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title: "Absa Bank Uganda Limited SWIFT/BIC code BARCUGKXXXX · Uganda | Elucidate"
description: "SWIFT/BIC code BARCUGKXXXX for Absa Bank Uganda Limited, Uganda. 1 branch BIC, LEI 213800LMXJM24T7BDV55, addresses and Swift connectivity."
url: https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-uganda-limited-barcugkx
---

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3.  Absa Bank Uganda Limited

Uganda · Financial institution

# Absa Bank Uganda Limited

BIC **BARCUGKXXXX** LEI **[213800LMXJM24T7BDV55](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/213800LMXJM24T7BDV55)** Licence no. **Not on a tracked register** Connected to Swift [**1** branch code](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-uganda-limited-barcugkx#branches) [**1** respondent bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-uganda-limited-barcugkx#respondents) [Group: Absa Bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/SLI1CVYMJ21DST0Q8K25) [Claim this profile](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-uganda-limited-barcugkx#claim)

## 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:** BARCUGKXXXX head office
- **Connection to Swift:** Connected to Swift
- **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:** [1 branch code](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-uganda-limited-barcugkx#branches)
- **BIC first registered:** 1995-12-02
- **Last updated:** 2023-10-21

## Identifiers

Head-office record

- **BIC:** BARCUGKXXXX
- **How the BIC breaks down:** 1. BARC Bank 2. UG Country · Uganda 3. KX Location 4. XXX Branch · head office
- **Branch description:** Not recorded in the directory
- **LEI:** 213800LMXJM24T7BDV55
- **LEI record:** [View on GLEIF ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/213800LMXJM24T7BDV55)
- **How the LEI was matched:** BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.

## Profile

- **Type:** Financial institution
- **Regulation:** Not on a tracked register
- **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:** Uganda · 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](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-limited-absazajj) · South Africa[SLI1CVYMJ21DST0Q8K25 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/SLI1CVYMJ21DST0Q8K25)

The Absa Bank group has 10 institutions in the directory, in 9 countries: all hold a BIC.

Including [Absa Bank Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-limited-absazajj), [National Bank of Commerce](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-bank-of-commerce-nlcbtztx), [Absa Bank Kenya PLC](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-kenya-plc-barckenx), [Absa Bank of Ghana Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-of-ghana-limited-barcghac), [Absa Bank Zambia PLC](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-zambia-plc-barczmlx).

[See the Absa Bank group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/SLI1CVYMJ21DST0Q8K25)

Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.

## Addresses

- **Registered address:** PLOT 2 HANNINGTON ROAD KAMPALA UGANDA
- **Operational address:** PLOT 2 HANNINGTON ROAD KAMPALA KAMPALA POB 2971 UGANDA

## 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

```xml
<FinInstnId>
  <BICFI>BARCUGKXXXX</BICFI>
  <LEI>213800LMXJM24T7BDV55</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

```xml
<FinInstnId>
  <BICFI>BARCUGKXXXX</BICFI>
  <LEI>213800LMXJM24T7BDV55</LEI>
  <Nm>ABSA BANK UGANDA LIMITED</Nm>
  <PstlAdr>
    <TwnNm>KAMPALA</TwnNm>
    <Ctry>UG</Ctry>
    <AdrLine>PLOT 2 HANNINGTON ROAD KAMPALA</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

One branch BIC connects to the head office. Pnc Bank,n.a., publishes 1 account held with this bank.

### Respondent banks

From the correspondent lists other banks publish

Pnc Bank,n.a., publishes 1 account held with this bank.

| Currency | Respondent bank | Held at | Account | Purpose | Published in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UGX | [Pnc Bank,n.a.,](https://elucidate.co/directory/pnc-bank-n-a-pnccus33) United States | BARCUGKX | — | receipt of foreign currency payments | [pnc.com ↗](https://www.pnc.com/content/dam/pnc-com/pdf/corporateandinstitutional/International/FX/pnc-ssi-receive-fx.pdf) dated 1 May 2024 |

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [BARCUGKXCUS](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-uganda-limited-barcugkx-cus) | CUSTODY AND SETTLEMENT | Kampala | PLOT 2 HANNINGTON ROAD KAMPALA KAMPALA POB 2971 UGANDA | — | 2025-01-18 |

[See every BIC in Uganda →](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ug#bics)

## Related institutions

### Same group

-   [Absa Bank Limited BIC ABSAZAJJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Africa · Not on a tracked register · LEI SLI1CVYMJ21DST0Q8K25](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-limited-absazajj)
-   [National Bank of Commerce BIC NLCBTZTX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Tanzania · Not on a tracked register · LEI 213800VIYJF4U5FLXU59](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-bank-of-commerce-nlcbtztx)
-   [Absa Bank Kenya PLC BIC BARCKENX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Kenya · Not on a tracked register · LEI 2138006PDDMTP3WDX242](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-kenya-plc-barckenx)
-   [Absa Bank of Ghana Limited BIC BARCGHAC Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ghana · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300TZC0521ZIVTQ82](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-of-ghana-limited-barcghac)
-   [Absa Bank Zambia PLC BIC BARCZMLX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Zambia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 213800O9L2G7HXZTRN43](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-zambia-plc-barczmlx)
-   [Absa Bank (Seychelles) Limited BIC BARCSCSC Financial institution Not on a tracked register Seychelles · Not on a tracked register · LEI 213800D7MNLOSCIW1Q04](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-seychelles-limited-barcscsc)
-   [Absa Bank Mocambique, SA BIC ABMZMZMA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Mozambique · Not on a tracked register · LEI 2138004B6ZS1X5867V18](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-mocambique-sa-abmzmzma)
-   [Absa Bank Tanzania Limited BIC BARCTZTZ Financial institution Not on a tracked register Tanzania · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300SW5ZJ2N5OFL161](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-tanzania-limited-barctztz)

[All 10 institutions in the Absa Bank group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/SLI1CVYMJ21DST0Q8K25)

### Largest institutions in Uganda

-   [Citibank Uganda Limited BIC CITIUGKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Uganda · Not on a tracked register · LEI 073LKXEKEP6T62NK2G42](https://elucidate.co/directory/citibank-uganda-limited-citiugka)
-   [Standard Chartered Bank Uganda LTD BIC SCBLUGKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Uganda · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300W7CNYGJ68XGD27](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-uganda-ltd-scblugka)
-   [Abc Capital Bank Limited BIC ABCFUGKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Uganda · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/abc-capital-bank-limited-abcfugka)
-   [Afriland First Bank Uganda Limited BIC CCEIUGKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Uganda · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/afriland-first-bank-uganda-limited-cceiugka)
-   [Alt Xchange Limited. BIC ULTXUGK1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Uganda · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/alt-xchange-limited-ultxugk1)
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-   [Bank of Baroda (Uganda) Limited BIC BARBUGKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Uganda · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900NR8TBMC9P91B16](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-baroda-uganda-limited-barbugka)
-   [Bank of India (Uganda) LTD BIC BKIDUGKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Uganda · Not on a tracked register · LEI 9845007E66TG7RF6E276](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-india-uganda-ltd-bkidugka)

[See every BIC in Uganda →](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ug#bics)

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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.

An institution is one entry in the directory: a BIC8 in Swift’s directory, or a firm on a tracked register that holds no BIC. Licences held by an institution with a BIC are shown on its page.

[Read the methodology →](https://elucidate.co/directory/methodology)

Credits for this page

-   **Ownership and group**—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.

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