How to Check POSB/DBS Branch Code Swift Code

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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 NumberDBS Branch Name
001DBS Shenton Way
002DBS Jurong Point
003Shenton Way (03)
004Parkway Parade (004)
005DBS Toa Payoh
006DBS Alexandra
007South Bridge (07)
008DBS Great World City
009Shenton Way (09)
010DBS South Bridge
011DBS Rochor
012DBS HarbourFront
014DBS Bukit Timah
015DBS Thomson
016Payment Ops (Remittance)
017DBS Bedok
018DBS AMK Hub
019DBS Woodlands
020DBS Clementi
021Staff
022DBS Battery Road
023DBS Hougang
024DBS Balestier
025DBS Towner Road
026Towner Road (26)
027DBS Parkway Parade
028Balestier (28)
029DBS Tampines Centre
030Jurong (30)
031Investment Banking
032Buona Vista (32)
033DBS Raffles City
036Finance & Tax
037Financial Institutions Group
038BOSC
047DBS Serangoon Garden
048DBS Raffles Place
049Clementi (49)
050Shenton Way (50)
051Shenton Way (51)
052DBS Eunos Station
053Bedok (53)
054DBS Westgate
055Shenton Way (55)
056Liat Towers (56)
057DBS RWS Sentosa
060Shenton Way (60)
061Marina Bay Sands
062DBS Scape
063DBS Holland Village
064DBS Gleneagles
065DBS Liat Towers
066DBS Choa Chu Kang
067Shenton Way (67)
069Liat Towers (69)
070DBS Bishan
072Raffles Place (72)
074DBS Suntec City
081Local Clearing
082Cashline
096Br Remittances Unit
098Liat Tower (098)
100DBS Plaza Singapura
104DBS Tai Seng
105DBS NUS Remix
106DBS Telepark
107Buona Vista Corp
109Treasures Ctr - Ngee Ann
110Treasures Centre - Siglap
113Treasures MBFC
118DBS China Square
120iBanking
121Bras Basah (121)
122POSB Hougang Central
123Bras Basah (123)
124Bras Basah (124)
125POSB ITE College Central
126Bras Basah (126)
127Bras Basah (127)
128Bras Basah (128)
129POSB Jurong Point
130POSB Bukit Panjang
131Bras Basah (131)
132Bras Basah (132)
133Bras Basah (133)
134Bras Basah (134)
135Bras Basah (135)
136Bras Basah (136)
137Bras Basah (137)
138POSB Tampines West
139Bras Basah (139)
140Bras Basah (140)
141POSB Newton
142POSB Kaki Bukit
143POSB Yishun West
144Bras Basah (144)
145KeyPoint
146POSB Macpherson
147Bras Basah (147)
148Bras Basah (148)
149POSB Jurong West
150POSB Bukit Batok Central
151Bras Basah (151)
152Bras Basah (152)
153POSB Punggol Plaza
154Bras Basah (154)
155Bras Basah (155)
156Bras Basah (156)
157POSB Siglap
158Bras Basah (158)
159Bras Basah (159)
160Bras Basah (160)
161Bras Basah (161)
162POSB Taman Warna
163POSB Yew Tee
164POSB Tanjong Pagar
165Bras Basah (165)
166POSB Tiong Bahru
167POSB Toa Payoh East
168POSB Bukit Batok West
169Bras Basah (169)
170Bras Basah (170)
171POSB Woodlands West
172Bras Basah (172)
173Bras Basah (173)
174Bras Basah (174)
175POSB Zhenghua
176POSB Telok Blangah East
177Bras Basah (177)
178POSB Bras Basah
179POSB Toa Payoh Central
180Bras Basah (180)
181POSB Marine Parade
182Bras Basah (182)
183Bras Basah (183)
184Bras Basah (184)
185Bras Basah (185)
186POSB Sims Ave
187Bras Basah (187)
188Bras Basah (188)
189POSB Centrepoint
190POSB Suntec City
191POSB Yishun Central
192Bras Basah (192)
193POSB Eastpoint
194Bras Basah (194)
195POSB Vivo City
196Bras Basah (196)
197Bras Basah (197)
198POSB Ang Mo Kio Central
199POSB Bukit Merah Central
200POSB Bedok Central
201POSB Clementi Central
202POSB Woodlands
203POSB Thomson Plaza
204POSB Beauty World
205Bras Basah (205)
206Bras Basah (206)
207POSB Ang Mo Kio North
208Bras Basah (208)
209POSB SGH
210Bras Basah (210)
211Bras Basah (211)
212Bras Basah (212)
213POSB Bedok South
214POSB Collyer Quay
215Bras Basah (215)
216POSB Boon Lay
217POSB Potong Pasir
218Bras Basah (218)
219Bras Basah (219)
220Bras Basah (220)
221POSB Square 2
222Bras Basah (222)
223Bras Basah (223)
224Bras Basah (224)
225Bras Basah (225)
226Bras Basah (226)
227Bras Basah (227)
228POSB Raffles Quay
229Bras Basah (229)
230POSB Tampines East
231POSB Funan Centre
232Bras Basah (232)
233POSB Nanyang Estate
234Bras Basah (234)
235POSB Upper Cross Street
236Bras Basah (236)
237Bras Basah (237)
238POSB Heartland Mall
239Bras Basah (239)
240POSB Jurong East Central
241POSB Kampong Ubi
242POSB Serangoon Central
243POSB Tampines Central
244POSB Bishan Central
245POSB White Sands
246Bras Basah (246)
247POSB Ngee Ann City
248POSB Great World City
249Bras Basah (249)
250Bras Basah (250)
251Bras Basah (251)
254Payment Ops (Chq & Giro)
257POSB Compass Point
259POSB Nee Soon South
260POSB Pasir Ris East Branch
287POSB West Coast
288DBS MBFC
289POSB Canberra
291DBS Sports Hub
347Outward Clearing Centre 1
363Network Management
390Giro Processing Unit
391Outward 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:

  1. Your name according to the DBS/POSB Bank’s record.
  2. Your DBS/POSB banking account number.
  3. The beneficiary bank’s name, which is either DBS or POSB Bank.
  4. The beneficiary bank address.
  5. The country’s name, which is Singapore.
  6. 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.