SWIFT Transfers
ABA Bank brings you a modern and safe banking experience for your outward and inward remittances. For more information on international bank transfers, check the options below.
The ABA Bank SWIFT code is ABAAKHPP.
Outward SWIFT Transfers
If you want to transfer funds abroad in the safest and most efficient manner, choose our Outward SWIFT service that provides you with the most quick and efficient procedure using secured SWIFT technology. With SWIFT transfers, your funds will be transferred directly to the beneficiary’s bank account quickly and securely.
In order to make your banking experience with ABA even easier, we have created interactive OTT (Outward Telegraphic Transfer) forms for remittances. You can easily download each of them, fill in when it is convenient for you, print out and bring to your nearest ABA branch.
To download the forms, please follow the links below:
- International Money Transfer Form (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- OTT Amendment/Trace/Cancellation Form (PDF, 0.3 MB)
Currency | Commission1 | Cable charge | Amendment |
---|---|---|---|
USD | 0.15% or min. USD 15 | USD 15 | USD 30 |
CAD | 0.15% or min. USD 15 | USD 15 | USD 40 |
AUD | 0.15% or min. USD 15 | USD 15 | USD 40 |
EUR | 0.15% or min. USD 15 | USD 15 | USD 40 |
GBP2 | 0.15% or min. USD 15 | USD 15 | USD 40 |
THB3 | 0.15% or min. USD 15 | USD 15 | USD 40 |
CNY | 0.15% or min. USD 15 | USD 15 | USD 40 |
VND | 0.15% or min. USD 15 | USD 15 | USD 40 |
JPY4 | 0.15% or min. USD 15 | USD 15 | USD 40 |
SGD5 | 0.15% or min. USD 15 | USD 15 | USD 40 |
For telegraphic transfer FX calculator, please click here for more details.
Cancellation fee for any currency/amount: USD 30.
1 If you would like to pay ABA Bank and intermediary/correspondent bank charges to ensure full amount of transfer to be delivered to beneficiary bank, you should select “OUR” option while completing the OTT form. In such case, additional fees apply:
Currency | Fee | Currency | Fee |
USD | USD 30 | CNY | USD 50 |
CAD | USD 30 | EUR | USD 50 |
AUD | USD 30 | GBP | USD 50 |
VND | USD 30 | THB | USD 50 |
SGD | USD 50 | JPY4 | USD 100 |
2 For GBP transfers less than GBP 100, additional fee of GBP 5 will apply.
3 For THB transfers, the minimum transaction limit is THB 1,000.
4 For JPY transfers below or equal to JPY 10,000,000, OUR fee is fixed at USD 100. For transfers more than JPY 10,000,000, OUR fee is USD 100 + 0.05% on the transfer amount.
5 For SGD transfers to other countries except Singapore, additional fee will apply SGD 20 + 0.125% Max SGD 200 on SGD transfer amount (Apply all charge options SHA,BEN,OUR).
Transfer of funds abroad is executed via our Correspondents Banks and their network around the world. The following is the list of our correspondent banks for different currencies, which can be used to facilitate the payments to and from ABA bank accounts:
Currency | Correspondent Bank Name | Swift Code |
USD | JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association, USA | CHASUS33 |
USD | Standard Chartered Bank, USA | SCBLUS33 |
USD | Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Limited | SCBLSG22 |
USD | Woori Bank, South Korea | HVBKKRSE |
USD | Kookmin Bank, South Korea | CZNBKRSE |
USD | KEB Hana Bank, South Korea | KOEXKRSE |
USD | DBS Bank, Singapore | DBSSSGSG |
USD | Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited, Singapore | OCBCSGSG |
USD | Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam, Vietnam | BFTVVNVX |
USD | KasikornBank Public Company Limited, Thailand | KASITHBK |
VND | Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam, Vietnam | BFTVVNVX |
CAD | National Bank of Canada, Canada | BNDCCAMMINT |
USD | National Bank of Canada, Canada | BNDCCAMMINT |
EUR | National Bank of Canada, Canada | BNDCCAMMINT |
EUR | Commerzbank AG, Germany | COBADEFF |
GBP | Standard Chartered Bank, UK | SCBLGB2L |
SGD | DBS Bank, Singapore | DBSSSGSG |
CNY | China Construction Bank Corporation, China | PCBCCNBJGPS |
CNY | ICBC Limited Phnom Penh Branch | ICBKKHPP |
THB | Standard Chartered Bank (Thai), Thailand | SCBLTHBX |
THB | KasikornBank Public Company Limited, Thailand | KASITHBK |
KRW | Woori Bank, South Korea | HVBKKRSE |
AUD | JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association, Australia | CHASAU2X |
JPY | Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Japan | SMBCJPJT |
- Using ABA Mobile app or ABA Business which is available 24/7; or
- Visit the nearest ABA branch, and complete International Money Transfer Form.
Note: There are specific requirements for certain countries as below:
Destination Country | Mandatory for ABA customer to input |
USA | Routing Number/Fedwire Number/ABA |
United Kingdom | Sort code |
New Zealand | BSB Number |
Australia | BSB Number |
Canada6 | Transit Number and Institution Number |
Thailand | Branch Name |
Japan | Branch Name/Branch Code |
Latvia | Intermediary Bank |
Vanuatu | Intermediary Bank |
UAE | Purpose Code |
6 For the transfer to Canada, the receiver’s address is required in this format “Street Number-Suite/Apartment Number, Street Name, City, Province Code, Postal Code, Country” to avoid being rejected or suspended from receiving’s bank.
For more info, please call at 1 800 203 203.
Inward SWIFT Transfers
ABA Bank offers a quick transfer of money from abroad for individual persons/corporations via Inward Bank remittances through our network of correspondent banks in major currencies.
Currency | Amount | Commission |
USD | 0.01 - 1.00 | Equal to the transfer amount |
USD | 1.01 - 10.00 | USD 1 |
USD | Above 10 | 0.10% or min. USD 10 (whichever is higher) |
CAD, AUD, EUR, GBP, SGD, THB, CNY, VND, JPY | Any amount | FREE |
- Cancellation fee for any currency/amount: USD 30.
- Investigation fee USD 100. To be deducted from transfer amount in case of funds return to remitting bank because of suspected fraud.
Currency | Amount | Commission |
USD | 0.01 - 1.00 | FREE |
USD | 1.01 - 10.00 | USD 1 |
USD | Above 10 | 0.10% or min. USD 10 (whichever is higher) |
CAD, AUD, EUR, GBP, SGD, THB, CNY, VND, JPY | Any amount | FREE |
- Cancellation fee for any currency/amount: USD 30.
- Investigation fee USD 100. To be deducted from transfer amount in case of funds return to remitting bank because of suspected fraud.
At the sender's convenience, all the major currencies prefilled electronic forms are available here. Simply download the form, insert receiver's ABA account details directly in it and you're done.
Currency | Form |
United States Dollar (USD) | Download |
Canadian Dollar (CAD) | Download |
Euro (EUR) | Download |
Australian Dollar (AUD) | Download |
British Pound (GBP) | Download |
Thai Baht (THB) | Download |
Singapore Dollar (SGD) | Download |
Chinese Yuan (CNY) | Download |
Vietnamese Dong (VND) | Download |
Japanese Yen (JPY) | Download |
Dear customers, please be informed that starting from February 1, 2020, all SWIFT inward transfers will only be processed if ABA's 9-digit account number is used in the payment instruction. Any transfer using ABA's 16-digit payment card number will not be accepted. For more information please contact ttsupport@. ababank.com
Click one of below expected sending currency to get the details of Inward Swift Transfer Instruction to provide to your sender to remit the fund to your ABA account:
- United States Dollar (USD)
- Canadian Dollar (CAD)
- Euro (EUR)
- Australian Dollar (AUD)
- British Pound (GBP)
- Thai Baht (THB)
- Singapore Dollar (SGD)
- Chinese Yuan (CNY)
- Vietnamese Dong (VND).
Other Remittance Services
We also offer international money transfer through MoneyGram and Ria Money Transfer. For overseas Filipino workers, money remittance service is now easy through MoneyGram (MoneyGrado) and DBP Money Transfer.
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