--- title: "BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV SWIFT/BIC code BPOTBEB1XXX · Belgium | Elucidate" description: "Significant institution directly supervised by the ECB. SWIFT/BIC code BPOTBEB1XXX for BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV, Belgium. 1 branch BIC." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-fortis-sa-nv-bpotbeb1 --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [Belgium](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/be) 3. BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV ![BNP PARIBAS FORTIS SA/NV logo](https://elucidate.co/images/banks/84/84bddb088a3ba80e.webp) Belgium · Credit institution # BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV Legal name in the LEI record BNP Paribas Fortis ECB · Single Supervisory Mechanism Directly supervised by the ECB Total assets above EUR 1,000 bn Group: BNP Paribas S.A. BIC **BPOTBEB1XXX** LEI **[KGCEPHLVVKVRZYO1T647](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/KGCEPHLVVKVRZYO1T647)** Licence no. **Not on a tracked register** Passive participant (no connection) [In a G-SIB group · BNP Paribas](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-fortis-sa-nv-bpotbeb1#group) [ECB significant institution](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-fortis-sa-nv-bpotbeb1#regulatory) Market operator · MIC **BNPF** [**1** branch code](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-fortis-sa-nv-bpotbeb1#branches) [Group: BNP Paribas](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83) [Claim this profile](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-fortis-sa-nv-bpotbeb1#claim) ## Licences and registrations Held by the legal entity, not by this BIC This BIC is mapped to LEI KGCEPHLVVKVRZYO1T647 (BNP Paribas Fortis) in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. The legal entity’s page is [BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV (GEBABEBB)](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-fortis-sa-nv-gebabebb). 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. ## Regulatory status ### FSB · global systemically important banks 2025 list - **G-SIB:** BNP Paribas - **Relation:** In a G-SIB groupGLEIF records a G-SIB entity as this legal entity’s ultimate parent. The bucket applies to the group, and membership does not make this entity a bank. - **Bucket:** 2 of 5 · extra capital buffer 1.5% of risk-weighted assets - **On the list since:** 2011 ### ECB banking supervision List of supervised entities as of 2026-07-01 - **Classification:** Significant institution - **Supervisor:** European Central Bank (direct supervision) - **Listed as:** BNP Paribas Fortis SA ; BNP Paribas Fortis NV - **Entity type:** Credit institution - **Supervised group (ECB):** [BNP Paribas S.A. →](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-bnpafrpp) - **Why significant:** Size (Total assets above EUR 1,000 bn) ## European registers ### ECB · monetary financial institutions List as at 2026-09-25 - **Category:** Credit institution - **Minimum reserves:** Subject to minimum reserves - **Listed as:** BNP Paribas Fortis - **RIAD code:** BE0403199702 ### ESMA · MiFID II register Register as at 2026-09-28 | Entry | Competent authority | Authorised | Services or instruments | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Investment services (MiFID II) | National Bank of Belgium | 1993-04-19 | A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 B1 B2 B3 B4 | | Systematic internaliser | Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) | 2018-01-03 | BOND DERV ETFS SDRV | 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:** BPOTBEB1XXX head office - **Connection to Swift:** Passive participant (no connection) - **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:** [1 branch code](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-fortis-sa-nv-bpotbeb1#branches) - **Other BICs with this LEI:** [GEBABEBB](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-fortis-sa-nv-gebabebb) · [GEBACN21](https://elucidate.co/directory/fortis-bank-s-a-n-v-guangzhou-branch-gebacn21) - **BIC first registered:** 1996-03-02 - **Last updated:** 2024-04-10 ## Identifiers Head-office record - **BIC:** BPOTBEB1XXX - **How the BIC breaks down:** 1. BPOT Bank 2. BE Country · Belgium 3. B1 Location · passive 4. XXX Branch · head office - **Branch description:** Not recorded in the directory - **LEI:** [KGCEPHLVVKVRZYO1T647](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-fortis-sa-nv-gebabebb) - **LEI record:** [View on GLEIF ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/KGCEPHLVVKVRZYO1T647) - **How the LEI was matched:** BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file. ## Profile - **Type:** Credit institution - **Regulation:** Prudentially supervised (ECB list) - **Register licences:** None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers - **Country · region:** Belgium · Europe & Central Asia - **FSB G-SIB list:** [In a G-SIB group · BNP Paribas](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-fortis-sa-nv-bpotbeb1#regulatory) list of 2025 - **Banking supervision:** [Significant · supervised by the ECB](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-fortis-sa-nv-bpotbeb1#regulatory) as of 2026-07-01 - **Trading venues (MIC):** [Operates MIC BNPF](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-fortis-sa-nv-bpotbeb1#markets) 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:** 1990 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:** [BNP Paribas](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-bnpafrpp) · France[R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83) - **FSB G-SIB list:** [In a G-SIB group · BNP Paribas](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83) bucket 2 · 2025 list GLEIF records a G-SIB entity as this legal entity’s ultimate parent. The bucket applies to the group, and membership does not make this entity a bank. The BNP Paribas group has 140 institutions in the directory, in 63 countries: 136 hold a BIC and 4 do not. Including [BNP Paribas](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-bnpafrpp), [Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SPA](https://elucidate.co/directory/banca-nazionale-del-lavoro-spa-bnliitrr), [BNP Paribas](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-bnpaus3n), [BNP Paribas Financial Markets](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-financial-markets-bnabfrpp), [BNP Paribas London Branch](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-london-branch-bnpagb22). [See the BNP Paribas group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83) Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control. ## Addresses - **Registered address:** RUE MONTAGNE DU PARC 3 BRUXELLES 1000 BELGIUM - **Operational address:** RUE MONTAGNE DU PARC 3 BRUSSELS 1000 BRUSSELS BELGIUM ## 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+:** Debtor agent, creditor agent or an intermediary agent ### CBPR+ For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known ```xml BPOTBEB1XXX KGCEPHLVVKVRZYO1T647 ``` ### 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 BPOTBEB1XXX KGCEPHLVVKVRZYO1T647 BNP PARIBAS FORTIS SA/NV BE RUE MONTAGNE DU PARC 3 BRUXELLES 1000 ``` This BIC is not connected to Swift. Messages reach the institution through a correspondent bank, so it cannot be the instructing or instructed agent. Swift’s two address fields do not agree on a town, so the full record gives the address as address lines only. 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. ## Market identifiers One trading venue or reporting service run under this LEI list of 2026-09-17 | MIC | Market | Kind | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | BNPF | BNP PARIBAS FORTIS SA/NVBNPPF SI | Operating MIC | Systematic internaliser | ## About From Wikidata, matched on this institution's BIC or LEI - **Founded:** 1990 - **Headquarters:** Brussels - **Website:** [bnpparibasfortis.com ↗](http://www.bnpparibasfortis.com/) - **Parent organisation:** [BNP Paribas ↗](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q499707) - **Wikipedia:** [BNP Paribas Fortis ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNP_Paribas_Fortis) - **Wikidata:** [Q796827 ↗](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q796827) ## Network ### Branch codes | BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [BPOTBEB1ISA](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-fortis-sa-nv-bpotbeb1-isa) | RESTRICTED USE | Brussels | RUE MONTAGNE DU PARC 3 BRUSSELS 1000 BRUSSELS BELGIUM | [KGCEPHLVVKVRZYO1T647](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/KGCEPHLVVKVRZYO1T647) | 2024-04-10 | [See every BIC in Belgium →](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/be#bics) ## Related institutions ### Legal entity - [BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV BIC GEBABEBB Credit institution Prudential licence Belgium · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI KGCEPHLVVKVRZYO1T647](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-fortis-sa-nv-gebabebb) The page that carries this LEI’s licences and group facts. ### Same legal entity - [Fortis Bank S.A./N.V. Guangzhou Branch BIC GEBACN21 Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI KGCEPHLVVKVRZYO1T647](https://elucidate.co/directory/fortis-bank-s-a-n-v-guangzhou-branch-gebacn21) Other BICs mapped to the same LEI. ### Subsidiaries in the directory - [Axepta BNP Paribas Benelux No BIC Payments & e-money Prudential licence Belgium · Licensed by National Bank of Belgium · 0719319138 (EBA-PSD2) · LEI 5299009V7WUI7MHSD945](https://elucidate.co/directory/axepta-bnp-paribas-benelux-c0e01ca5eca5) - [Bgl BNP Paribas BIC BGLLLULL Credit institution Prudential licence Luxembourg · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI UAIAINAJ28P30E5GWE37](https://elucidate.co/directory/bgl-bnp-paribas-bglllull) Entities that GLEIF records with this LEI as their direct parent. ### Same group - [Sagip S.A. (S.A. de Gestion, D' Investissement et de Participation) BIC BNPABEBS Financial institution Not on a tracked register Belgium · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300QM6V6MTI1RS734](https://elucidate.co/directory/sagip-s-a-s-a-de-gestion-d-investissement-et-de-participation-bnpabebs) - [BNP Paribas BIC BNPAFRPP Credit institution Prudential licence France · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-bnpafrpp) - [Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SPA BIC BNLIITRR Credit institution Prudential licence Italy · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI UI802FYJ52XDB7N4KN18](https://elucidate.co/directory/banca-nazionale-del-lavoro-spa-bnliitrr) - [BNP Paribas Financial Markets BIC BNABFRPP Credit institution Prudential licence France · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 6EWKU0FGVX5QQJHFGT48](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-financial-markets-bnabfrpp) - [Banco Cetelem S.A.U. BIC BNPAESM2 Credit institution Prudential licence Spain · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 95980020140005879929](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-cetelem-s-a-u-bnpaesm2) - [ARVAL Deutschland GmbH No BIC Payments & e-money Prudential licence Germany · Licensed by Federal Financial Supervisory Authority · 123331 (EBA-PSD2) · LEI 529900Q0430MR01AZB29](https://elucidate.co/directory/arval-deutschland-gmbh-d2fd8fb71bd7) - [BNP Paribas Home Loan Sfh BIC BPCDFRP1 Credit institution Prudential licence France · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 969500O7DJZNM0F0Z036](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-home-loan-sfh-bpcdfrp1) - [BNP Paribas Personal Finance S.A. Paris Sucursala Bucuresti BIC BNPAROBU Credit institution Prudential licence Romania · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 969500VHT1ZNPVWOYF63](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-personal-finance-s-a-paris-sucursala-bucuresti-bnparobu) [All 140 institutions in the BNP Paribas group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83) ### Largest institutions in Belgium - [BNP Paribas S.A, Belgium Branch BIC PARBBEB1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Belgium · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-s-a-belgium-branch-parbbeb1) - [Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. BIC MGTCBEBE Credit institution Prudential licence Belgium · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 549300OZ46BRLZ8Y6F65](https://elucidate.co/directory/euroclear-bank-s-a-n-v-mgtcbebe) - [The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV BIC IRVTBEBB Credit institution Crypto Prudential licence Belgium · Licensed by National Bank of Belgium (NBB) · MMYX0N4ZEZ13Z4XCG897 (ESMA-CASP) · LEI MMYX0N4ZEZ13Z4XCG897](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-bank-of-new-york-mellon-sa-nv-irvtbebb) - [S.W.I.F.T. Sc BIC SWHQBEBB Financial institution Not on a tracked register Belgium · Not on a tracked register · LEI HB7FFAZI0OMZ8PP8OE26](https://elucidate.co/directory/s-w-i-f-t-sc-swhqbebb) - [Banque Nationale de Belgique BIC NBBEBEBB Financial institution Not on a tracked register Belgium · Not on a tracked register · LEI CGYP50QBGGR6NCHTSN68](https://elucidate.co/directory/banque-nationale-de-belgique-nbbebebb) - [Euroclear Belgium Belgium BIC ESESBEBB Financial institution Not on a tracked register Belgium · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300738RYMTWUC1O55](https://elucidate.co/directory/euroclear-belgium-belgium-esesbebb) - [ING Belgium NV/SA BIC BBRUBEBB Credit institution Prudential licence Belgium · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI JLS56RAMYQZECFUF2G44](https://elucidate.co/directory/ing-belgium-nv-sa-bbrubebb) - [Kbc Bank N.V. BIC KREDBEBB Credit institution Prudential licence Belgium · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 6B2PBRV1FCJDMR45RZ53](https://elucidate.co/directory/kbc-bank-n-v-kredbebb) [See every BIC in Belgium →](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/be#bics) Claim this profile ## Work at BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV? 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. 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 →](https://elucidate.co/directory/methodology) Credits for this page - **Banking supervision**—Source: European Central Bank, list of supervised entities. - **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. - **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: BNP Paribas Fortis · Public domain · [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BNP_Paribas_Fortis.png) · [original](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/BNP_Paribas_Fortis.png/330px-BNP_Paribas_Fortis.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail). ## Assess the financial crime risk behind a BIC A BIC identifies an institution; it does not assess it. 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