Universal Branch Codes–FNB, Standard Bank, Nedbank, ABSA.

Universal Branch Codes–FNB, Standard Bank, Nedbank, ABSA.

Universal branch codes or generic branch codes serve the same purpose. By standardising and speeding up banking procedures, laws about the use of these codes, ushered in a new era for the country's financial sector.

They protect your funds and decrease the likelihood of a mistaken transfer happening. These identifiers ensure that money is sent to the correct bank and branch.

It is worth noting that, you can use the universal branch codes for all transactions regardless of the branch of the bank you created your account, since it is a universal code that applies to all of the bank's locations. The branch codes on the other hand, is used to identify the location of that branch.

Notable banks such as FNB, Standard Bank, Nedbank and ABSA just to mention a few, all have universal branch codes, which this article will highlight.

Your bank transactions will still be tracked correctly when you use the universal branch code while making online payments. Below are the universal branch codes of FNB, Nedbank, Standard Bank and ABSA:

FNB	250 655
ABSA Bank	632 005
Nedbank	198 765
Standard Bank	051 001
Capitec Bank	470 010
Bidvest Bank	462 005
Investec	580 105
Bank of Athens	410 506
SA Post Bank (Post Office)	460 005
African Bank	430000
Tyme Bank	678910