Oman Arab Bank Saoc SWIFT/BIC code

SWIFT/BIC code of Oman Arab Bank Saoc

The short code OMABOMRU and the 11-character code OMABOMRUXXX identify the same bank: Oman Arab Bank Saoc. The code does one job: it makes sure that an international payment ends up at the right bank. In daily life you mostly see it on invoices from abroad, in your banking app and in the bank details of Oman Arab Bank Saoc customers.

This page is meant to help people who receives money at an account at Oman Arab Bank Saoc and wants to get the details right. The SWIFT code alone does not identify a personal account; that is what the account number or IBAN .

Which of the 2 codes of Oman Arab Bank Saoc do you need?

Oman Arab Bank Saoc uses 2 different SWIFT/BIC codes. One of them is the head office code; the rest identify branches or departments, and sometimes specific services.

For the vast majority of payments to a private or business account, the head office code OMABOMRUXXX is what you need. If you have been given a specific code, stick to it instead of swapping it with the head office code.

Not sure which code applies? Ask the recipient. Codes can change when banks reorganise, so a code from an old document is not always valid.

Tracking a transfer to or from Oman Arab Bank Saoc

A SWIFT payment typically takes anywhere from one to several business days – it depends on currency, route and the banks in between. Transfers sent after the cut-off time or on weekends and holidays often go out the next business day. Compliance checks by one of the banks can also cause a delay, even when all details are correct.

Many banks are connected to SWIFT gpi for faster and traceable payments. Every gpi transfer carries a unique reference, the UETR. Keep your transfer receipt until the money has arrived.

If a payment has not arrived within the expected time, the person who paid should contact the bank that sent it. Ask the sender for a copy of the payment confirmation including the reference.

Scams that use SWIFT codes

Stay wary if someone suddenly wants you to send money to another account abroad. A real SWIFT code says nothing about whether the request is genuine.

Verify new payment details through a different channel, such as a phone number you already know, never via the email that asked for the change. Watch out for urgent requests, unusual wording or a sender address that is slightly off. If money was sent to a fraudster, contact your bank immediately: the sooner they act, the better the chance of a recall.

Recipients can be targeted as well: a classic trick is an overpayment followed by a request to refund the difference abroad. Wait until the money has really arrived – ask Oman Arab Bank Saoc if something looks wrong.

About this information

We gather bank codes from public sources and check them from time to time. Institutions reorganise, change names and change codes, and a directory never catches every change immediately. Figures such as the number of codes come from our own dataset and are not confirmed by Oman Arab Bank Saoc.

Before a payment of any size, check the code with the recipient’s bank or with the recipient. GoldexPay is independent of Oman Arab Bank Saoc, we only compare transfer services. Spotted outdated information? Tell us via our contact form and we will look into it.

Getting paid from abroad into a Oman Arab Bank Saoc account

For a transfer from abroad into your account at Oman Arab Bank Saoc, the sender needs more than the SWIFT code. What they need is: your name, IBAN or account number, OMABOMRUXXX or OMABOMRU and in many cases your postal address.

Certain sending banks want the name and address of Oman Arab Bank Saoc; it does no harm to include it. A mistake in your account number is harder to fix than you might think, so copy the details from your online banking.

What lands in your account is often lower than what was sent. Correspondent banks can take a fee, and if the money is converted, an exchange rate margin applies. Agree with the sender who covers the fees before the money is sent.

What the XXX in OMABOMRUXXX means

A BIC is built from a few fixed parts: characters one to four identify the bank, characters five and six give the country and the two after that indicate the location. Together, those parts form OMABOMRU.

XXX at the end of OMABOMRUXXX is not a placeholder or an error: it indicates the head office of Oman Arab Bank Saoc. Certain payment forms ask for 11 characters, and then you simply add XXX behind OMABOMRU.

As a rule the code is typed in capitals, without spaces or dashes. Pasting the code is safer than typing it by hand, because one wrong letter changes the bank.

Before you send: check the Oman Arab Bank Saoc code

The most reliable source for the BIC is the recipient’s own bank details: an invoice, a bank statement or their online banking. When the code you were given does not match OMABOMRU or OMABOMRUXXX, stop and ask: check with the recipient or with Oman Arab Bank Saoc directly.

A wrong SWIFT code can cause delays, a payment being sent back or additional charges for investigation. A mistake in the account number can be a bigger problem, because the money may be credited to someone else.

A validity check by your bank merely confirms that the code exists. If your bank offers it, a name check on the recipient adds extra certainty. A small test payment is worth it for a large first payment despite the extra fee.

What a transfer from Oman Arab Bank Saoc abroad really costs

The price of an international transfer is made up of several parts, and the transfer fee is only the most visible one. On top of the transfer fee, correspondent or intermediary banks may take a cut, and if currencies are converted, the bank usually applies a rate that is less favourable than the actual market rate.

That exchange rate margin is often the biggest cost because it is hidden in the rate. Check their rate with the mid-market rate – the rate you find on financial news sites. The difference is your real conversion cost.

For a lot of routes, a specialist provider turns out to be less expensive than a traditional bank transfer, mainly because of the exchange rate. On GoldexPay you can compare what recipients receive across services, so you can pick the cheapest route. You can still keep your account at Oman Arab Bank Saoc as the source of the money.