--- title: "Argentina: financial institutions, SWIFT/BIC codes and licences | Elucidate" description: "80 institutions in Argentina (as at 23 September 2026): 80 hold a SWIFT/BIC code and 0 do not." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ar --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [Countries](https://elucidate.co/directory/country) 3. Argentina Country · Latin America & Caribbean # Argentina Check who the institutions in Argentina are: whether each holds a BIC, which register lists it and whether an LEI is mapped. No tracked register covers Argentina, so every institution listed here holds a BIC. 80 Institutions Active · inactive not published 80 Hold a BIC 100% of institutions — On a tracked register Not covered by a tracked register 58 LEI mapped 73% of institutions 128 BIC codes Head offices and 49 branch codes ### Argentina at a glance Every row is the same 80 institutions, split by one attribute Type - Financial institution 77 · 96% - Credit institution 2 · 2.5% - Non-financial corporate 1 · 1.3% Identification - [BIC only](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?source=bic,noregister&cc=AR) 80 · 100% Regulation level - [Prudential licence](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=prudential&cc=AR) 2 · 2.5% - [Not on a tracked register](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=none&cc=AR) 78 · 98% LEI - LEI mapped 58 · 73% - No LEI mapped 22 · 28% View as table | Attribute | Institutions | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Type | | Financial institution | 77 | 96% | | Credit institution | 2 | 2.5% | | Non-financial corporate | 1 | 1.3% | | Identification | | BIC only | 80 | 100% | | Regulation level | | Prudential licence | 2 | 2.5% | | Not on a tracked register | 78 | 98% | | LEI | | LEI mapped | 58 | 73% | | No LEI mapped | 22 | 28% | 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. BIC data as at 23 September 2026 [Institutions](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ar#institutions) [Regulation](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ar#registers) [Headquartered here](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ar#hq-firms) [Groups](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ar#groups) [Payments](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ar#payments) [BIC codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ar#bics) ## Institutions in Argentina The first 25 of 80 institutions in Argentina, with or without a BIC: prudentially supervised and larger institutions first. No OFAC or EU listing cites an institution in Argentina. - [Bank of China Limited Sucursal Buenos Aires BIC BKCHARBA Credit institution Prudential licence Argentina · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 54930053HGCFWVHYZX42](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-china-limited-sucursal-buenos-aires-bkcharba) - [BNP Paribas Sucursal Buenos Aires SA BIC BNPAARBA Credit institution Prudential licence Argentina · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 5493006LDO0SSIO71873](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-sucursal-buenos-aires-sa-bnpaarba) - [Banco de la Nacion Argentina BIC NACNARBA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Argentina · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300CN35YG4W2KM746](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-de-la-nacion-argentina-nacnarba) - [Banco BBVA Argentina S.A BIC BFRPARB1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Argentina · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-bbva-argentina-s-a-bfrparb1) - [Banco Roela S.A. BIC ROEBARB1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Argentina · Not on a tracked register · LEI 579100FKDEGEFKBDK050](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-roela-s-a-roebarb1) - [Banco Supervielle S.A BIC BSUPARBA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Argentina · Not on a tracked register · LEI 579100KDDBKHFJKKF050](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-supervielle-s-a-bsuparba) - [Nuevo Banco de Santa Fe S.A. BIC BPSFARBA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Argentina · Not on a tracked register · LEI 579100CKDGEGGBDJC051](https://elucidate.co/directory/nuevo-banco-de-santa-fe-s-a-bpsfarba) - [Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires BIC PRBAARBA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Argentina · Not on a tracked register · LEI 579100JDDBCKJJEJC067](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-de-la-provincia-de-buenos-aires-prbaarba) - [Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Argentina) S.A.U. BIC ICBKARBA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Argentina · Not on a tracked register · LEI 579100JKDIEEHGEKH092](https://elucidate.co/directory/industrial-and-commercial-bank-of-china-argentina-s-a-u-icbkarba) - [Banco de la Pampa S.A. BIC PAMPARBA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Argentina · Not on a tracked register · LEI 579100KKDFKBFGBKC022](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-de-la-pampa-s-a-pamparba) - [Montemar Compania Financiera S.A. BIC MCFIARB1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Argentina · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/montemar-compania-financiera-s-a-mcfiarb1) - [Banco de la Provincia de Cordoba S.A. BIC CORDARBA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Argentina · Not on a tracked register · LEI 579100JKDFCGJFCJI017](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-de-la-provincia-de-cordoba-s-a-cordarba) - [Banco Santander Argentina S.A. BIC BSCHARBA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Argentina · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900HVCNDRV3V50O70](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-santander-argentina-s-a-bscharba) - [Samsung Electronics Argentina S.A. BIC SECTARB1 Non-financial corporate Not on a tracked register Argentina · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/samsung-electronics-argentina-s-a-sectarb1) - [Allaria S.A. BIC AALAARB2 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Argentina · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/allaria-s-a-aalaarb2) - [American Express Bank Ltd. BIC AEIBARB1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Argentina · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/american-express-bank-ltd-aeibarb1) - [Ar Partners S.A. BIC RAJRARB1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Argentina · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900KPOCSDW0EMJ708](https://elucidate.co/directory/ar-partners-s-a-rajrarb1) - [B.T. Rio de la Plata Sacf BIC BKTRARB1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Argentina · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/b-t-rio-de-la-plata-sacf-bktrarb1) - [Bacs Banco de Credito y Securitizacion S.A. BIC BCIUARBA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Argentina · Not on a tracked register · LEI 579100HKDECBHFCKH095](https://elucidate.co/directory/bacs-banco-de-credito-y-securitizacion-s-a-bciuarba) - [Banco BBVA Argentina S.A BIC BFRPARBA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Argentina · Not on a tracked register · LEI 579100KKDBKJFDKKD024](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-bbva-argentina-s-a-bfrparba) - [Banco Bica S.A. BIC BICAARBS Financial institution Not on a tracked register Argentina · Not on a tracked register · LEI 579100CKDCDDHJDBB087](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-bica-s-a-bicaarbs) - [Banco Central de la Republica Argentina BIC BCRAARBA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Argentina · Not on a tracked register · LEI 579100KKDDKIFCBKB062](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-central-de-la-republica-argentina-bcraarba) - [Banco Cmf S.A. BIC CMFBARBA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Argentina · Not on a tracked register · LEI 579100GKDCGJFJBHE043](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-cmf-s-a-cmfbarba) - [Banco Coinag S.A. BIC CNIAARBR Financial institution Not on a tracked register Argentina · Not on a tracked register · LEI 579100EKDJBGHKJBF017](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-coinag-s-a-cniaarbr) - [Banco Columbia S.A. BIC CLLUARB1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Argentina · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-columbia-s-a-clluarb1) [See all 80 institutions in Argentina →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=AR) ## Regulation and supervision None of the 22 tracked registers covers Argentina. All 80 institutions listed here hold a BIC; firms licensed only by Argentina’s national authorities are not listed. By regulation level: 2 prudentially supervised, 78 not on a tracked register. ## Institutions headquartered here, registered elsewhere Two institutions registered in other countries give Argentina as their head office. Each counts in the country of its register. - [KZ Ventures LLC No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/kz-ventures-llc-72d8bfb6b9ea) - [Maguiexpress S.A. No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/maguiexpress-s-a-601d5acfa70b) [Search by head office: Argentina →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?hq=AR) ## Groups and systemic importance Institutions in Argentina belong to 4 groups on the FSB’s 2025 list of global systemically important banks (G-SIBs). GLEIF records the head office of 4 corporate groups in the directory here. For 4 institutions here, GLEIF records a parent in another country. ### G-SIB groups FSB 2025 list; institutions here that hold a BIC, by group | Group | Bucket | Institutions here | | --- | --- | --- | | [Bank of China](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/54930053HGCFWVHYZX42) | 2 | 1 | | [BNP Paribas](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83) | 2 | 1 | | [Industrial and Commercial Bank of China](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5493002ERZU2K9PZDL40) | 3 | 1 | | [Santander](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5493006QMFDDMYWIAM13) | 1 | 1 | [See all 4 institutions in G-SIB groups →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=AR&flag=gsib) ### Largest other groups GLEIF consolidation groups, by legal entities (LEIs) in this country | Group | LEIs here | LEIs in the group | | --- | --- | --- | | [Banco Hipotecario Sociedad Anonima](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/579100KKDKKHFCBKB005) | 2 | 2 | | [Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/529900NNUPAGGOMPXZ31) | 1 | 36 | | [Banco de la Nacion Argentina](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300CN35YG4W2KM746) | 1 | 2 | | [Moody's Corporation](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300GCEDD8YCF5WU84) | 1 | 14 | | [Banco Cmf Sociedad Anonima](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/579100GKDCGJFJBHE043) | 1 | 2 | ### Groups headquartered here Largest of 4, by legal entities in the directory | Group | LEIs in the directory | | --- | --- | | [Banco Hipotecario Sociedad Anonima](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/579100KKDKKHFCBKB005) | 2 | | [Banco de la Nacion Argentina](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300CN35YG4W2KM746) | 2 | | [Banco Cmf Sociedad Anonima](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/579100GKDCGJFJBHE043) | 2 | | [Banco De La Provincia De Buenos Aires](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/579100JDDBCKJJEJC067) | 2 | [See all corporate groups →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group) ### Parents abroad Institutions here by the country of their GLEIF ultimate parent (else direct parent) - [China1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cn "China: 1") - [Germany1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/de "Germany: 1") - [Spain1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/es "Spain: 1") - [United States1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/us "United States: 1") GLEIF parents are accounting-consolidation relationships. They do not show ownership shares or control. ## Payments and connectivity Of the 80 institutions in Argentina that hold a BIC, 67.5% are connected to Swift and 5 are Swift GPI members, as at 23 September 2026. ### Connection to Swift Institutions that hold a BIC, by connection type in Swift’s directory - Connected to Swift54 · 67.5% - Reverse billing2 · 2.5% - Passive participant (no connection)24 · 30% A BIC does not imply a connection to the Swift network. ### Payment schemes Institutions that hold a BIC, reachable in each scheme - **Swift GPI members:** 5 institutions - **Swift GPI members, live:** 5 institutions [See all 5 Swift GPI members →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=AR&flag=gpi) ### Trading venues 1 live market identifier code (ISO 10383) operated by institutions here, by category - Systematic internaliser SINT 1 ## All BIC codes in Argentina Look up any of the 128 BIC codes registered in Argentina: the head offices and branch codes of the 80 institutions here that hold a BIC, with their LEIs and flags. [Download the list (JSON)](https://elucidate.co/data/banks/countries/AR.json) ### Where branch codes cluster Branch codes by city, top 8 - Buenos Aires11 - Cordoba6 - Mar Del Plata3 - Rosario3 - San Juan3 - Bahia Blanca2 - San Rafael2 - Santa2 ## Other countries in Latin America & Caribbean The directory has pages for 47 other countries and territories in Latin America & Caribbean. [Anguilla](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ai) [Antigua & Barbuda](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ag) [Aruba](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/aw) [Bahamas](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bs) [Barbados](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bb) [Belize](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bz) [Bolivia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bo) [Brazil](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/br) [British Virgin Islands](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/vg) [Caribbean Netherlands](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bq) [Cayman Islands](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ky) [Chile](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cl) [Colombia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/co) [Costa Rica](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cr) [Cuba](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cu) [Curaçao](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cw) [Dominica](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/dm) [Dominican Republic](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/do) [Ecuador](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ec) [El Salvador](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sv) [Falkland Islands](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/fk) [French Guiana](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gf) [Grenada](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gd) [Guadeloupe](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gp) [Guatemala](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gt) [Guyana](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gy) [Haiti](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ht) [Honduras](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/hn) [Jamaica](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/jm) [Martinique](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mq) [Mexico](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mx) [Montserrat](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ms) [Nicaragua](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ni) [Panama](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/pa) [Paraguay](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/py) [Peru](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/pe) [Puerto Rico](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/pr) [Sint Maarten](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sx) [St. Kitts & Nevis](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kn) [St. Lucia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/lc) [St. Vincent & Grenadines](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/vc) [Suriname](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sr) [Trinidad & Tobago](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/tt) [Turks & Caicos Islands](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/tc) [U.S. Virgin Islands](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/vi) [Uruguay](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/uy) [Venezuela](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ve) Sources & method Each institution counts once, in one country: the BIC country when it holds a BIC, otherwise the country of the register that lists it. Licences in other countries are shown on its page. Sanctions listings are matched on the BIC and on the LEI mapped to it, so they cover institutions that hold a BIC only. Institutions without a BIC are not screened. Always screen against the official lists. [Read the methodology →](https://elucidate.co/directory/methodology) Sources for this page - **Swift ISO 9362 BIC directory**—institutions and branch codes, mapped to LEIs through the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file. As at 23 September 2026 - **FSB 2025 list of global systemically important banks** · [FSB ↗](https://www.fsb.org/2025/11/2025-list-of-global-systemically-important-banks-g-sibs/) published 27 November 2025 - **GLEIF relationship records (Level 2)**—accounting consolidation as reported to GLEIF · [about Level 2 data ↗](https://www.gleif.org/en/lei-data/access-and-use-lei-data/level-2-data-who-owns-whom) as at 25 September 2026 ## Assess the financial crime risk behind a counterparty A BIC or a licence identifies an entity; it does not assess it. The Elucidate FinCrime Index (EFI) is an independent score of the financial crime risk of banks and payment firms. [Read about the FinCrime Index](https://elucidate.co/ratings). [Book a demo](https://elucidate.co/demo-request) Licence and registration data are drawn from the public registers of the regulators named on each page and shown for information only; the official register is always the authority. LEIs and ownership are from GLEIF. 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