Kenya · Financial institution
Absa Bank Kenya PLC
Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- BARCKENXXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under BARCKENX directly.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- Branch codes
- 12 branch codes
- BIC first registered
- 1994-09-05
- Last updated
- 2022-02-14
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- BARCKENXXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- BARCBank
- KECountry · Kenya
- NXLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 2138006PDDMTP3WDX242
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Profile
- Type
- Financial institutionClassified as a financial institution in Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, with no licence on a tracked register. This includes banks that neither the ECB nor the FSB lists, as well as brokers, fund managers, insurers and market infrastructure.
- Regulation
- Not on a tracked registerNo licence or registration was found for this entity on the registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
- Register licences
- None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
- Country · region
- Kenya · Sub-Saharan Africa
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
- Direct parent
- Absa Bank · South AfricaSLI1CVYMJ21DST0Q8K25 ↗
The Absa Bank group has 10 institutions in the directory, in 9 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including Absa Bank Limited, National Bank of Commerce, Absa Bank of Ghana Limited, Absa Bank Uganda Limited, Absa Bank Zambia PLC.
See the Absa Bank group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- THE WEST END BLDG WAIYAKI WAY NAIROBI KENYA
- Operational address
- THE WEST END BUILDING WAIYAKI WAY. NAIROBI NAIROBI POB 30120-0010 KENYA
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>BARCKENXXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>2138006PDDMTP3WDX242</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>BARCKENXXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>2138006PDDMTP3WDX242</LEI>
<Nm>ABSA BANK KENYA PLC</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>NAIROBI</TwnNm>
<Ctry>KE</Ctry>
<AdrLine>THE WEST END BLDG WAIYAKI WAY NAIROBI</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
Network
Branches and correspondent banking
All 12 branch BICs connect to the head office, spread across 3 cities. Largest: Nairobi (9), Mombasa (2), Eldoret (1). 3 other banks publish 3 accounts held with this bank.
- Own offices
- Respondent banks: they hold accounts here
Hover over a branch, account or group to see its details
Respondent banks
From the correspondent lists other banks publish
3 other banks publish 3 accounts held with this bank.
| Currency | Respondent bank | Held at | Account | Purpose | Published in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KES | DNB Bank ASA Norway | BARCKENX | KENX0228040509 | — | content.dnb.no ↗ dated 2 Feb 2026 |
| KES | National Bank of Fujairah United Arab Emirates | BARCKENX | KENX2032072979 | FX/MM/Derivatives/Commercial | nbf.ae ↗ dated Oct 2025 |
| KES | State Bank of India India | BARCKENX | KENX0228064467 | — | sbi.bank.in ↗ |
Each row is an account the respondent bank lists as held with this bank, as published. Only banks that publish their correspondent accounts, and that Elucidate has researched, can appear, so the list is not complete. Confirm settlement instructions with either bank before relying on them.
Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARCKENXCBO | CUSTODY BUSINESS OPERATIONS | Nairobi | THE WEST END BUILDING WAIYAKI WAY. NAIROBI NAIROBI POB 30120-0010 KENYA | — | 2022-10-01 |
| BARCKENXDLR | DEALERS DEPARTMENT H/O | Nairobi | BARCLAYS PLAZA BUILDING FLOOR 5 LOITA STREET NAIROBI NAIROBI KENYA | — | 2020-02-11 |
| BARCKENXELD | ELDORET BRANCH | Eldoret | ELDORET ELDORET POB 22 KENYA | — | 2020-02-11 |
| BARCKENXMDR | DIGO ROAD MOMBASA | Mombasa | MOMBASA MOMBASA POB 90184 KENYA | — | 2020-02-11 |
| BARCKENXMNR | NKRUMAH ROAD BRANCH | Mombasa | NKRUMAH ROAD MOMBASA 80100 MOMBASA KENYA | — | 2020-02-11 |
| BARCKENXNCC | CARD CENTRE NAIROBI | Nairobi | NAIROBI NAIROBI KENYA | — | 2020-02-11 |
| BARCKENXNDC | NAIROBI DISTRIBUTION CENTRE | Nairobi | MOMBASA ROAD NAIROBI NAIROBI KENYA | — | 2020-02-11 |
| BARCKENXNPB | PLAZA BUSINESS CENTRE | Nairobi | NAIROBI NAIROBI KENYA | — | 2020-02-11 |
| BARCKENXOCB | BACK OFFICE PROCESSING CENTRE, BANK HOUSE | Nairobi | NAIROBI NAIROBI POB 18399 KENYA | — | 2020-02-11 |
| BARCKENXPIS | PAYMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL SERVICES | Nairobi | NAIROBI NAIROBI POB 47278 KENYA | — | 2020-02-11 |
| BARCKENXTPC | TRADE PROCESSING CENTRE | Nairobi | STANDARD BUILDING KENYATTA AVENUE NAIROBI NAIROBI KENYA | — | 2020-02-11 |
| BARCKENXVPC | VOUCHER PROCESSING CENTRE | Nairobi | AVON CENTER ENTREPRISE ROAD NAIROBI NAIROBI KENYA | — | 2020-02-11 |
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Sources & method
Every value comes from a public source, such as Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, GLEIF or the OFAC and EU sanctions lists. Most sources are matched on a BIC or an LEI, not on a name.
Swift GPI membership is matched on names and is indicative. A missing sanctions match does not mean that no listing applies. Always screen against the official lists.
The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only.
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
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