CITIDEFFSBI
CITIBANK EUROPE PLC, GERMANY BRANCH is identified on the SWIFT network by the BIC code CITIDEFFSBI, registered in GERMANY (FRANKFURT AM MAIN), settling primarily in EUR. International wire transfers routed through this institution can be tracked free of charge by pasting your UETR or payment reference below.
| Institution | Country | Location | Branch |
|---|---|---|---|
| CITI | DE — Germany | FF (live BIC) | SBI (branch code SBI) |
| SWIFT/BIC | CITIDEFFSBI (branch, 11-char) |
|---|---|
| Bank | CITIBANK EUROPE PLC, GERMANY BRANCH |
| Country | GERMANY (ISO DE) |
| City | FRANKFURT AM MAIN |
| Primary currency | EUR (inferred from country) |
The SWIFT/BIC (Business Identifier Code) is the international standard ISO 9362 for identifying financial institutions in cross-border payments. CITIDEFFSBI uniquely identifies CITIBANK EUROPE PLC, GERMANY BRANCH in GERMANY on the SWIFT network and is used as the routing identifier in field 57A of an MT103 message (or the equivalent BICFI element in an ISO 20022 pacs.008).
Because CITIDEFFSBI is an 11-character BIC, the trailing SBI identifies a specific branch within CITIBANK EUROPE PLC, GERMANY BRANCH. The corresponding 8-character head-office BIC is CITIDEFF.
Payments routed through CITIBANK EUROPE PLC, GERMANY BRANCH can be tracked end-to-end via SWIFT GPI when both the sender and receiver are GPI-enabled. Ohmyfin provides free public lookup of any UETR — paste yours on the homepage to see the latest available status, including which correspondent banks the payment has passed through.
TRSYDEFFORAADE22AGGBDE51AABSDE31AACHDE31AARBDE5W100WWBADE3ADEGIDEF1CITIDEFFSBI is the unique SWIFT/BIC code identifying CITIBANK EUROPE PLC, GERMANY BRANCH in GERMANY. The first four characters (CITI) are the institution code; the next two (DE) are the ISO 3166-1 country code for Germany; the next two (FF) are the location code; the final three (SBI) are the branch code.
Use the Ohmyfin SWIFT tracker on the homepage. Paste the UETR (field 121) or the payment reference (field 20) and Ohmyfin returns the latest available SWIFT GPI status, including each correspondent bank the payment passed through on the way to CITIBANK EUROPE PLC, GERMANY BRANCH.
CITIDEFFSBI is 11 characters long — branch code SBI. An 8-character BIC identifies the bank's head office; an 11-character BIC identifies a specific branch. Both are valid in MT103 field 57A.
CITIBANK EUROPE PLC, GERMANY BRANCH's primary settlement currency is EUR (Euro). EUR clears via TARGET2. TARGET2 same day; SWIFT MT103 1-2 days.
Same day EUR via TARGET2. Settlement system: TARGET2. Bundesbank cut-off ~18:00 CET.
Most delays at the beneficiary bank come from sanctions/AML screening on the ordering customer, missing remittance information in field 70, or arrival after the local RTGS cut-off. Use Ohmyfin to see which hop is holding the payment so you can chase the right party.