How many banks are in South Africa?

The Mansa API covers 8 financial institutions in South Africa, including commercial banks, microfinance banks, and mobile money providers.

Where can I find South African bank codes via API?

Use GET https://mansaapi.com/api/v1/identity/banks?country=ZA with a Mansa API key to retrieve all South African bank codes, SWIFT/BIC codes, and USSD shortcodes in one call.

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South African bank codes.

Complete list of south african bank codes — NIBSS sort codes, SWIFT/BIC codes, and USSD shortcodes for all 8 financial institutions in South Africa. Filter, search, and copy. API endpoint below.

All 8 south african institutions

https://mansaapi.com/api/v1/identity/banks

Bank	Code	SWIFT / BIC	USSD	Country
Standard Bank South Africa	`SBZA`	`SBZAZAJJ`	1202345#	ZA
First National Bank	`FNBZA`	`FIRNZAJJ`	120321#	ZA
Absa Bank South Africa	`ABSAZA`	`ABSAZAJJ`	1202272#	ZA
Nedbank	`NEDZA`	`NEDSZAJJ`	120001#	ZA
Capitec Bank	`CAPITEC`	`CABLZAJJ`	1203279#	ZA
Investec Bank	`INVESTEC`	`IVESZAJJ`	—	ZA
TymeBank	`TYME`	—	120543#	ZA
African Bank	`AFRICANBANK`	`AFRCZAJJ`	1202255#	ZA

8 institutions

Individual bank pages

Detailed records for every South Africa bank

Standard Bank South Africa

Absa Bank South Africa

TYME

AFRICANBANKAFRCZAJJ

*120*2255#

API endpoint

Pull all south african bank codes in a single authenticated call. Returns name, code, SWIFT, USSD, and mobile money status for every institution.

curl "https://mansaapi.com/api/v1/identity/banks?country=ZA" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

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