SWIFT is the abbreviation of the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication. It is a unique 8-11 alphanumeric characters to standardize international financial institution in SWIFT network. It is also known as BIC (Bank Identifier Code) which is the coding use in transferring money bank accounts globally.
It was created in 1973 and was supported by 239 banks in 15 countries. The mission is to have a shared worldwide data processing and common protocol for international financial transactions. Members of the SWIFT has its own ID number called the BANK SWIFT CODE assign to them.
SWIFT CODE is the banking route for money remittance - sending and receiving internationally, easily.
Here’s the list of the SWIFT code for Philippine banks. They are particularly useful if you want to add your bank account to you AlertPay and MoneyBookers account:
Allied Banking Corporation - ABCMPHMM
American Express Bank Philippines - AMEXPHMM
Banco de Oro Universal Bank - BNORPHMM
Bank of China Manila Branch - BKCHPHMM
Bank of Commerce - PABIPHMM
Bank of the Philippine Islands - BOPIPHMM
China Banking Corporation - CHBKPHMM
Development Bank of the Phil. - DBPHPHMM
East West Banking Corporation - EWBCPHMM
Equitable PCI Bank - PCIBPHMM
Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank - HSBCPHMM
International Comm Bank of China - ICBCPHMM
International Exchange Bank - INXBPHMM
Land Bank of the Philippines - TLBPPHMM
Maybank Philippines Incorporated - MBBEPHMM
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. - MBTCPHMM
Philippine Bank of Communications - CPHIPHMM
Philippine National Bank - PNBMPHMM
Philippine Veterans Bank - PHVBPHMM
Philtrust Bank - PHTBPHMM
Prudential Bank - PILBPHMM
Rizal Commercial Banking Corp - RCBCPHMM
Security Bank and Trust Corp - SETCPHMM
Standard Chartered Bank - SCBLPHMM
Union Bank of the Philippines - UBPHPHMM
United Coconut Planters Bank - UCPBPHMM
United Overseas Bank Philippines - UOVBPHMM
Prudential Bank - PILBPHMM
Rizal Commercial Banking Corp - RCBCPHMM
Security Bank and Trust Corp - SETCPHMM
Standard Chartered Bank - SCBLPHMM
Union Bank of the Philippines - UBPHPHMM
United Coconut Planters Bank - UCPBPHMM
United Overseas Bank Philippines - UOVBPHMM
For the BRANCH CODE, the first 3 digits of your bank account is usually the branch code. To be sure, you can ask your bank about it.
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