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A SWIFT code identifies banks for international wire transfers. It is an alpha-numeric code.

ABA Routing Number only identifies United States banks for US domestic wire transfers.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_9362

http://www.aba.com/products/ps98_routing.htm

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