United Kingdom · Credit institution
Bank of Communications CO. Ltd. London Branch
Legal name in the LEI record交通银行股份有限公司
Licences and registrations
Held by the legal entity, not by this BIC
This BIC is mapped to LEI 549300AX1UM10U30HK09 (交通银行股份有限公司) in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. The legal entity’s page is Bank of Communications, CO. Ltd. (COMMCNSH). 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 Communications (BoCom)
- 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
- 1 of 5 · extra capital buffer 1.0% of risk-weighted assets
- On the list since
- 2023
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- COMMGB3LXXX 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 COMMGB3L 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
- 2016-08-06
- Last updated
- 2022-02-14
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- COMMGB3LXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- COMMBank
- GBCountry · United Kingdom
- 3LLocation
- 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.
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
- United Kingdom · Europe & Central Asia
- FSB G-SIB list
- Bucket 1 of 5 list of 2025
- 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
- Founded
- 1908
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 Communications (BoCom) bucket 1 · 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 Communications Co.,Ltd group has 25 institutions in the directory, in 20 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including Bank of Communications (Luxembourg) S.A., Bank of Communications (Luxembourg) S.A., Bank of Communications CO., Ltd., Bank of Communications CO., Ltd. Johannesburg Branch, Bank of Communications CO., Ltd. Luxembourg Branch.
See the Bank of Communications Co.,Ltd group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- 1 BARTHOLOMEW LANE FLOOR 4 LONDON EC2N 2AX UNITED KINGDOM
- Operational address
- 1 BARTHOLOMEW LANE FLOOR 4 LONDON LONDON EC2N 2AX UNITED KINGDOM
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>COMMGB3LXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>549300AX1UM10U30HK09</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>COMMGB3LXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>549300AX1UM10U30HK09</LEI>
<Nm>BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS CO. LTD. LONDON BRANCH</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>LONDON</TwnNm>
<Ctry>GB</Ctry>
<AdrLine>1 BARTHOLOMEW LANE FLOOR 4 LONDON EC2N 2AX</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.
About
From Wikidata, matched on this institution's BIC or LEI
- Founded
- 1908
- Headquarters
- Bocom Financial Towers
- Website
- bankcomm.com ↗
- Wikipedia
- Bank of Communications ↗
- Wikidata
- Q806680 ↗
Network
Correspondent banking
Qingdao Rural Commercial Bank Corporation (Formerly Huafeng Rural Cooperative Bank of Qingdao) publishes 1 account held with this bank.
- Own offices
- Respondent banks: they hold accounts here
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Respondent banks
From the correspondent lists other banks publish
Qingdao Rural Commercial Bank Corporation (Formerly Huafeng Rural Cooperative Bank of Qingdao) publishes 1 account held with this bank.
| Currency | Respondent bank | Held at | Account | Purpose | Published in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP | Qingdao Rural Commercial Bank Corporation (Formerly Huafeng Rural Cooperative Bank of Qingdao) China | COMMGB3L | — | inbound GBP remittances (intermediary bank) | qrcb.com.cn ↗ dated 13 Dec 2021 |
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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.
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- 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.
- 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: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · original.
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