SWIFT Code Of Commercial Banks In Nepal
September 4, 2020 | Investopaper
Swift Code is an acronym for Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications. The Swift code is used to send/transfr money internationally through electronic transactions. Swift Code is also known as Bank Identifier Code (BIC) as it helps the banks to identify them worldwide. If you have to send money from one place to another around the world through the banks, then the use of Swift Code comes into play.
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Swift code consists of 8 to 11 characters. The first four character of the code are taken from the code of the financial institution (bank). The next two characters are taken from the country code. Similarly, the next two characters are taken from the name of the place where the bank is located. And the last three characters represent the branch of the bank and is not mandatory.
For Example
Bank Name: Agricultural Development Bank (ADBL)
Country code of Nepal: NP
Bank Office Location, Kathmandu: KA
Hence, the swift code of Agricultural Development Bank is ADBLNPKA
SWIFT Code Of Commercial Banks In Nepal
S.N | Commercial Banks | SWIFT Code | Head Office |
1 | Agriculture Development Bank Ltd. | ADBLNPKA | Ramshahpath, Kathmandu |
2 | Bank of Kathmandu Ltd. | BOKLNPKA | Kamaladi, Kathmandu |
3 | Century Commercial Bank Ltd. | CCBNNPKA | Putalisadak, Kathmandu |
4 | Citizens Bank International Ltd. | CTZNNPKA | Narayanhitipath, Kathmandu |
5 | Civil Bank Ltd. | CIVLNPKA | Kamaladi, Kathmandu |
6 | Everest Bank Ltd. | EVBLNPKA | Lazimpat, Kathmandu |
7 | Global IME Bank Ltd. | GLBBNPKA | Panipokhari, Kathmandu |
8 | Himalayan Bank Ltd. | HIMANPKA | Kamaladi, Kathmandu |
9 | Kumari Bank Ltd. | KMBLNPKA | Durbarmarg, Kathmandu |
10 | Laxmi Bank Ltd. | LXBLNPKA | Hattisar, Kathmandu |
11 | Machhapuchchhre Bank Ltd. | MBLNNPKA | Lazimpat, Kathmandu |
12 | Mega Bank Nepal Ltd. | MBNLNPKA | Kamaladi, Kathmandu |
13 | Nabil Bank Ltd. | NARBNPKA | Beena Marg, Kathmandu |
14 | Nepal Bangladesh Bank Ltd. | NPBBNPKA | Kamaladi, Kathmandu |
15 | Nepal Bank Ltd. | NEBLNPKA | Dharmapath, Kathmandu |
16 | Nepal Credit and Commerce Bank Ltd. | NBOCNPKA | Bagbazar, Kathmandu |
17 | Nepal Investment Bank Ltd. | NIBLNPKT | Durbarmarg, Kathmandu |
18 | Nepal SBI Bank Ltd. | NSBINPKA | Kesharmahal,Kathmandu |
19 | NIC Asia Bank Ltd. | NICENPKA | Thapathali, Kathmandu |
20 | NMB Bank Ltd. | NMBBNPKA | Babarmahal, Kathmandu |
21 | Prabhu Bank Ltd. | PRVUNPKA | Babarmahal, Kathmandu |
22 | Prime Commercial Bank Ltd. | PCBLNPKA | Kamalpokhari, Kathmandu |
23 | Rastriya Banijya Bank Ltd. | RBBANPKA | Singhadurbar Plaza, Kathmandu |
24 | Sanima Bank Ltd. | SNMANPKA | Nagpokhari, Kathmandu |
25 | Siddhartha Bank Ltd. | SIDDNPKA | Hattisar, Kathmandu |
26 | Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Ltd. | SCBLNPKA | Nayabaneshwor, Kathmandu |
27 | Sunrise Bank Ltd. | SRBLNPKA | Gairidhara, Kathmandu |
Nepal Rastra Bank | NRBLNPKA | Baluwatar, Kathmandu |
Source: Websites Of Respective Banks
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Users Of Swift Code
1. Assets Management Company
2. Bank
3. Brokerage Intuitions and Trading House
4. Big Companies
5. Clearing house
6. Depositors
7. Exchange House
8. Security Dealers
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