Why are some banks blocked?

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Catarina Herculano
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To ensure safe, reliable, and timely payments, we and our payment partners block certain banks from receiving international payments.

A bank (SWIFT/BIC) might be blocked for several reasons:

  • Compliance requirements: The bank is subject to regulatory restrictions.
  • High return or rejection rates: Transfers to this bank frequently fail or get returned.
  • Technical limitations: The bank does not accept certain currencies or cannot receive SWIFT transfers.
  • No correspondent banking relationship: Our payment partners cannot route payments to this bank.
  • Bank does not support SWIFT: The bank cannot participate in SWIFT international payments.

In this article, we cover the following: 

What happens when I add a blocked bank?

If you attempt to add a bank account that uses one of the blocked SWIFT/BIC codes, you will see an error message notifying you that payments cannot be processed to that bank.

This bank is currently not eligible due to compliance requirements or a high transfer failure rate. Please use an alternative bank account or consider a digital wallet provider.

What should I do if my Bank is blocked?

  • Check this table to confirm if your bank/SWIFT code is affected.
  • Try another bank account: Use a different bank, if you have one, that is not on the blocked list.
  • Consider a digital wallet: Depending on your country of residence, providers like DolarApp, Wise, Payoneer, Revolut, and others can issue USD account details which can be added as alternative withdrawal methods.
  • Contact support: If you believe this is a mistake or you need help finding a solution.

List of Blocked SWIFT/BIC Codes and Reasons

Below is the latest list of blocked SWIFT/BIC codes, along with the reason for their block.

Done — here's the updated table, replacing the previous one. I deduped QDDMDOSD (it was listed twice under "No correspondent bank").

USD

BIC / SWIFT Code Reason Category
ABCOBHBM Compliance
ACATSVS1 No correspondent bank
AHCMDOSD USD SSI exists only for CASH category payments
AIZKLV22 No correspondent bank
ASLLAU2C No correspondent bank
ASLLAU2CGBS No correspondent bank
BAOTMXM1 No correspondent bank
BHSASVSS No correspondent bank
BINMGTGC No correspondent bank
BIYSGB2A No correspondent bank
BNXTESM2 No correspondent bank
BPDCCRSJ No correspondent bank
BUNQDE82 No correspondent bank
BUNQESM2 No correspondent bank
BUNQNL2A No correspondent bank
BZENLT22 No correspondent bank
CBAKMXM1 No correspondent bank
CBZAZAJJ No correspondent bank
CFTEMTM1 No correspondent bank
CHCFECE1 No correspondent bank
CLJUGB21 No correspondent bank
CPOPCRS1 No correspondent bank
CTTVPTPL No correspondent bank
DEFFDEFF No correspondent bank
DEKTDE7G Bank doesn't support SWIFT
DSFELT21 No correspondent bank
EAPFESM2 No correspondent bank
EQFXCAT1 No correspondent bank
EVIULT2V No correspondent bank
FALACLRM051 Non-existing BIC
FBANKG22 Compliance
FEDRSVS1 No correspondent bank
FIOZSKBA No correspondent bank
FPEAPTP2 No correspondent bank
FPELFR21 No correspondent bank
FTCSSESS No correspondent bank
GLTEPHMT No correspondent bank
GXCHPHM2 No correspondent bank
HRSAFR22 No correspondent bank
HYEEIT22 No correspondent bank
IBTKTJ22 Compliance
IDBAUAUK Compliance
IGSEESMM No correspondent bank
INGBITD1 No correspondent bank
INTFBGSF No correspondent bank
JANEJPJT No correspondent bank
JICRJPJT No correspondent bank
JPPSJPJJIRS No correspondent bank
KYRSKG22 No successful USD transfers
LAUIPHM2 No correspondent bank
LCMDTJ22XXX Compliance
LHVBGB2L No correspondent bank
LYDIFRP2 No correspondent bank
MNBIDEF1 No correspondent bank
MNNELT21 No correspondent bank
MPOSIE2D No correspondent bank
MYYAPHM2 No correspondent bank
NBPADEFF Compliance
NORSDE51 No correspondent bank
NTSBDEB1 Supports only EUR transfers
NTSBESM1 No correspondent bank
NTSBFRM1 No correspondent bank
NTSBITM1 No correspondent bank
ONNRPHM1 No correspondent bank
PAPYMTMT No correspondent bank
PESOBEB1 No correspondent bank
PPLXLUL2 No correspondent bank
QDDMDOSD No correspondent bank
RADAUA2N Compliance
RETBLT21 No correspondent bank
RVUALT2V No correspondent bank
SCBLGMGM BIC expired
SEOUGB21 No correspondent bank
SOBKDEB2 No correspondent bank
SUMUIE22 No correspondent bank
SVBKGB2L No correspondent bank
SXPYDEHH No correspondent bank
TODGPHM2 No correspondent bank
TRBKESM2 No correspondent bank
TRWIPHM2 No correspondent bank
TRYULT21 BIC expired
UAPLLT21 No correspondent bank
UNODPHM2 No correspondent bank
WELADED1KSD No correspondent bank
XAPOGIGI No correspondent bank

EUR

Swift/BIC Code Reason Category
BSNJCRSJ Compliance
PEOKTRIS Historical BIC
SCBLGMGM Historical BIC
TRYULT21 Historical BIC
WIREDEMM Historical BIC
ABALIDBS No correspondent bank
ABNGGNGN No correspondent bank
ABOCCNBJ110 No correspondent bank
AEONJPJT No correspondent bank
AIGXUS33 No correspondent bank
ALLYUS31 No correspondent bank
ARAIEGCXCAI No correspondent bank
AYITTHB1001 No correspondent bank
BARBGYGE No correspondent bank
BLFNGB21 No correspondent bank
BOCCHNTETGU No correspondent bank
BPTCUS33 No correspondent bank
BSNAMYK1 No correspondent bank
BSONBDDHWEB No correspondent bank
CBZAZAJJ No correspondent bank
CDNAUS3C No correspondent bank
CIPHPHMM No correspondent bank
CITIBSNA No correspondent bank
CMFGUS33 No correspondent bank
CMFGUS33876 No correspondent bank
CNRBTZTZ No correspondent bank
COMWBSNS No correspondent bank
CPELPRSJ No correspondent bank
CSPAES2L No correspondent bank
CUSCAU2S No correspondent bank
DENITRIS996 No correspondent bank
EGPOPFT2 No correspondent bank
EMDVAEAD No correspondent bank
ENABAEA1 No correspondent bank
EPALDZAL No correspondent bank
ETBKUS6L No correspondent bank
ETREUS33 No correspondent bank
FAIOUS41 No correspondent bank
FEDRSVS1 No correspondent bank
FRNAUS44 No correspondent bank
FSBAUS44 No correspondent bank
GLTEPHMT No correspondent bank
GTWBUS44 No correspondent bank
HBSLAU4T No correspondent bank
HDSEINB1 No correspondent bank
IBCLUS44 No correspondent bank
IBOCUS44 No correspondent bank
ICBKCNBJZJP No correspondent bank
IDAWUS33 No correspondent bank
IMFDUS3W No correspondent bank
JAGOHKK2 No correspondent bank
JDBKLALA No correspondent bank
KOBBMEP2 No correspondent bank
KSEIIDJA No correspondent bank
LANBCH2L No correspondent bank
LEAEUS33 No correspondent bank
LMCNUS33 No correspondent bank
MBBEMYKA No correspondent bank
MBNLNPKA No correspondent bank
MEQBAU3M No correspondent bank
MFEDUS42 No correspondent bank
MLCOUS33PBG No correspondent bank
MOYHAU22 No correspondent bank
MXBSUS32 No correspondent bank
NBFCUS55 No correspondent bank
NOSAAOLU No correspondent bank
PAYNUS33 No correspondent bank
PPALUS66 No correspondent bank
PSEMUS31 No correspondent bank
RBBCUS6L No correspondent bank
REKSIDJ1 No correspondent bank
RETBLT21 No correspondent bank
SFCUUS66 No correspondent bank
SFFEUS66 No correspondent bank
SMCUUS31 No correspondent bank
STBAMTMT No correspondent bank
STPVHKHH No correspondent bank
TCBCTCGP No correspondent bank
TIRCMD2X No correspondent bank
TREZMD2X No correspondent bank
UAMPUS41 No correspondent bank
UMCUUS33 No correspondent bank
UNUNUS31 No correspondent bank
USNABSN2 No correspondent bank
VMBSJMKN No correspondent bank
YOURNL2A No correspondent bank
OFTPPFT1 No correspondent bank
GODOSRPA No correspondent bank
LEADUS42 No correspondent bank
SSPIIDJA No correspondent bank
YWBKCN2X No correspondent bank
TRWIPHM2 No correspondent bank
BKIDINBBKLB No correspondent bank
BHUTANNA Non-existing BIC
FRNAUS44000 Non-existing BIC

GBP

Swift/BIC Code Reason Category
DEKTDE7G Deactivated from SWIFT
SCBLGMGM Historical BIC
SXPYDEHH No GBP correspondent
NTSBDEB1 Supports only EUR transfers

To search for your bank, look up your SWIFT/BIC code here.

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