Find SWIFT Codes in EQUATORIAL GUINEA

In order to send a SWIFT payment to EQUATORIAL GUINEA 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).

Additional Documentation: Additional supporting documentation may be required from the beneficiary.

Payment Formatting Rules for XAF:

• 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, full name (no initials), and address of the beneficiary customer. Use of initials may delay receipt of funds by the beneficiary.
• Account numbers should be 23 digits. The RIB code consists of the 5-digit bank code + 5-digit branch code + 11-digit account number + 2-digit key.
• 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: xxxxGQxx or xxxxGQxxxxx.
• Reason for Payment (SWIFT MT103 F70): Purpose of payment is recommended.

Additional Information: This country is a member of the Bank of Central African States. XAF is a zero decimal currency.

For the following financial institutions in EQUATORIAL GUINEA 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.