SWIFT/BIC codes in Singapore: banks starting with W

Bank SWIFT codes for Singapore

Here you will find the SWIFT/BIC codes of 504 banks in Singapore, 880 codes in all. Each code identifies an institution or a specific branch or department.

Select the bank from the list to view its head office code and any branch codes. Below the list you can read how codes from Singapore are built, how to send money to Singapore at a fair price and how to check a code before you pay.

Paying a bank in Singapore from abroad

Because Singapore does not belong to SEPA, a transfer from abroad normally goes through SWIFT. That means you always need the SWIFT/BIC code of the recipient’s bank in addition to the account details.

In some countries, accounts are identified by a domestic account number instead of an IBAN, sometimes with an extra bank or branch code. Ask the recipient exactly which details their bank needs for incoming international payments – many banks give clear instructions for this. SWIFT payments can pass through one or more intermediary banks and fees can be taken along the way.

Getting paid from abroad into an account in Singapore

To receive a transfer from abroad into a Singapore account, the sender has to have not just the SWIFT code. Share your name as registered with the bank, your account number or IBAN, your bank’s SWIFT code and your address.

Your bank’s code appears in our list, yet the version on your own statement or in your banking app is leading. It helps to include your bank’s name and city.

What lands in your account is often lower than the amount sent. Charges on incoming payments vary from bank to bank – your bank’s price list tells you what applies. Make clear with the sender who covers the fees.

How long does a transfer to Singapore take?

There is no single answer for transfers to Singapore: many land within a day. Transfers sent late in the day or on weekends and holidays usually start the next business day.

When a payment takes longer than expected, the sender should contact the sending bank and ask for the status or the UETR; only the sending side can start an official trace. Specialist transfer services often provide a status in their app so you can follow the payment.

How SWIFT codes from Singapore are built

SWIFT/BIC codes follow one international format: eight characters plus an optional three-character extension. The first four letters identify the bank, the fifth and sixth characters are the country code and the next two give the location.

You can spot a code from Singapore from the fifth and sixth characters – those always form the country code of Singapore. When the country letters point to another country, you are looking at a bank in another country.

If the last three are XXX, it refers to the main office and the short version works just as well. Use a branch code only if the recipient explicitly gives you one – otherwise stick with the head office.

The cheapest way to send money to Singapore

What you pay for a transfer to Singapore is made up of more than one component – not only the fee you see. Besides the fee, intermediary banks may take a cut, and when the money is converted the bank usually applies a less favourable rate than the real market rate.

Most of the cost usually sits in the exchange rate, not in the fee: banks convert at a rate with a margin built in. Compare the bank’s rate with the mid-market rate that you find on financial sites. The difference is your real cost.

Money transfer services often use rates closer to the mid-market rate. On GoldexPay you can compare the amount that arrives in Singapore across services.

Singapore and the Singapore Dollar

Singapore uses the Singapore Dollar, code SGD. If you send money in a different currency, it has to be converted at some point: by your bank, an intermediary or the receiving bank.

Who converts the payment matters, because each party uses its own rate. Compare what SGD arrives with several providers; the difference between options can be larger than you expect. Rates for SGD change all the time, so a quote is usually valid only briefly.

Filter: banks in Singapore with :letter

This list shows only the banks in Singapore beginning with :letter in alphabetical order. The figures for Singapore on this page cover every bank we list.

Cannot find the bank? The registered name might begin with another word – think of the full legal name instead of the brand. The full overview for Singapore is available when you cannot find the bank here.

About our data and how to check a code

The safest source for a SWIFT code is the bank details provided by the recipient. When the code you were given does not match the code listed here, stop and ask – contact the recipient or their bank.

We gather bank codes using public sources and check our list from time to time. Even so, banks merge, rename themselves or retire codes, so information can be out of date. Before a payment that matters, confirm the BIC with the recipient. We are an independent comparison service, not a bank.

Scammers regularly send payment requests carrying changed bank details. A valid BIC says nothing about who owns the account – scammers use the codes of real banks.

Most SWIFT codes in Singapore: BNP Paribas Securities Services SA

BNP Paribas Securities Services SA leads our list of Singapore banks in the number of SWIFT/BIC codes. Its head office code is BPTSSGSGXXX – the code most transfers need.

Banks differ in how many codes they register, so the count is not a ranking of size. Unless a branch code is given, the head office code BPTSSGSGXXX works for a payment to BNP Paribas Securities Services SA.