Sweden · Financial institution
Avanza Bank AB
Avanza Bank AB is a Swedish banking company with its registered office in Stockholm. It is wholly owned by Avanza Bank Holding AB (publ), whose shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. The bank operates the Avanza digital platform for savings and investment. The platform offers securities trading, fund savings, savings accounts, margin lending and mortgages to private and corporate customers in Sweden. In July 2026 the boards of the group companies decided that the bank will absorb Sigmastocks AB by merger.
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.
European registers
ECB · monetary financial institutions
List as at 2026-09-25
- Category
- Credit institution
- Minimum reserves
- Not on the ECB reserve list
- Listed as
- Avanza Bank AB
- RIAD code
- SE5565735668
ESMA · MiFID II register
Register as at 2026-09-28
| Entry | Competent authority | Authorised | Services or instruments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investment services (MiFID II) | Finansinspektionen (FI) | 2007-11-01 | A1 A2 A3 A4 A7 |
Service codes follow MiFID II Annex I: A for investment services, B for ancillary services. Hover a code for its meaning.
Entries are matched on the LEI. Each register is quoted as its publisher lists it.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- AVANSESXXXX 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 AVANSESX 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
- None: head-office BIC only
- BIC first registered
- 2016-12-27
- Last updated
- 2022-02-14
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Ownership
Group subsidiary
100% Avanza Bank Holding AB (publ)
Institution type
Digital bank
Trades as Avanza
- Ownership
- Avanza Bank Holding AB (publ), listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, holds 100% of the bank.
- Direct parent
- Avanza Bank Holding AB (publ), Sweden 100%
- Head office
- Regeringsgatan 103, 111 39 Stockholm, Sweden
- Company register
- 556573-5668, Bolagsverket (Swedish Companies Registration Office)
Business lines
The bank serves the group's digital platform. Its services are securities brokerage, deposits and savings accounts, margin lending, mortgages for Private Banking customers and corporate finance services, sold online to customers in Sweden.
Online
- Websites & references
- avanza.se ↗
investors.avanza.se ↗ group investor relations and corporate site (Avanza Bank Holding AB)
career.avanza.se ↗ careers site
blogg.avanza.se ↗ news blog
Wikipedia ↗ group article - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗ · YouTube ↗
Sources · 13 pages consulted
- investors.avanza.se/files/mfn/bec572f7-2a0c-4659-a0e0-c6b1214b997f/avanza-bank-holding-ab-publ-interim-report
- investors.avanza.se/en/corporate-governance/group-management/composition-of-group-management/
- investors.avanza.se/en/corporate-governance/board-of-directors/composition-of-the-board/
- investors.avanza.se/en/ir/financial-statistics/balance-sheets/
- investors.avanza.se/en/ir/reports/annual-and-interim-reports/avanza-bank-holding-ab-publ-interim-report-janua
- investors.avanza.se/en/ir/reports/capital-adequacy/
- investors.avanza.se/files/pdf/Arsredosvisningar/AvanzaBankAB_AR2019_Slutlig.pdf
- investors.avanza.se/files/Kallelse2024/Ersattningsrapport_2023.pdf
- avanza.se/kundservice.html/706/hur-gor-jag-en-insattning-i-utlandsk-valuta/6194573c-4802-4193-8219-
- avanza.se/
- sverigesradio.se/artikel/efter-avslojandet-avanza-ska-betala-sanktionsavgift-pa-15-miljoner
- investors.avanza.se/en/media/press/
- allabolag.se/5565735668/avanza-bank-ab
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
-
Gustaf Unger
CEO
- Chair
-
Sven Hagströmer
Chairman of the Board (Avanza Bank Holding AB (publ))
- Chief financial officer
-
Jonas Svärling
CFO
- Executive
-
Teresa Schechter
Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
- Executive
-
Jesper Bonnivier
Chief Operations Officer (COO)
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Sweden
- Finansinspektionen (Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority) Prudential supervisorAML supervisorConduct
- Sweden
- Sveriges Riksbank Central bank
- Sweden
- Riksgälden (Swedish National Debt Office) Resolution
Recent events 1 enforcement or investigation item
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
-
Merger / acquisition
The group boards decided that the bank will acquire Sigmastocks AB from its parent and absorb it by merger.
investors.avanza.se ↗ -
Other
The group announced its expansion into Denmark through a branch, with the launch planned for the second half of 2027.
investors.avanza.se ↗ -
Leadership
Jesper Bonnivier became COO on 15 March 2026 and left his role as CEO of Avanza Fonder.
investors.avanza.se ↗ -
Leadership
Jonas Svärling became CFO on 2 January 2026, following the departure of the previous COO in late 2025.
investors.avanza.se ↗ -
Enforcement
The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) fined the bank SEK 15 million over personal data transferred to Meta through a pixel.
sverigesradio.se ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- AVANSESXXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- AVANBank
- SECountry · Sweden
- SXLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 5493009VJC01E4H6HH77
- 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.
- National bank code
- Clearingnummer 9550-9564 + 1 more
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
- Sweden · Europe & Central Asia
- 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
- Avanza Bank Holding AB · Sweden549300MBWR5H8SIJLE03 ↗
The Avanza Bank Holding AB group has 2 institutions in the directory, in 1 country: all hold a BIC.
Including Avanza Bank Holding AB.
See the Avanza Bank Holding AB group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- REGERINGGSGATAN 103 STOCKHOLM
- Operational address
- REGERINGGSGATAN 103
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>AVANSESXXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>5493009VJC01E4H6HH77</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>AVANSESXXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>5493009VJC01E4H6HH77</LEI>
<Nm>AVANZA BANK AB</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<Ctry>SE</Ctry>
<AdrLine>REGERINGGSGATAN 103 STOCKHOLM</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>Swift’s two address fields do not agree on a town, so the full record gives the address as address lines only.
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.
National bank codes
Clearingnummer · Sweden
2 codes file of 2026-08-06 · ISO 20022 clearing system code SESBA
| Code | Routes to BIC | Name in the national file |
|---|---|---|
| 9550-9564 | AVANSESX | Avanza Bank |
| 9565-9569 | AVANSESX | Avanza Bank |
Each code shows the name in the national file. Smaller banks often route through a central institution’s BIC. A code can therefore belong to a different bank than the one on this page.
Network
Correspondent banking
The bank publishes 1 account at other banks.
- Own offices
- Correspondent banks: it holds accounts there
Hover over a branch, account or group to see its details
Correspondent accounts
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
1 account at other banks, for incoming customer deposits from foreign banks (credited in SEK), as the bank publishes them: avanza.se ↗
| Currency | Correspondent | BIC | Account | Directory check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | SEB Sweden | ESSESESS | 5565-10 155 66 (IBAN SE4250000000055651015566) | Matches the Swift directory |
A customer-service FAQ on deposits from foreign banks. It says incoming payments from abroad are made via Avanza's account at SEB and are credited to the customer in SEK. It gives a single account with a BIC. The page is rendered by script and returned no text when fetched, so the details come from the indexed page text. No separate SSI or correspondent-bank list was found. The account currency is not stated. Each correspondent BIC is checked against the Swift directory: a BIC missing from it, or registered to a differently named bank, may be a typo or out of date. Confirm settlement instructions with the bank before relying on them.
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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 →Credits for this page
- National bank codes—Sweden (Source: Bankinfrastruktur i Sverige AB (BSAB)).
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, leadership, regulators and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the institution's own website and reports, regulators, company registers and news. Figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
- European registers—Source: European Central Bank (ECB), list of monetary financial institutions and list of institutions subject to minimum reserves. Source: European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), MiFID II/MiFIR register (investment firms, trading venues, systematic internalisers, data reporting services providers). Matched on LEI by Elucidate.
- Images—logos and photos from Wikimedia Commons (credited with their author and licence) or from the institution's own website, where Wikimedia has none. Elucidate keeps a copy of each; the links lead to the source and the original image. Gustaf Unger: investors.avanza.se (official website) · original; Sven Hagströmer: investors.avanza.se (official website) · original; Jonas Svärling: investors.avanza.se (official website) · original; Teresa Schechter: investors.avanza.se (official website) · original; Jesper Bonnivier: investors.avanza.se (official website) · original.
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