--- title: "Bank of Ceylon SWIFT/BIC code BCEYIN5MXXX · India | Elucidate" description: "SWIFT/BIC code BCEYIN5MXXX for Bank of Ceylon, India. Head-office BIC, LEI 254900QP6R03LS83RQ52, addresses and Swift connectivity." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-ceylon-bceyin5m --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [India](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/in) 3. Bank of Ceylon India · Financial institution # Bank of Ceylon BIC **BCEYIN5MXXX** LEI **[254900QP6R03LS83RQ52](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/254900QP6R03LS83RQ52)** Licence no. **Not on a tracked register** Connected to Swift Swift GPI live member Head-office BIC only [Group: Bank of Ceylon](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/254900QP6R03LS83RQ52) [Claim this profile](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-ceylon-bceyin5m#claim) ## Licences and registrations Held by the legal entity, not by this BIC This BIC is mapped to LEI 254900QP6R03LS83RQ52 (Bank of Ceylon) in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. The legal entity’s page is [Bank of Ceylon (BCEYLKLX)](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-ceylon-bceylklx). None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers. Licences belong to the legal entity. Each applies in the country of the regulator that granted it, not to every BIC that carries the LEI. ## Swift network Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory - **BIC:** BCEYIN5MXXX head office - **Connection to Swift:** Connected to Swift - **Swift GPI:** Live member - **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 - **Other BICs with this LEI:** [BCEYLKLX](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-ceylon-bceylklx) · [BCEYMVMV](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-ceylon-bceymvmv) · [BCEYSCSC](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-ceylon-seychelles-branch-bceyscsc) - **BIC first registered:** 1996-06-01 - **Last updated:** 2022-02-14 ## Identifiers Head-office record - **BIC:** BCEYIN5MXXX - **How the BIC breaks down:** 1. BCEY Bank 2. IN Country · India 3. 5M Location 4. XXX Branch · head office - **Branch description:** CHENNAI BRANCH - **LEI:** [254900QP6R03LS83RQ52](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-ceylon-bceylklx) - **LEI record:** [View on GLEIF ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/254900QP6R03LS83RQ52) - **How the LEI was matched:** BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file. - **National bank code:** [IFSC BCEY0000001 + 2 more](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-ceylon-bceyin5m#bank-codes) ## Profile - **Type:** Financial institution - **Regulation:** Not on a tracked register - **Register licences:** None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers - **Country · region:** India · South 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 The Bank of Ceylon group has 5 institutions in the directory, in 5 countries: all hold a BIC. Including [Bank of Ceylon UK Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-ceylon-uk-limited-bceygb2l). [See the Bank of Ceylon group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/254900QP6R03LS83RQ52) Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control. ## Addresses - **Registered address:** NO.20/21, CASA MAJOR ROAD ZERAT GARDEN, 2ND LANE,EGMORE CHENNAI (MADRAS) 600008 INDIA - **Operational address:** 20/21 CASA MAJOR ROAD ZERAT GARDEN, 2ND LANE,EGMORE CHENNAI (MADRAS) CHENNAI (MADRAS) 600008 INDIA ## 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 BCEYIN5MXXX 254900QP6R03LS83RQ52 ``` ### 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 BCEYIN5MXXX 254900QP6R03LS83RQ52 BANK OF CEYLON CHENNAI MADRAS IN NO.20/21, CASA MAJOR ROAD ZERAT GARDEN, 2ND LANE EGMORE CHENNAI (MADRAS) 600008 ``` 3 national bank codes route to this BIC. The blocks add none, because the right one depends on the account. 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 ### IFSC · India 3 codes file of 2026-09-01 · ISO 20022 clearing system code INFSC | Code | Routes to BIC | Name in the national file | City | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | BCEY0000001 | BCEYIN5MXXX | Bank of Ceylon | CHENNAI | | BCEY0CHEN01 | BCEYIN5MXXX | Bank of Ceylon | CHENNAI | | BCEY0NEFTSC | BCEYIN5MXXX | Bank of Ceylon | CHENNAI | 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. ## Related institutions ### Legal entity - [Bank of Ceylon BIC BCEYLKLX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Sri Lanka · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900QP6R03LS83RQ52](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-ceylon-bceylklx) The page that carries this LEI’s licences and group facts. ### Same legal entity - [Bank of Ceylon BIC BCEYMVMV Financial institution Not on a tracked register Maldives · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900QP6R03LS83RQ52](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-ceylon-bceymvmv) - [Bank of Ceylon, Seychelles Branch BIC BCEYSCSC Financial institution Not on a tracked register Seychelles · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900QP6R03LS83RQ52](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-ceylon-seychelles-branch-bceyscsc) Other BICs mapped to the same LEI. ### Subsidiaries in the directory - [Bank of Ceylon UK Limited BIC BCEYGB2L Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Kingdom · Not on a tracked register · LEI 213800DG2M8QX22U6P30](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-ceylon-uk-limited-bceygb2l) Entities that GLEIF records with this LEI as their direct parent. ### Largest institutions in India - [State Bank of India BIC SBININBB Financial institution Not on a tracked register India · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5493001JZ37UBBZF6L49](https://elucidate.co/directory/state-bank-of-india-sbininbb) - [Axis Bank Limited BIC AXISINBB Financial institution Not on a tracked register India · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300HVNWMJPOFVNI41](https://elucidate.co/directory/axis-bank-limited-axisinbb) - [Punjab National Bank BIC PUNBINBB Financial institution Not on a tracked register India · Not on a tracked register · LEI 335800LE3GBR6I412V82](https://elucidate.co/directory/punjab-national-bank-punbinbb) - [Bank of India BIC BKIDINBB Financial institution Not on a tracked register India · Not on a tracked register · LEI 21380058KMSRJIL8C294](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-india-bkidinbb) - [Bank of Baroda BIC BARBINBB Financial institution Not on a tracked register India · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300CQ6M9Q0TJEZR23](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-baroda-barbinbb) - [Canara Bank BIC CNRBINBB Financial institution Not on a tracked register India · Not on a tracked register · LEI 335800E4RH82Z8XC3C30](https://elucidate.co/directory/canara-bank-cnrbinbb) - [Union Bank of India BIC UBININBB Financial institution Not on a tracked register India · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5493000P4HD6132SQ711](https://elucidate.co/directory/union-bank-of-india-ubininbb) - [Indian Overseas Bank BIC IOBAINBB Financial institution Not on a tracked register India · Not on a tracked register · LEI 335800QFIPQ9AFX1CS84](https://elucidate.co/directory/indian-overseas-bank-iobainbb) [See every BIC in India →](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/in#bics) Claim this profile ## Work at Bank of Ceylon? Claim this page to have it marked as verified by the bank, and to send us corrections. We verify every claim before anything changes on the page. 1. 01 **Submit** Tell us who you are, using your work email. 2. 02 **We verify** We check the email domain and confirm your role with the bank. This usually takes up to five business days. 3. 03 **Profile claimed** The page is marked as claimed and verified. You can send us corrections at any time. 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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