Find SWIFT Codes in SEYCHELLES

In order to send a SWIFT payment to SEYCHELLES it is highly recommended to meet the following recommendations:

Information provided by the Beneficiary: Remitter should obtain all required bank information from the Beneficiary (e.g. SWIFT BIC, account number, and beneficiary bank address).

Central Bank: For additional information, please refer to www.cbs.sc.

Payment instructions are required 48 hours before the value date.

Payment Formatting Rules for SCR:

• Ordering Customer (SWIFT MT103 F50): Include account number, full name (no initials), and address of the ordering customer. Use of initials can delay receipt of funds by the beneficiary.
• Beneficiary Customer (SWIFT MT103 F59): Include account number (IBAN), full name (no initials), and address of the beneficiary customer. Use of initials may delay receipt of funds by the beneficiary.
• Beneficiary Bank (SWIFT MT103 F57): Include SWIFT BIC with branch identifier, full name, and address of the exact location of the beneficiary bank.
• Reason for Payment (SWIFT MT103 F70): Purpose of payment is recommended.

SWIFT BIC is 8 or 11 alphanumeric characters: xxxxSCxx or xxxxSCxxxxx. The exact location of the branch must be provided to avoid payment delays.

For the following financial institutions in SEYCHELLES you can find a list of their correspondent banks with the currencies and nostro accounts. Also you will find an instructions how to track the payments and other useful information which will help you to send/receive a SWIFT funds transfer or investigate a status of existing payment.