Italy · Credit institution
Bank of China,milan Branch
Legal name in the LEI record中国银行股份有限公司
Licences and registrations
Held by the legal entity, not by this BIC
This BIC is mapped to LEI 54930053HGCFWVHYZX42 (中国银行股份有限公司) in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. The legal entity’s page is Bank of China, Beijing (Head Office) (BKCHCNBJ). None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
The Swift name for this BIC differs from the legal name in GLEIF.
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.
Regulatory status
FSB · global systemically important banks
2025 list
- G-SIB
- Bank of China
- Relation
- Listed G-SIB entityThe entity the FSB names on its G-SIB list: the group’s holding company, or the bank itself where the group is a single bank.
- Bucket
- 2 of 5 · extra capital buffer 1.5% of risk-weighted assets
- On the list since
- 2011
European registers
ECB · monetary financial institutions
List as at 2026-09-25
- Category
- Credit institution
- Minimum reserves
- Subject to minimum reserves
- Listed as
- BANK OF CHINA LIMITED - FILIALE DI MILANO O IN FORMA ABBREVIATA BANK OF CHINA - FILIALE DI MILANO
- RIAD code
- IT0001292854901
- Head institution
- Bank of China Limited
Entries are matched on the LEI. Each register is quoted as its publisher lists it.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- BKCHITMMXXX 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 BKCHITMM directly.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- SCT · SCT Inst · VOP · TIPS
- Branch codes
- None: head-office BIC only
- BIC first registered
- 1998-09-05
- Last updated
- 2023-12-06
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- BKCHITMMXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- BKCHBank
- ITCountry · Italy
- MMLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- 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.
- UK overseas entity ID
- OE016890 ↗
Profile
- Type
- Credit institutionListed as a credit institution, or a branch of one, on the ECB’s list of supervised entities, or named as a bank on the Financial Stability Board’s G-SIB list, directly or as a G-SIB’s main operating bank. These are the only bank lists the directory tracks so far.
- Regulation
- Prudentially supervised (FSB G-SIB list)Prudentially supervised, according to the FSB 2025 G-SIB list. This is a designation, not a licence on a tracked register.
- Register licences
- None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers
- Country · region
- Italy · Europe & Central Asia
- FSB G-SIB list
- Bucket 2 of 5 list of 2025
- Banking supervision
- Not on the ECB's list of supervised entities as of 2026-07-01
- Trading venues (MIC)
- Operates MIC BOCF 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
- Founded
- 1912
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.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
- FSB G-SIB list
- Listed G-SIB entity · Bank of China bucket 2 · 2025 listThe entity the FSB names on its G-SIB list: the group’s holding company, or the bank itself where the group is a single bank.
The Bank of China Limited group has 73 institutions in the directory, in 54 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including Bank of China, Macau Branch, Bank of China (Europe) S.A. Brussels Branch, Bank of China ( Europe) S.A. Lisbon Branch-Sucursal Em Portugal, Bank of China (Europe) S.A., Bank of China (Europe) S.A. Athens Branch.
See the Bank of China Limited group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Registered beneficial owners
Companies House · overseas entity OE016890 ↗ · as at 9 October 2026
Companies House lists 1 registrable beneficial owner: 1 legal person.
| Name | Type | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Government of the People's Republic of China | Legal person · China | More than 25% of shares · More than 25% of votes · Can appoint or remove directors | 26 August 2004 |
Overseas entities that own land in the UK must register their beneficial owners with Companies House. The entity reports them itself. Elucidate has not verified them.
A registrable beneficial owner holds more than 25% of the shares or votes, can appoint or remove the board, or has significant influence or control. Dates of birth and addresses are not shown.
Matched on the entity’s legal name and country of incorporation in its LEI record.
See the beneficial owners at Companies House ↗Addresses
- Registered address
- VIA SANTA MARGHERITA 14/16 MILANO 20121 ITALY
- Operational address
- VIA SANTA MARGHERITA 14/16 MILANO 20121 MILANO ITALY
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>BKCHITMMXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>54930053HGCFWVHYZX42</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>BKCHITMMXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>54930053HGCFWVHYZX42</LEI>
<Nm>BANK OF CHINA,MILAN BRANCH</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>MILANO</TwnNm>
<Ctry>IT</Ctry>
<AdrLine>VIA SANTA MARGHERITA 14/16 MILANO 20121</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.
Payment schemes and systems
EPC registers of 2026-09-11 · ECB T2 list of 2026-07-02 · ECB TIPS list of 2026-09-01 · SIX Bank Master valid on 2026-09-28
| Scheme or system | Since | Registered with | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEPA Credit TransferISO 20022 messages | 2014-02-03 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Instant Credit TransferISO 20022 messages | 2025-01-06 | Head office | — |
| Verification of Payee | 2025-10-05 | Head office | — |
| TIPS (TARGET Instant Payment Settlement)ISO 20022 messages | — | Head office | — |
SEPA dates are when the institution became ready for the scheme. TIPS entries have no joining date.
An institution missing from T2 may still be reachable through an indirect participant. The ECB’s TIPS list does not separate participants from reachable parties. It includes institutions reachable in Swedish kronor as well as in euro.
“ISO 20022 messages” marks a scheme or system whose rulebook or operator specifies ISO 20022 for messages between participants.
Market identifiers
One trading venue or reporting service run under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
| MIC | Market | Kind | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOCF | BANK OF CHINA LIMITED - FRANKFURT BRANCH | Operating MIC | Systematic internaliser |
About
From Wikidata, matched on this institution's BIC or LEI
- Founded
- 1912
- Headquarters
- Xicheng District
- Website
- boc.cn ↗
- Employees
- 310,042 2015
- Total assets
- CNY 16.8T 2015
- Wikipedia
- Bank of China ↗
- Wikidata
- Q790068 ↗
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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.
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Payment schemes and systems—Source: European Payments Council (EPC) Registers of Participants; matched to BICs by Elucidate. Source: European Central Bank, List of TIPS participants and reachable parties.
- Wikidata—CC0, matched on the BIC or LEI recorded in Wikidata. It is community-edited, so check key facts.
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Registered beneficial owners—Companies House, Register of Overseas Entities · source ↗ as at 9 October 2026
- European registers—Source: European Central Bank (ECB), list of monetary financial institutions and list of institutions subject to minimum reserves. 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. Logo: Bank of China Limited · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · original.
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