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title: "Central African Republic: financial institutions, SWIFT/BIC codes and licences | Elucidate"
description: "5 institutions in Central African Republic (as at 23 September 2026): 5 hold a SWIFT/BIC code and 0 do not. Country sanctions: targeted listings only."
url: https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cf
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Country · Sub-Saharan Africa

# Central African Republic

Check who the institutions in the Central African Republic are: whether each holds a BIC, which register lists it and whether an LEI is mapped. No tracked register covers the Central African Republic, so every institution listed here holds a BIC.

5

Institutions

Active · inactive not published

5

Hold a BIC

100% of institutions

—

On a tracked register

Not covered by a tracked register

1

LEI mapped

20% of institutions

Targeted

Country sanctions

Targeted listings only

### Central African Republic at a glance

Every row is the same 5 institutions, split by one attribute

Type

-   Financial institution 5 · 100%

Identification

-   [BIC only](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?source=bic,noregister&cc=CF) 5 · 100%

Regulation level

-   [Not on a tracked register](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=none&cc=CF) 5 · 100%

LEI

-   LEI mapped 1 · 20%
-   No LEI mapped 4 · 80%

View as table

| Attribute | Institutions | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Type |
| Financial institution | 5 | 100% |
| Identification |
| BIC only | 5 | 100% |
| Regulation level |
| Not on a tracked register | 5 | 100% |
| LEI |
| LEI mapped | 1 | 20% |
| No LEI mapped | 4 | 80% |

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

[Country programmes: targeted listings only](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cf#sanctions)

[Institutions](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cf#institutions) [Sanctions](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cf#sanctions) [Regulation](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cf#registers) [Groups](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cf#groups) [Payments](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cf#payments) [BIC codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cf#bics)

## Institutions in the Central African Republic

All 5 institutions in the Central African Republic, with or without a BIC: prudentially supervised and larger institutions first.

-   [Banque des Etats D'afrique Centrale (Beac) BIC BEACCFCF Financial institution Not on a tracked register Central African Republic · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/banque-des-etats-d-afrique-centrale-beac-beaccfcf)
-   [Banque Populaire Maroco- Centrafricaine BIC BPMCCFCF Financial institution Not on a tracked register Central African Republic · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/banque-populaire-maroco-centrafricaine-bpmccfcf)
-   [Banque Sahelo- Saharienne Centre Afrique BIC BSAHCFCF Financial institution Not on a tracked register Central African Republic · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/banque-sahelo-saharienne-centre-afrique-bsahcfcf)
-   [Bgfibank Ca BIC CBCACFCF Financial institution Not on a tracked register Central African Republic · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/bgfibank-ca-cbcacfcf)
-   [Ecobank Centrafrique BIC ECOCCFCF Financial institution Not on a tracked register Central African Republic · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900X2YVKWCTTCNK69](https://elucidate.co/directory/ecobank-centrafrique-ecoccfcf)

[Filter this list →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=CF)

## Sanctions

No OFAC or EU listing cites an institution in the Central African Republic. Listings are matched on the BIC and its LEI, so they cover the 5 institutions here that hold a BIC. Country programmes name the Central African Republic; Elucidate grades them as targeted listings only.

### OFAC programmes naming the Central African Republic

Entries on the OFAC lists under each programme, all entry types, published 23 September 2026

-   Central African Republic CAR 29

Level: Targeted listings only (graded by Elucidate). A programme lists individuals, entities, vessels and aircraft; its count is not a count of institutions.

### EU regimes naming the Central African Republic

Entries on the EU consolidated list under each regime, generated 22 September 2026

-   Central African Republic CAF 15

Level: Targeted listings only (graded by Elucidate).

## Regulation and supervision

None of the 22 tracked registers covers the Central African Republic. All 5 institutions listed here hold a BIC; firms licensed only by the Central African Republic’s national authorities are not listed.

## Groups and systemic importance

For 1 institution here, GLEIF records a parent in another country.

### Largest other groups

GLEIF consolidation groups, by legal entities (LEIs) in this country

| Group | LEIs here | LEIs in the group |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Ecobank Transnational Incorporated](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/213800USCE9Y111R4656) | 1 | 29 |

### Parents abroad

Institutions here by the country of their GLEIF ultimate parent (else direct parent)

-   [Togo](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/tg) 1

GLEIF parents are accounting-consolidation relationships. They do not show ownership shares or control.

## Payments and connectivity

Of the 5 institutions in the Central African Republic that hold a BIC, 100% are connected to Swift, as at 23 September 2026.

### Connection to Swift

Institutions that hold a BIC, by connection type in Swift’s directory

-   Connected to Swift5 · 100%
-   Reverse billing0 · 0%
-   Passive participant (no connection)0 · 0%

A BIC does not imply a connection to the Swift network.

## All BIC codes in the Central African Republic

Look up any of the 5 BIC codes registered in the Central African Republic: the head offices and branch codes of the 5 institutions here that hold a BIC, with their LEIs and flags.

[Download the list (JSON)](https://elucidate.co/data/banks/countries/CF.json)

## Other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

The directory has pages for 50 other countries and territories in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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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
-   **OFAC SDN and consolidated lists**—US Treasury · [source ↗](https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-list-service) published 23 September 2026
-   **EU consolidated financial sanctions list**—European Commission generated 22 September 2026
-   **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

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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. Directory and gpi data are drawn from SWIFT's public sources. SWIFT, Swift gpi and UETR are trademarks of S.W.I.F.T. SC, Avenue Adèle 1, 1310 La Hulpe, Belgium. Elucidate is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by SWIFT or any regulator named here. Elucidate does not provide payment or other financial services.