Find SWIFT Codes in SWITZERLAND



In order to send a SWIFT payment to SWITZERLAND 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, IBAN, and beneficiary bank address).
Central Bank: For additional information, please refer to Swiss National Bank.
Account Restrictions: Residents and non-residents are permitted to open and maintain domestic or foreign currency accounts either locally or abroad.
SEPA: Strict formatting standards and SEPA guidelines exist in Europe regarding cross-border payments. IBAN and SWIFT BIC are required for all euro payments. SEPA standards apply for euro payments to beneficiaries with accounts in Switzerland.
Payment Formatting Rules for CHF:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Beneficiary Bank (SWIFT MT103 F57): Include SWIFT BIC with branch identifier, full name and address of the beneficiary bank. SWIFT BIC is 8 or 11 alphanumeric characters: xxxxCHxx or xxxxCHxxxxx.
  4. Reason for Payment (SWIFT MT103 F70): Purpose of payment is recommended.
Additional Information: Most transactions are electronic and processed the same day.

For the following financial institutions in SWITZERLAND 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.


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