Bulgaria · Financial institution

Bulgarian National Bank, branch BNB

Branch code ofBulgarian National Bank (BNBGBGSFXXX)

BICBNBGBGSFBNB Head-office LEI5299001WEKCK7E65TI48 Licence no.Not on a tracked register Head office BNBGBGSFXXX Connected to Swift Claim this profile

Licences and registrations

Held by the legal entity, not by a branch code

This branch code belongs to the legal entity of Bulgarian National Bank. 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.

Swift network

Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory

BIC: BNBGBGSFBNB
Head-office BIC: BNBGBGSFXXX
Connection to Swift: Connected to Swift
Swift GPI · BNBGBGSF: Not on the member list
Payment schemes and systems: SCT · T2
Branch codes: One of 2 branch codes of Bulgarian National Bank
BIC first registered: 2025-07-19
Last updated: 2025-12-06

Identifiers

Branch record

BIC: BNBGBGSFBNB
How the BIC breaks down: BNBGBank

BGCountry · Bulgaria

SFLocation

BNBBranch
Head-office BIC: BNBGBGSFXXX · Bulgarian National Bank
Branch LEI: No LEI mapped to this branch. Head-office LEI: 5299001WEKCK7E65TI48

Profile

Branch description: Not recorded in the directory
Function: Not stated in the description
City: Sofia
Country · region: Bulgaria · Europe & Central Asia
Institution type: Financial institution

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

GLEIF’s relationship records name no parent for this LEI, and no group page is published for it.

Addresses

Branch address: ALEXANDER BATTENBERG SQUARE 1 SOFIA 1000 SOFIA BULGARIA
Head-office address: KNYAZ ALEXANDER 1 SQUARE 1 SOFIA 1000 BULGARIA

ISO 20022 identification

As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)

A CBPR+ message identifies this branch 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 the head office’s 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>BNBGBGSFBNB</BICFI>
  <LEI>5299001WEKCK7E65TI48</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>BNBGBGSFBNB</BICFI>
  <LEI>5299001WEKCK7E65TI48</LEI>
  <Nm>BULGARIAN NATIONAL BANK</Nm>
  <PstlAdr>
    <TwnNm>SOFIA</TwnNm>
    <Ctry>BG</Ctry>
    <AdrLine>ALEXANDER BATTENBERG SQUARE 1 SOFIA 1000 SOFIA</AdrLine>
  </PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>

No LEI is mapped to this branch BIC. The blocks use the head office’s LEI, which identifies the same legal entity.

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.

Where this branch sits

Linked to its head office. No other branch shares a distinctive function, city, address or registration day with it.

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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