For the process of your funds transfer to go smoothly, it is essential that you provide required information correctly when conducting the transaction.
This includes the customers of bank in Singapore who want to send money to another account in POSB/DBS bank. They need to know about the POSB/DBS Bank’s code, branch code, and the recipient’s bank account number.
While bank code and branch code are used for nationwide transaction, for those of you who want to transfer money from overseas, you will also need POSB/DBS SWIFT code. SWIFT is a set of characters that’s used across the world to identify bank branches during cross-country payments.
To know more about how to check POSB/DBS branch code/bank code/ Swift code, you may refer to the article below and make sure that your transaction goes correctly.
Checking the Branch Code/Bank Code
What is bank code and branch code? Bank code is used to distinguish banks and recognize a specific one when you’re about to transfer funds between banks within Singapore. Meanwhile, branch code is used to identify the specific branch of the bank. You will need both of the codes when you’re about to set up money transfer or payments from another bank to POSB/DBS Bank account.
The bank code of POSB/DBS is 7171. The branch code of DBS Bank is the first three digits of the bank account number, while for POSB Bank, it is 081. So, when performing fund transfer you will need:
To POSB Bank accounts
- 9 digits of recipient’s POSB Bank account number
- POSB bank code: 7171
- POSB branch code: 081
- POSB Swift Code: DBSSSGSG
To DBS Accounts
- 10 digits of recipient’s DBS account number
- DBS Swift Code: DBSSSGSG
DBS bank code: 7171
- DBS branch code: First three (3) digits of the account number
- For example: account number 456-7-89101 → branch code: 456
DBS Branch Code List
DBS Branch Number | DBS Branch Name |
---|---|
001 | DBS Shenton Way |
002 | DBS Jurong Point |
003 | Shenton Way (03) |
004 | Parkway Parade (004) |
005 | DBS Toa Payoh |
006 | DBS Alexandra |
007 | South Bridge (07) |
008 | DBS Great World City |
009 | Shenton Way (09) |
010 | DBS South Bridge |
011 | DBS Rochor |
012 | DBS HarbourFront |
014 | DBS Bukit Timah |
015 | DBS Thomson |
016 | Payment Ops (Remittance) |
017 | DBS Bedok |
018 | DBS AMK Hub |
019 | DBS Woodlands |
020 | DBS Clementi |
021 | Staff |
022 | DBS Battery Road |
023 | DBS Hougang |
024 | DBS Balestier |
025 | DBS Towner Road |
026 | Towner Road (26) |
027 | DBS Parkway Parade |
028 | Balestier (28) |
029 | DBS Tampines Centre |
030 | Jurong (30) |
031 | Investment Banking |
032 | Buona Vista (32) |
033 | DBS Raffles City |
036 | Finance & Tax |
037 | Financial Institutions Group |
038 | BOSC |
047 | DBS Serangoon Garden |
048 | DBS Raffles Place |
049 | Clementi (49) |
050 | Shenton Way (50) |
051 | Shenton Way (51) |
052 | DBS Eunos Station |
053 | Bedok (53) |
054 | DBS Westgate |
055 | Shenton Way (55) |
056 | Liat Towers (56) |
057 | DBS RWS Sentosa |
060 | Shenton Way (60) |
061 | Marina Bay Sands |
062 | DBS Scape |
063 | DBS Holland Village |
064 | DBS Gleneagles |
065 | DBS Liat Towers |
066 | DBS Choa Chu Kang |
067 | Shenton Way (67) |
069 | Liat Towers (69) |
070 | DBS Bishan |
072 | Raffles Place (72) |
074 | DBS Suntec City |
081 | Local Clearing |
082 | Cashline |
096 | Br Remittances Unit |
098 | Liat Tower (098) |
100 | DBS Plaza Singapura |
104 | DBS Tai Seng |
105 | DBS NUS Remix |
106 | DBS Telepark |
107 | Buona Vista Corp |
109 | Treasures Ctr - Ngee Ann |
110 | Treasures Centre - Siglap |
113 | Treasures MBFC |
118 | DBS China Square |
120 | iBanking |
121 | Bras Basah (121) |
122 | POSB Hougang Central |
123 | Bras Basah (123) |
124 | Bras Basah (124) |
125 | POSB ITE College Central |
126 | Bras Basah (126) |
127 | Bras Basah (127) |
128 | Bras Basah (128) |
129 | POSB Jurong Point |
130 | POSB Bukit Panjang |
131 | Bras Basah (131) |
132 | Bras Basah (132) |
133 | Bras Basah (133) |
134 | Bras Basah (134) |
135 | Bras Basah (135) |
136 | Bras Basah (136) |
137 | Bras Basah (137) |
138 | POSB Tampines West |
139 | Bras Basah (139) |
140 | Bras Basah (140) |
141 | POSB Newton |
142 | POSB Kaki Bukit |
143 | POSB Yishun West |
144 | Bras Basah (144) |
145 | KeyPoint |
146 | POSB Macpherson |
147 | Bras Basah (147) |
148 | Bras Basah (148) |
149 | POSB Jurong West |
150 | POSB Bukit Batok Central |
151 | Bras Basah (151) |
152 | Bras Basah (152) |
153 | POSB Punggol Plaza |
154 | Bras Basah (154) |
155 | Bras Basah (155) |
156 | Bras Basah (156) |
157 | POSB Siglap |
158 | Bras Basah (158) |
159 | Bras Basah (159) |
160 | Bras Basah (160) |
161 | Bras Basah (161) |
162 | POSB Taman Warna |
163 | POSB Yew Tee |
164 | POSB Tanjong Pagar |
165 | Bras Basah (165) |
166 | POSB Tiong Bahru |
167 | POSB Toa Payoh East |
168 | POSB Bukit Batok West |
169 | Bras Basah (169) |
170 | Bras Basah (170) |
171 | POSB Woodlands West |
172 | Bras Basah (172) |
173 | Bras Basah (173) |
174 | Bras Basah (174) |
175 | POSB Zhenghua |
176 | POSB Telok Blangah East |
177 | Bras Basah (177) |
178 | POSB Bras Basah |
179 | POSB Toa Payoh Central |
180 | Bras Basah (180) |
181 | POSB Marine Parade |
182 | Bras Basah (182) |
183 | Bras Basah (183) |
184 | Bras Basah (184) |
185 | Bras Basah (185) |
186 | POSB Sims Ave |
187 | Bras Basah (187) |
188 | Bras Basah (188) |
189 | POSB Centrepoint |
190 | POSB Suntec City |
191 | POSB Yishun Central |
192 | Bras Basah (192) |
193 | POSB Eastpoint |
194 | Bras Basah (194) |
195 | POSB Vivo City |
196 | Bras Basah (196) |
197 | Bras Basah (197) |
198 | POSB Ang Mo Kio Central |
199 | POSB Bukit Merah Central |
200 | POSB Bedok Central |
201 | POSB Clementi Central |
202 | POSB Woodlands |
203 | POSB Thomson Plaza |
204 | POSB Beauty World |
205 | Bras Basah (205) |
206 | Bras Basah (206) |
207 | POSB Ang Mo Kio North |
208 | Bras Basah (208) |
209 | POSB SGH |
210 | Bras Basah (210) |
211 | Bras Basah (211) |
212 | Bras Basah (212) |
213 | POSB Bedok South |
214 | POSB Collyer Quay |
215 | Bras Basah (215) |
216 | POSB Boon Lay |
217 | POSB Potong Pasir |
218 | Bras Basah (218) |
219 | Bras Basah (219) |
220 | Bras Basah (220) |
221 | POSB Square 2 |
222 | Bras Basah (222) |
223 | Bras Basah (223) |
224 | Bras Basah (224) |
225 | Bras Basah (225) |
226 | Bras Basah (226) |
227 | Bras Basah (227) |
228 | POSB Raffles Quay |
229 | Bras Basah (229) |
230 | POSB Tampines East |
231 | POSB Funan Centre |
232 | Bras Basah (232) |
233 | POSB Nanyang Estate |
234 | Bras Basah (234) |
235 | POSB Upper Cross Street |
236 | Bras Basah (236) |
237 | Bras Basah (237) |
238 | POSB Heartland Mall |
239 | Bras Basah (239) |
240 | POSB Jurong East Central |
241 | POSB Kampong Ubi |
242 | POSB Serangoon Central |
243 | POSB Tampines Central |
244 | POSB Bishan Central |
245 | POSB White Sands |
246 | Bras Basah (246) |
247 | POSB Ngee Ann City |
248 | POSB Great World City |
249 | Bras Basah (249) |
250 | Bras Basah (250) |
251 | Bras Basah (251) |
254 | Payment Ops (Chq & Giro) |
257 | POSB Compass Point |
259 | POSB Nee Soon South |
260 | POSB Pasir Ris East Branch |
287 | POSB West Coast |
288 | DBS MBFC |
289 | POSB Canberra |
291 | DBS Sports Hub |
347 | Outward Clearing Centre 1 |
363 | Network Management |
390 | Giro Processing Unit |
391 | Outward Clearing Centre 2 |
How To Check POSB/DBS Swift Code
As explained briefly above, SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) code is used to distinguish banks during banking transaction internationally. Each financial organization has unique code that’s comprised of 8-11 characters.
When you’re going to send funds from another country to DBS/POSB Bank account, you will be required to provide the Swift code of DBS/POSB Bank.
If you are the recipient of overseas funds, here’s what you need provide to the fund sender to make sure the transaction is conducted with the correct information:
- Your name according to the DBS/POSB Bank’s record.
- Your DBS/POSB banking account number.
- The beneficiary bank’s name, which is either DBS or POSB Bank.
- The beneficiary bank address.
- The country’s name, which is Singapore.
- The DBS/POSB Swift code, which is DBSSSGSG.
You can also easily read how to check POSB/DBS branch code/bank code/ Swift code in the official site of the bank. These codes are also needed for online banking transactions, where you own and use an online account that’s linked to your existing bank account.
This way, you will be able to perform funds transfer in convenient and correct way and ensure that your money is going right where it’s supposed to be.