Asb Bank Limited - Swift Codes or BIC Codes


Bank / Institution City Branch Swift Code Country
ASB BANK LIMITED AUCKLAND (CLS PAYMENTS ONLY) ASBBNZ2ACLS NEW ZEALAND
ASB BANK LIMITED AUCKLAND (FOREIGN EXCHANGE) ASBBNZ2AFXD NEW ZEALAND
ASB BANK LIMITED AUCKLAND (ASB GROUP INVESTMENTS) ASBBNZ2AGRI NEW ZEALAND
ASB BANK LIMITED AUCKLAND (INTERNATIONAL TRADE SERVICES) ASBBNZ2AITS NEW ZEALAND
ASB BANK LIMITED AUCKLAND (MONEY MARKET) ASBBNZ2AMMD NEW ZEALAND
ASB BANK LIMITED AUCKLAND (SECURITIES) ASBBNZ2ASEC NEW ZEALAND
ASB BANK LIMITED AUCKLAND ASBBNZ2AXXX NEW ZEALAND


SWIFT Code stands for ‘Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication’ code. A SWIFT code is also called BIC Code – ‘Bank Identification Code’ which is used to identify banks uniquely throughout the world.

The SWIFT code is an 8 or 11 alphanumeric characters code that uniquely identifies financial institution. If a SWIFT code is eleven characters, this means that the bank has added a three-digit code to denote a specific branch of a bank.

First 4 characters – Bank Code – Identifies financial institution uniquely (only letters)

Next 2 characters – Country Code (only letters)

Next 2 characters - Location Code (Letters and Digits)

Optional Last 3 characters – Branch Code of a bank (‘XXX’ for main office) (Letters and Digits)

The above mentioned format of Bank Identifier Codes (BIC) or Swift Code is approved by the International Standard Organization (ISO) and represents a particular bank or bank branch. These codes are used for transferring the money between banks especially the international wire transfers and are also used for exchanging other messages between banks. If you want to do a international direct wire transfer between banks, your bank will probably ask for the SWIFT code of the bank receiving the funds.