT | INTERNATIONAL BANKING CENTRE NELSPRUIT/449 | ABSAZAJJCNE |
| ABSA BANK LIMITED | JOHANNESBURG | CLS BRANCH | ABSAZAJJCLS |
| ABSA BANK LIMITED | CAPE TOWN | CORPORATE BANKING SERVICES - WESTERN CAPE/476 | ABSAZAJJCCT |
| ABSA BANK LIMITED | BLOEMFONTEIN | INTERNATIONAL CENTER BLOEMFONTEIN | ABSAZAJJCBF |
| ABSA BANK LIMITED | JOHANNESBURG | ABSA INVESTOR SERVICES | ABSAZAJJAIS |
| ABSA BANK LIMITED | JOHANNESBURG | ABSA CAPITAL BROKERS | ABSAZAJJACS |
| ABSA BANK LIMITED | JOHANNESBURG | MONEY MARKET BRANCH | ABSAZAJJMMD |
| ABSA BANK LIMITED | JOHANNESBURG | ABSA TRADE REPORTING | ABSAZAJJMG2 |
A SWIFT code is a unique identifier used to identify financial institutions globally, in order to facilitate international money transfers. It is also known as a SWIFT BIC (Bank Identifier Code), which stands for Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication Bank Identifier Code. It is a standard format of Business Identifier Codes (BICs), which are used to identify banks and financial institutions in a standardized way for international wire transfers.
A SWIFT code consists of 8 or 11 characters and is used to uniquely identify a bank and its location for both sending and receiving international wire transfers.
AAAA BB CC DDD
SWIFT codes are assigned to financial institutions by SWIFT and are used to identify the institution globally for international wire transfers 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