When working remotely for a client or sending money to your family back home, you have probably tried to set up a Paypal account.
Usually transacting in Paypal they ask for bank codes when you are adding your bank account, receiving money, and withdrawing funds from your PayPal account to your local bank account.
WHAT IS A BANK CODE?
A bank code or Bank Routing Symbol Transit Number (BRSTN) is a nine-digit code assigned to a bank used for identifying its name, city, and country. It’s a mix of numbers designated to each bank for identification in the financial transaction.
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE BANK CODE?
It is used as the standard for banks as an identifier for sending and receiving money in the Philippines.
| BANK | BANK CODE |
| Asia United Bank Corporation (AUB) | 011020011 |
| Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited | 010700015 |
| Bank of America, N.A. | 010120019 |
| Bank of China | 011140014 |
| Bank of Commerce | 010440016 |
| Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) | 010040018 |
| BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDO) | 010530667 |
| China Banking Corporation (China Bank) | 010100013 |
| China Bank Savings, Inc. | 011129996 |
| Citibank, N.A. | 010070017 |
| CIMB Bank | 018010011 |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 010650013 |
| Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) | 010590018 |
| EastWest Bank | 010620014 |
| Equicom Savings Bank, Inc. | 010960017 |
| Globe Xchange, Inc. (GCash) | 018040010 |
| First Consolidated Bank | 020780012 |
| HSBC Philippines | 010060014 |
| ING Bank N.V. | 010660029 |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | 010720011 |
| Land Bank of the Philippines | 010350025 |
| Maybank Philippines, Inc. | 010220016 |
| Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. (Metrobank) | 010269996 |
| Philippine Bank of Communications (PBCOM) | 010110016 |
| Philippine National Bank (PNB) | 010080010 |
| Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank) | 010470992 |
| Philippine Veterans Bank | 010330016 |
| Philippine Trust Company | 010090039 |
| Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) | 010280014 |
| Robinsons Bank Corporation | 011070016 |
| Security Bank Corporation | 010140015 |
| Standard Chartered Bank | 010050011 |
| Sterling Bank of Asia Inc. | 011190019 |
| Tonik Digital Bank | 011570011 |
| Union Bank of the Philippines | 010419995 |
| United Overseas Bank Philippines | 010270341 |