Malaysian Banks SWIFT/BIC codes

SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication), BIC (Bank Identifier Codes) code or bank routing code is a unique identifier for an individual bank.

This code is used when making cross-border money transfer, particularly for international wire transfers.

You are usually asked for your bank’s SWIFT/BIC code when people want to credit your bank account  with a fund originating from a foreign bank or an online payment system such as PayPal.

Here is the list of SWIFT a.k.a BIC a.k.a MEPS Bank Routing codes for most of Malaysian banks.

 

Bank Name	SWIFT/BIC code
AFFIN BANK BERHAD	PHBMMYKL
AGROBANK	AGOBMYK1
ALLIANCE BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD	MFBBMYKL
AMBANK BERHAD	ARBKMYKL
BANK ISLAM MALAYSIA BERHAD	BIMBMYKL
BANK KERJASAMA RAKYAT BERHAD	BKRMMYK1
BANK MUAMALAT BERHAD	BMMBMYKL
BANK OF AMERICA MALAYSIA BERHAD	BOFAMY2X
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA BERHAD	NOSCMYKL
BANK SIMPANAN NASIONAL	BSNAMYK1
CIMB BANK BERHAD	CIBBMYKL
CITIBANK BERHAD	CITIMYKL
DEUSTCHE BANK	DEUTMYKL
EON BANK BERHAD	EOBBMYKL
HONG LEONG BANK BERHAD	HLBBMYKL
HSBC BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD	HBMBMYKL
MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD	MBBEMYKL
OCBC BANK (M) BERHAD	OCBCMYKL
PUBLIC BANK BERHAD	PBBEMYKL
RHB BANK BERHAD	RHBBMYKL
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK MSIA BHD	SCBLMYKX
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND BERHAD (RBS)	ABNAMYKL
UNITED OVERSEAS BANK	UOVBMYKL

Note:

Sometimes you are also asked for IBAN or ABA number. These two bank identification numbering standards are not applicable to Malaysian local banks, so you can disregard it.

International Bank Account Numbers (IBAN) are account number standards primarily used in Europe. ABA or Bank Transit Routing number are used in the United States.