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title: "Bankmed,sal SWIFT/BIC code MEDLLBBXXXX · Lebanon | Elucidate"
description: "SWIFT/BIC code MEDLLBBXXXX for Bankmed,sal, Lebanon. Head-office BIC, LEI 21380033UO9CD6G1C848, addresses and Swift connectivity."
url: https://elucidate.co/directory/bankmed-sal-medllbbx
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Lebanon · Financial institution
# Bankmed,sal
Legal name in the LEI record بنك البحر المتوسط ش.م.ل
Bankmed SAL is a Lebanese joint-stock bank with its head office at Bankmed Center, Clemenceau Street, Beirut. It is registered with the Commercial Register of Beirut under No. 5261 and is No. 22 on the Banque du Liban list of banks. According to the bank, it is owned by GroupMed Holding SAL. It was established in 1944 and provides consumer, business, treasury and investment services.
BIC **MEDLLBBXXXX** LEI **[21380033UO9CD6G1C848](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/21380033UO9CD6G1C848)** Licence no. **Not on a tracked register** Connected to Swift Head-office BIC only [Group: Bankmed S.A.L](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/21380033UO9CD6G1C848) [Claim this profile](https://elucidate.co/directory/bankmed-sal-medllbbx#claim)
## Licences and registrations
Held by the legal entity, not by this BIC
This BIC is mapped to LEI 21380033UO9CD6G1C848 (بنك البحر المتوسط ش.م.ل) in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. The legal entity’s page is [Bankmed SAL, Iraq (MEDLIQBA)](https://elucidate.co/directory/bankmed-sal-iraq-medliqba). 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.
## Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- **BIC:** MEDLLBBXXXX 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:** None: head-office BIC only
- **Other BICs with this LEI:** [MEDLIQBA](https://elucidate.co/directory/bankmed-sal-iraq-medliqba) · [MEDLCY21](https://elucidate.co/directory/bankmed-sal-cyprus-medlcy21) · [MEDLAEAD](https://elucidate.co/directory/bankmed-sal-dubai-medlaead)
- **BIC first registered:** 1994-06-06
- **Last updated:** 2018-04-14
## Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/bankmed-sal-medllbbx#overview-sources)
Total assets
USD 19bn
Group · 31 Dec 2018 · [annual report ↗](https://www.bankmed.com.lb/content/about/highlights.aspx)
Employees
507
headcount · This entity · 29 Sep 2026 · [source ↗](https://www.bankmed.com.lb/content/about/bank-profile.aspx)
Ownership
Group subsidiary
GroupMed Holding SAL
Institution type
Commercial bank
Trades as Bankmed
- **Standing:** Bankmed reports one overseas branch, in the Dubai International Financial Centre. Since 7 March 2021 the Dubai Financial Services Authority has restricted that branch from soliciting new business or entering into new transactions.
- **Ownership:** The bank names GroupMed Holding SAL as its owner, and GroupMed also sits on its board of directors.
- **Direct parent:** GroupMed Holding SAL, Lebanon
- **Head office:** Bankmed Center, 482 Clemenceau Street, 2022 9302 Beirut, Lebanon
- **Company register:** Commercial Register of Beirut No. 5261; Banque du Liban list of banks No. 22
- **Former name:** Banque de la Méditerranée S.A.L.
### Business lines
- Retail banking
- Corporate banking
- SME banking
- Cards
- Markets & trading
- Brokerage
- Trade finance
Bankmed's website is organised into business, consumer and investor services. It lists 20 local branches, 65 local ATMs and one overseas branch in Dubai.
### Online
- **Websites & references:** [bankmed.com.lb ↗](https://www.bankmed.com.lb/) [onlinebanking.bankmed.com.lb ↗](https://onlinebanking.bankmed.com.lb/) online banking portal [ekyc.bankmed.com.lb ↗](https://ekyc.bankmed.com.lb/) e-KYC onboarding portal [bankmedyouthprogram.com ↗](https://www.bankmedyouthprogram.com/) youth programme site [Wikipedia ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankmed)
- **Official social accounts:** [X ↗](http://twitter.com/bankmedleb) · [Facebook ↗](https://www.facebook.com/bankmedleb) · [Instagram ↗](https://instagram.com/bankmedleb/) · [YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6fTZWxD6ISOg6mlA0DV5WQ/feed)
Sources · 11 pages consulted
1. [bankmed.com.lb/](https://www.bankmed.com.lb/)
2. [bankmed.com.lb/content/about/bank-profile.aspx](https://www.bankmed.com.lb/content/about/bank-profile.aspx)
3. [bankmed.com.lb/content/corporate-governance/executive-management.aspx](https://www.bankmed.com.lb/content/corporate-governance/executive-management.aspx)
4. [bankmed.com.lb/content/corporate-governance/board-of-directors.aspx](https://www.bankmed.com.lb/content/corporate-governance/board-of-directors.aspx)
5. [bankmed.com.lb/content/about/highlights.aspx](https://www.bankmed.com.lb/content/about/highlights.aspx)
6. [bankmed.com.lb/content/news/detail.aspx?subsid=266&cid=100](https://www.bankmed.com.lb/content/news/detail.aspx?subsid=266&cid=100)
7. [bankmed.com.lb/content/news/detail.aspx?subsid=268&cid=98](https://www.bankmed.com.lb/content/news/detail.aspx?subsid=268&cid=98)
8. [dfsa.ae/public-register/firms/bankmed-sal](https://www.dfsa.ae/public-register/firms/bankmed-sal)
9. [almodon.com/politics/2025/08/21/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%82-%D9%85%](https://www.almodon.com/politics/2025/08/21/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%82-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86-%D8%A3%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%AA-%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%9F)
10. [yasour.org/730940](https://www.yasour.org/730940)
11. [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankmed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankmed)
## Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/bankmed-sal-medllbbx#overview-sources)
- **Chief executive:** Michel Accad Executive General Manager Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [bankmed.com.lb ↗](https://www.bankmed.com.lb/content/corporate-governance/executive-management.aspx)
- **Chair:** Raya Haffar El Hassan Chairman Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [bankmed.com.lb ↗](https://www.bankmed.com.lb/content/corporate-governance/board-of-directors.aspx)
- **Chief financial officer:** Abdellatif Sidani AEGM - Chief Financial Officer Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [bankmed.com.lb ↗](https://www.bankmed.com.lb/content/corporate-governance/executive-management.aspx)
- **Executive:** Tania Moussallem AEGM - Chief Operating Officer Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [bankmed.com.lb ↗](https://www.bankmed.com.lb/content/corporate-governance/executive-management.aspx)
- **Executive:** Nadine Makhoul Chief Risk Officer Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [bankmed.com.lb ↗](https://www.bankmed.com.lb/content/corporate-governance/executive-management.aspx)
## Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/bankmed-sal-medllbbx#overview-sources)
- **Lebanon:** Banque du Liban Central bank Foreign exchange Other
- **Lebanon:** Banking Control Commission of Lebanon Prudential supervisor
- **Lebanon:** Special Investigation Commission AML supervisor
## Recent events 2 enforcement or investigation items
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/bankmed-sal-medllbbx#overview-sources)
1. Aug 2025
Investigation
The Cassation Public Prosecution questioned the bank's chair as a defendant over USD 5 million reported missing from client accounts and released her on a residence bond.
[almodon.com ↗](https://www.almodon.com/politics/2025/08/21/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%82-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86-%D8%A3%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%AA-%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%9F)
2. Jun 2025
Investigation
Beirut's acting first investigating judge heard the bank's chair as a witness in an inquiry into reported unauthorised withdrawals from a client's accounts.
[yasour.org ↗](https://www.yasour.org/730940)
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:** MEDLLBBXXXX
- **How the BIC breaks down:** 1. MEDL Bank 2. LB Country · Lebanon 3. BX Location 4. XXX Branch · head office
- **Branch description:** Not recorded in the directory
- **LEI:** [21380033UO9CD6G1C848](https://elucidate.co/directory/bankmed-sal-iraq-medliqba)
- **LEI record:** [View on GLEIF ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/21380033UO9CD6G1C848)
- **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 registers
- **Country · region:** Lebanon · Middle East & North 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:** Targeted listings only OFAC
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 Bankmed S.A.L group has 5 institutions in the directory, in 5 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including [Banque des Monts Blancs SA](https://elucidate.co/directory/banque-des-monts-blancs-sa-medschgg).
[See the Bankmed S.A.L group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/21380033UO9CD6G1C848)
Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
## Addresses
- **Registered address:** GROUP MEDITERRANEE BLDG. 482 RUE CLEMENCEAU RIAD EL SOLH KANTARI BEIRUT 2022 9302 11-348 LEBANON
- **Operational address:** GROUP MEDITERRANEE BUILDING 2022 CLEMENCEAU STREET KANTARI BEIRUT BEIRUT BEIRUT POB 11-348 LEBANON
## 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
MEDLLBBXXXX
21380033UO9CD6G1C848
```
### 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
MEDLLBBXXXX
21380033UO9CD6G1C848
BANKMED,SAL
BEIRUT
LB
GROUP MEDITERRANEE BLDG. 482 RUE CLEMENCEAU RIAD EL SOLH KANTARI
BEIRUT 2022 9302 11-348
```
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.
## Related institutions
### Legal entity
- [Bankmed SAL, Iraq BIC MEDLIQBA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Iraq · Not on a tracked register · LEI 21380033UO9CD6G1C848](https://elucidate.co/directory/bankmed-sal-iraq-medliqba)
The page that carries this LEI’s licences and group facts.
### Same legal entity
- [Bankmed SAL (Dubai) BIC MEDLAEAD Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Arab Emirates · Not on a tracked register · LEI 21380033UO9CD6G1C848](https://elucidate.co/directory/bankmed-sal-dubai-medlaead)
- [Bankmed SAL - Cyprus BIC MEDLCY21 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Cyprus · Not on a tracked register · LEI 21380033UO9CD6G1C848](https://elucidate.co/directory/bankmed-sal-cyprus-medlcy21)
Other BICs mapped to the same LEI.
### Subsidiaries in the directory
- [Banque des Monts Blancs SA BIC MEDSCHGG Financial institution Not on a tracked register Switzerland · Not on a tracked register · LEI 213800KDCV1AH1O9J481](https://elucidate.co/directory/banque-des-monts-blancs-sa-medschgg)
Entities that GLEIF records with this LEI as their direct parent.
### Largest institutions in Lebanon
- [Arab Bank PLC BIC ARABLBB1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/arab-bank-plc-arablbb1)
- [Banque du Liban BIC BDLCLBBX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300CRG6KNLZMYZH16](https://elucidate.co/directory/banque-du-liban-bdlclbbx)
- [Banque Misr Liban S.A.L. Head Office BIC BMISLBB1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/banque-misr-liban-s-a-l-head-office-bmislbb1)
- [Arab Bank PLC BIC ARABLBBX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5493001JH4LYPQTBQP79](https://elucidate.co/directory/arab-bank-plc-arablbbx)
- [Al Baraka Bank S.A.L. BIC ALCVLBBE Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · LEI 558600V2UPALWRZJ1D15](https://elucidate.co/directory/al-baraka-bank-s-a-l-alcvlbbe)
- [Am Bank S.A.L. BIC MABALBBE Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/am-bank-s-a-l-mabalbbe)
- [Arab African International Bank BIC ARAILBBE Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900KNEQNIQTV1JP37](https://elucidate.co/directory/arab-african-international-bank-arailbbe)
- [Areeba SAL BIC AEEBLBBE Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/areeba-sal-aeeblbbe)
[See every BIC in Lebanon →](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/lb#bics)
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Sources & method
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