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Zengin System

The Zengin System is Japan's national interbank payment clearing network, processing domestic bank transfers in real-time. It connects Japanese commercial banks through standardized bank and branch code clearings, operating as one of the oldest RTGS structures in Asia.

Aliases: Zengin clearing network

Standards & Citations

  • 🌐 ISO 9362 / ISO 13616: International standards for financial identifiers (ISO OBP).
  • 🏢 SWIFT Registration Authority: Designated ISO registration authority (swift.com).
  • 📂 swiftbic.org Data Register: Provenance registry for bank code data (Data Sources).

Related terms

Clearing Code

A Clearing Code is a country-specific national bank routing identifier used to clear domestic payments within local cent...

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