Find SWIFT Codes in Republic of the Congo

In order to send a SWIFT payment to Republic of the Congo 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).
• Country Requirements/Restrictions: 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), address, and telephone number of the beneficiary customer. Use of initials may delay receipt of funds by the beneficiary.
  • Account numbers should be 23 digits, consisting 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: xxxxCGxx or xxxxCGxxxxx.
  • 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 Republic of the Congo 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.