Want to send money to a loved one in the Philippines? Want to receive money from abroad? Or are you earning a salary from your foreign employer? Well, you need a SWIFT Code or Bank Code for that.
During the 1970s, it was tough to make payments from a country to another. So the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) helps in standardizing codes of Financial Institutions for a much faster and secure transaction with one another. A bank is usually given a Business Identifier Code or a SWIFT Code so that they can easily identify the bank transactions.
As for BRSTN or Bank Routing Symbol Transit Numbers or Bank Codes, these are codes for banks usually for payments or transfer of funds from Paypal or Upwork to Philippine banks.
Table of Contents
Understanding Swift Codes
1. Bank Code
4 Letter Code
The bank’s name or initials
e.g. for Bank of the Philippine Islands – BOPI, for Citibank – CITI
2. Country Code
2 Letter Code
Where the bank is located
PH for the Philippines
3. Location Code
2 letter or number code
where the head office is
4. Branch Code
3 digit code, optional so some may not have this
Specifies the branch
e.g. CBU for Cebu
How to Find Swift Codes
1. Go to this website
2. You may enter the name of the bank and the country.
3. Click Search and wait for the results.
4. Choose which fits you the most – especially when it comes to the branch.
Swift Codes of Philippine Banks
To help you, we have summarized the swift codes of Philippine banks so that you won’t have to go and search it for yourself.
| BIC | Institution name |
City |
| AIIPPHM1 | Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank Of The Philippines | Makati City |
| AUBKPHMM | Asia United Bank Corporation | Pasig City |
| ANZBPHMX | Australia And New Zealand Banking Group Limited | Makati City |
| BDESPHM1 | Bdo Elite Savings Bank, Inc. | Taguig City |
| BNORPHMM | Bdo Unibank, Inc. | Manila |
| BNSCPHM1 | Bdo Nomura Securities, Inc. | Makati |
| BOPBPHMM | Bdo Private Bank Inc. | Manila |
| BOFAPH2X | Bank Of America, N.A. Manila | Manila |
| BKCHPHMM | Bank Of China, Manila Branch | Manila |
| PABIPHMM | Bank Of Commerce | Mandaluyong City |
| BOPIPHMM | Bank Of The Philippine Islands | Manila |
| BKKBPHMM | Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited, Manila Branch | Manila |
| BOPBPHMM | Bdo Private Bank Inc. | Manila |
| UWCBPHMM | Cathay United Bank Co., Ltd. Manila Branch | Makati City |
| CCBCPHMM | Chang Hwa Commercial Bank,Ltd. Manila Branch | Makati |
| CHBKPHMM | China Banking Corporation | Manila |
| CHSVPHM1 | China Bank Savings, Inc. | Makati City |
| CIPHPHMM | Cimb Bank Philippines Inc. | Taguig City |
| CITIPH21 | Citibank Savings Inc. | Quezon City |
| CITIPHMX | Citibank,N.A., Manila Branch | Makati |
| CITIPHMXCBU | Citibank,N.A., Manila Branch | Cebu |
| CITIPHMXTSU | Citibank,N.A., Manila Branch | Manila |
| DBPHPHMM | Development Bank Of The Philippines | Manila |
| DEUTPHMM | Deutsche Bank Ag | Manila |
| EWBCPHMM | East West Banking Corporation | Manila |
| IBKOPHMM | Industrial Bank Of Korea, Manila Branch | Manila |
| CHASPHMM | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Manila Branch | Manila |
| KOEXPHMM | Keb Hana Bank | Makati City |
| TLBPPHM10M2 | Land Bank Of The Philippines | Davao |
| TLBPPHM10M3 | Land Bank Of The Philippines | Iloilo |
| TLBPPHM10M4 | Land Bank Of The Philippines | General Santos |
| TLBPPHM10MC | Land Bank Of The Philippines | Cebu |
| TLBPPHM10MQ | Land Bank Of The Philippines | Quezon City |
| TLBPPHMM | Land Bank Of The Philippines | Manila |
| MBBEPHMM | Maybank Philippines, Inc | Manila |
| ICBCPHMM | Mega International Commercial Bank Co., Ltd., Manila Branch | Manila |
| MBTCPHMM | Metropolitan Bank And Trust Co. | Manila |
| MHCBPHMM | Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Manila Branch | Makati |
| BOTKPHMM | Mufg Bank, Ltd., Manila Branch | Manila |
| CPHIPHMM | Philippine Bank Of Communications | Manila |
| PNBMPHMM | Philippine National Bank | Manila |
| RCBCPHMM | Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation | Manila |
| ROBPPHMQ | Robinsons Bank Corporation | Quezon City |
| SETCPHMM | Security Bank Corporation | Manila |
| SHBKPHMM | Shinhan Bank Manila Branch | Taguig City |
| SMBCPHMM | Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Manila Branch | Makati City |
| SCBLPHMM | Standard Chartered Bank | Makati City |
| HSBCPHMM | The Hongkong And Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd – Philippine Branch | Taguig City |
| HSBCPHMMCEB | The Hongkong And Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd – Philippine Branch | Cebu |
| UBPHPHMM | Union Bank Of The Philippines | Pasig City |
| UCPBPHMM | United Coconut Planters Bank | Manila |
| UOVBPHMM | United Overseas Bank Limited – Manila Branch | Manila |
Don’t worry if your branch is not there, you can use the main branch’s code and your transaction will push through!
Bank Codes
A bank code is a unique 9 digit number code for a bank. Most people who use this are online freelancers or online workers who use PayPal or Upwork or any payment system.
If you add a bank account in PayPal, you will see it needs a bank code.
Philippine Bank Codes List
Here are BRSTN Codes in the Philippines as per brstn-codes-ph.com
| BRSTN |
Bank |
| 011020011 | Asia United Bank |
| 010700015 | Australia – New Zealand Bank |
| 010530667 | Banco De Oro |
| 010670019 | Bangkok Bank Public Co., Ltd. |
| 010120019 | Bank of America, N. A. |
| 011140014 | Bank of China |
| 010440016 | Bank of Commerce |
| 010040018 | Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) |
| 010100013 | China Banking Corporation |
| 010690015 | Chinatrust Commercial Bank Corp. |
| 010070017 | Citibank, N. A. |
| 010650013 | Deutsche Bank |
| 010590018 | Development Bank of the Philippines |
| 010620014 | East-West Banking Corporation |
| 010860010 | Export and Industry Bank |
| 010060014 | Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. |
| 010720011 | JP Morgan Chase Bank |
| 010710018 | Korea Exchange Bank |
| 010350025 | Landbank of the Philippines |
| 010220016 | Maybank Philippines, Inc. |
| 010269996 | Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company |
| 010640010 | Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. |
| 010110016 | Philippine Bank of Communications |
| 010080010 | Philippine National Bank (PNB) |
| 010090039 | Philippine Trust Company |
| 010330016 | Philippine Veterans Bank |
| 010280014 | Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. |
| 010140015 | Security Bank Corporation |
| 010460012 | The Bank of Tokyo Ltd |
| 010050011 | The Standard Chartered Bank |
| 010419995 | Union Bank of the Philippines |
| 010299995 | United Coconut Planters Bank |
| 010270341 | United Overseas Bank Philippines |
Swift Codes and Bank Codes are really useful in sending and receiving money so you should always take note of it, especially if you have regular transactions. It is needed by the bank or a system to know that the funds are indeed sent to the right bank and branch. If the code is wrong, the money won’t be transferred, so you need to get the accurate one.
Check out our other articles like Tips on How to Get a Part-time Job online for extra money for your travels or Home-based jobs in the Philippines. You will get to use the Philippine Bank Codes and Swift Codes for these.
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