Luxembourg · Credit institution
Banque Internationale A Luxembourg S.A.
Legal name in the LEI recordBanque Internationale à Luxembourg
Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL) is a Luxembourg public limited company with its head office at 69, route d'Esch in Luxembourg. Legend Holdings Corporation of China holds 89.98% and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg holds 9.998%. The bank offers retail, private, corporate and institutional banking, as well as treasury and financial market services. It operates a Swiss private banking subsidiary, a Paris branch and a representative office in Beijing. It was founded in 1856 and was part of the Dexia group until 2012. Legend Holdings acquired its majority stake in July 2018.
Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers. It is on the ECB list of supervised entities (see Regulatory status): that is banking supervision, not a licence on a tracked register.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
Regulatory status
ECB banking supervision
List of supervised entities as of 2026-07-01
- Classification
- Significant institution
- Supervisor
- European Central Bank (direct supervision)
- Listed as
- Banque Internationale à Luxembourg S.A.
- Entity type
- Credit institution
- Supervisory group
- Heads its own group
- Why significant
- Size (Total assets EUR 30-50 bn)
European registers
ECB · monetary financial institutions
List as at 2026-09-25
- Category
- Credit institution
- Minimum reserves
- Subject to minimum reserves
- Listed as
- Banque Internationale à Luxembourg
- RIAD code
- LUB00002
ESMA · MiFID II register
Register as at 2026-09-28
| Entry | Competent authority | Authorised | Services or instruments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investment services (MiFID II) | Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) | 1856-03-08 | A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 |
| Systematic internaliser | Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) | 2019-10-02 | DERV |
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
- BILLLULLXXX 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 BILLLULL directly.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- SCT · SCT Inst · SDD Core · SDD B2B · VOP · T2 · TIPS · SIC
- Branch codes
- 2 branch codes
- BIC first registered
- 1977-07-18
- Last updated
- 2022-01-08
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Ownership
Group subsidiary
89.98% Legend Holdings Corporation
Institution type
Universal bank
Trades as BIL
- Standing
- In September 2026 the Financial Times reported that Legend Holdings had started a sale process for its stake of about 90%. According to the press, no transaction had been agreed by late September 2026.
- Ownership
- Legend Holdings Corporation holds 89.98% and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg holds 9.998%.
- Direct parent
- Legend Holdings Corporation ↗, China 89.98%
- Major shareholder
- Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 9.998% · 31 Dec 2025
- Head office
- 69, route d'Esch, L-2953 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Company register
- RCS Luxembourg B6307
- Former name
- Dexia Banque Internationale à Luxembourg
Business lines
According to its investor presentation, Luxembourg activities provided 85% of core operating revenues in 2025, and international wealth management provided the rest. For other banks it offers indirect TARGET2 and SEPA participation, custody and market services.
Online
- Websites & references
- bil.com ↗
bil.fr ↗ website of the Paris private banking branch (BIL France)
stayforacareer.com ↗ careers site linked from bil.com
Wikipedia ↗ - Official social accounts
- None found
Sources · 14 pages consulted
- bil.com/en/bil-group/the-bank/Pages/Governance.aspx
- bil.com/Documents/divers/Investor-Presentation.pdf
- bil.com/en/bil-group/investor-relations/Pages/index.aspx
- bil.com/en/BIL-group/the-bank/Pages/discover-BIL.aspx
- bil.com/en/BIL-group/Pages/contact.aspx
- bil.com/en/Pages/index.aspx
- bil.com/en/institutional-banking/Pages/banks.aspx
- bil.com/en/bil-group/documentation/Pages/financial-reports.aspx
- bil.com/en/bil-group/pressroom/news/Pages/bil-delivers-strong-2025-financial-results.aspx
- bil.com/en/bil-group/pressroom/news/Pages/financing-transformation-how-bil-is-building-tomorrow-w
- paperjam.lu/article/bil-de-premieres-offres-seraient-attendues-fin-septembre
- lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/la-bil-a-vendre-pour-plus-de-25-milliards-deuros/
- finews.com/news/english-news/73673-bil-suisse-banque-internationale-a-luxembourg-sale-legend-holding
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banque_Internationale_%C3%A0_Luxembourg
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
-
Jeffrey Dentzer
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
- Chair
-
Marcel Leyers
Chair of the Board of Directors
- Chief financial officer
-
Melanie Babb
Chief Financial Officer
- Executive
-
Jing Li
Vice-Chair, Legend Holdings Representative
- Executive
-
Jérôme Nèble
Chief Risk Officer
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- European Union
- European Central Bank Prudential supervisor
- Luxembourg
- Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier Prudential supervisorAML supervisorConductResolution
- Luxembourg
- Banque centrale du Luxembourg Central bank
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
-
Other
The Financial Times reported that Legend Holdings had launched a sale process for its stake of about 90% in the bank.
lequotidien.lu ↗ -
Leadership
Min Ning, Chairman of Legend Holdings, joined the Board of Directors as a Legend Holdings representative.
bil.com ↗ -
Leadership
Melanie Babb became Chief Financial Officer and joined the Executive Committee.
bil.com ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
The bank completed the sale of its subsidiary BIL Manage Invest S.A. to Waystone Group on 30 September 2025.
bil.com ↗ -
Leadership
Jeffrey Dentzer became Chief Executive Officer and his predecessor Marcel Leyers became Chair of the Board.
bil.com ↗
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
- BILLLULLXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- BILLBank
- LUCountry · Luxembourg
- LLLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 9CZ7TVMR36CYD5TZBS50
- 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 codes
- IID (BC-Nummer) 89136 · IBAN bank code 002
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 (ECB list)Prudentially supervised, according to the ECB list of supervised entities (as at 2026-07-01). This is banking supervision, not a licence on a tracked register.
- 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
- Luxembourg · Europe & Central Asia
- Banking supervision
- Significant · supervised by the ECB as of 2026-07-01
- Trading venues (MIC)
- Operates MIC BILU 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.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
- Direct parent
- Legend Holdings Corporation · China5299003ONUYCE70HZ185 ↗
The Legend Holdings Corporation group has 2 institutions in the directory, in 2 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including Banque Internationale A Luxembourg (Suisse) SA.
See the Legend Holdings Corporation group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- 69 ROUTE D'ESCH LUXEMBOURG 2953 LUXEMBOURG
- Operational address
- 69 ROUTE D'ESCH LUXEMBOURG 2953 LUXEMBOURG LUXEMBOURG
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 and its CHBCC clearing code
- 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>BILLLULLXXX</BICFI>
<ClrSysMmbId>
<ClrSysId>
<Cd>CHBCC</Cd>
</ClrSysId>
<MmbId>89136</MmbId>
</ClrSysMmbId>
<LEI>9CZ7TVMR36CYD5TZBS50</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>BILLLULLXXX</BICFI>
<ClrSysMmbId>
<ClrSysId>
<Cd>CHBCC</Cd>
</ClrSysId>
<MmbId>89136</MmbId>
</ClrSysMmbId>
<LEI>9CZ7TVMR36CYD5TZBS50</LEI>
<Nm>BANQUE INTERNATIONALE A LUXEMBOURG S.A.</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>LUXEMBOURG</TwnNm>
<Ctry>LU</Ctry>
<AdrLine>69 ROUTE D'ESCH LUXEMBOURG 2953</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 | 2008-01-28 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Instant Credit TransferISO 20022 messages | 2020-09-01 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Direct Debit CoreISO 20022 messages | 2010-03-01 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Direct Debit Business-to-BusinessISO 20022 messages | 2012-04-01 | Head office | — |
| Verification of Payee | 2025-10-05 | Head office | — |
| T2 (Eurosystem real-time gross settlement)ISO 20022 messages | — | Head office | — |
| TIPS (TARGET Instant Payment Settlement)ISO 20022 messages | — | Head office | — |
| Swiss Interbank Clearing (SIC), Swiss franc real-time gross settlementISO 20022 messages | — | Head office | — |
SEPA dates are when the institution became ready for the scheme. The T2 list names direct participants only and gives no joining date. TIPS and SIX Bank Master 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.
The SIX Bank Master also lists participants outside Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BILU | BANQUE INTERNATIONALE A LUXEMBOURG S.A.BIL | Operating MIC | Systematic internaliser |
National bank codes
IID (BC-Nummer) · Switzerland
1 code file of 2026-09-28 · ISO 20022 clearing system code CHBCC
| Code | Routes to BIC | Name in the national file | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89136 | BILLLULLXXX | Banque Internationale à Luxembourg SA | Luxembourg |
IBAN bank code · Luxembourg
1 code
| Code | Routes to BIC | Name in the national file |
|---|---|---|
| 002 | BILLLULL | Banque Internationale à Luxembourg |
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
Branch network
All 2 branch BICs connect to the head office. They are all in Luxembourg, and no function or registration year splits them further.
Hover over a branch or group to see its details
Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BILLLULLEMT | — | Luxembourg | 69 ROUTE D'ESCH LUXEMBOURG 2953 LUXEMBOURG LUXEMBOURG | — | 2026-06-13 |
| BILLLULLMMD | MONEY MARKET AND DERIVATIVES | Luxembourg | 69 ROUTE D'ESCH LUXEMBOURG 2953 LUXEMBOURG LUXEMBOURG | — | 2022-01-08 |
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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
- Payment schemes and systems—Source: European Payments Council (EPC) Registers of Participants; matched to BICs by Elucidate. Source: European Central Bank, List of T2 participants. Source: European Central Bank, List of TIPS participants and reachable parties. Source: SIX Interbank Clearing, Bank Master.
- Banking supervision—Source: European Central Bank, list of supervised entities.
- National bank codes—Switzerland (Source: SIX Interbank Clearing Bank Master), Luxembourg (Source: ABBL).
- 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. Logo: bil.com (official website) · original; Jeffrey Dentzer: bil.com (official website) · original; Marcel Leyers: bil.com (official website) · original; Melanie Babb: bil.com (official website) · original; Jing Li: bil.com (official website) · original; Jérôme Nèble: bil.com (official website) · original.
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