SWIFT is the abbreviation of the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication. It was created in 1973 supported by 239 banks in 15 countries. The mission is to have a shared worldwide data processing and common protocol for international financial transactions. The community of financial sectors worldwide recognize the technological benefit of SWIFT system that it outperformed the TELEX system. Members of the SWIFT has its own id number called the BANK SWIFT CODE.
SWIFT CODE is the banking route for money remittance. Through the use of SWIFT codes, money could be wire transferred internationally easilly.
Since these codes are very much essential in terms of remittance, for OFWs - knowing this bank number is a must. Here is the list of the Philippine bank swift codes:
Allied Banking Corporation - ABCMPHMM
American Express Bank Philippines - AMEXPHMM
Banco de Oro Universal Bank - BNORPHM
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 - 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
