--- title: "Cameroon: financial institutions, SWIFT/BIC codes and licences | Elucidate" description: "22 institutions in Cameroon (as at 23 September 2026): 22 hold a SWIFT/BIC code and 0 do not." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cm --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [Countries](https://elucidate.co/directory/country) 3. Cameroon Country · Sub-Saharan Africa # Cameroon Check who the institutions in Cameroon are: whether each holds a BIC, which register lists it and whether an LEI is mapped. No tracked register covers Cameroon, so every institution listed here holds a BIC. 22 Institutions Active · inactive not published 22 Hold a BIC 100% of institutions — On a tracked register Not covered by a tracked register 6 LEI mapped 27% of institutions 42 BIC codes Head offices and 20 branch codes ### Cameroon at a glance Every row is the same 22 institutions, split by one attribute Type - Financial institution 20 · 91% - Credit institution 1 · 4.5% - Non-financial corporate 1 · 4.5% Identification - [BIC only](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?source=bic,noregister&cc=CM) 22 · 100% Regulation level - [Prudential licence](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=prudential&cc=CM) 1 · 4.5% - [Not on a tracked register](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=none&cc=CM) 21 · 96% LEI - LEI mapped 6 · 27% - No LEI mapped 16 · 73% View as table | Attribute | Institutions | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Type | | Financial institution | 20 | 91% | | Credit institution | 1 | 4.5% | | Non-financial corporate | 1 | 4.5% | | Identification | | BIC only | 22 | 100% | | Regulation level | | Prudential licence | 1 | 4.5% | | Not on a tracked register | 21 | 96% | | LEI | | LEI mapped | 6 | 27% | | No LEI mapped | 16 | 73% | 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/cm#institutions) [Regulation](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cm#registers) [Groups](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cm#groups) [Payments](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cm#payments) [BIC codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cm#bics) ## Institutions in Cameroon All 22 institutions in Cameroon, with or without a BIC: prudentially supervised and larger institutions first. No OFAC or EU listing cites an institution in Cameroon. - [Citibank N.A. BIC CITICMCX Credit institution Prudential licence Cameroon · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76](https://elucidate.co/directory/citibank-n-a-citicmcx) - [Banque des Etats D'afrique Centrale BIC BEACCMCX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Cameroon · Not on a tracked register · LEI 213800O4EMKOXXZY9130](https://elucidate.co/directory/banque-des-etats-d-afrique-centrale-beaccmcx) - [Commercial Bank - Cameroun BIC CBCDCMCX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Cameroon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/commercial-bank-cameroun-cbcdcmcx) - [Afriland First Bank BIC CCEICMCX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Cameroon · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900G65YN2XLDO4T06](https://elucidate.co/directory/afriland-first-bank-cceicmcx) - [Access Bank Cameroon PLC BIC ABNGCMCX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Cameroon · Not on a tracked register · LEI 2549004MEK1WJ9QK3L74](https://elucidate.co/directory/access-bank-cameroon-plc-abngcmcx) - [Afg Bank Cameroun BIC ATCRCMCM Financial institution Not on a tracked register Cameroon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/afg-bank-cameroun-atcrcmcm) - [Africa Golden Bank S.A BIC AGBDCMCX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Cameroon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/africa-golden-bank-s-a-agbdcmcx) - [Bange Bank Cameroun (Bange Cmr S.A) BIC NAGCCMCM Financial institution Not on a tracked register Cameroon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/bange-bank-cameroun-bange-cmr-s-a-nagccmcm) - [Banque des Etats D'afrique Centrale BIC BEACCMCP Financial institution Not on a tracked register Cameroon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/banque-des-etats-d-afrique-centrale-beaccmcp) - [Banque Internationale du Cameroun Pour L'epargne et le Credit BIC ICLRCMCX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Cameroon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/banque-internationale-du-cameroun-pour-l-epargne-et-le-credit-iclrcmcx) - [Bc Pme SA BIC BPMECMCX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Cameroon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/bc-pme-sa-bpmecmcx) - [Bgfibank Cameroun SA BIC BGFICMCX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Cameroon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/bgfibank-cameroun-sa-bgficmcx) - [Credit Communautaire D'afrique S.A. BIC CCAMCMCY Financial institution Not on a tracked register Cameroon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/credit-communautaire-d-afrique-s-a-ccamcmcy) - [Ecobank Cameroun S.A. BIC ECOCCMCX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Cameroon · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900Z1GV5NBZ96KU09](https://elucidate.co/directory/ecobank-cameroun-s-a-ecoccmcx) - [Elite Capital Securities Central Africa S.A. BIC ECSCCMCX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Cameroon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/elite-capital-securities-central-africa-s-a-ecsccmcx) - [Etc Surety SA BIC ETCSCMC2 Non-financial corporate Not on a tracked register Cameroon · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300WTRWBU83IPFN70](https://elucidate.co/directory/etc-surety-sa-etcscmc2) - [General Bank of Cameroon BIC BQCMCMCX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Cameroon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/general-bank-of-cameroon-bqcmcmcx) - [La Regionale Bank S.A. BIC LREGCMCX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Cameroon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/la-regionale-bank-s-a-lregcmcx) - [National Financial Credit Bank BIC NAFCCMCY Financial institution Not on a tracked register Cameroon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-financial-credit-bank-nafccmcy) - [Scb Cameroun BIC BCMACMCX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Cameroon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/scb-cameroun-bcmacmcx) - [Union Bank of Cameroon PLC BIC UCMACMCX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Cameroon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/union-bank-of-cameroon-plc-ucmacmcx) - [United Bank For Africa Cameroun SA BIC UNAFCMCX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Cameroon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/united-bank-for-africa-cameroun-sa-unafcmcx) [Filter this list →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=CM) ## Regulation and supervision None of the 22 tracked registers covers Cameroon. All 22 institutions listed here hold a BIC; firms licensed only by Cameroon’s national authorities are not listed. By regulation level: 1 prudentially supervised, 21 not on a tracked register. ## Groups and systemic importance Institutions in Cameroon belong to 1 group on the FSB’s 2025 list of global systemically important banks (G-SIBs). For 3 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | [Citigroup](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/6SHGI4ZSSLCXXQSBB395) | 3 | 1 | [See 1 institution in a G-SIB group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=CM&flag=gsib) ### 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) - [Italy1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/it "Italy: 1") - [Togo1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/tg "Togo: 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 22 institutions in Cameroon that hold a BIC, 95.5% are connected to Swift and 3 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 Swift21 · 95.5% - Reverse billing1 · 4.5% - Passive participant (no connection)0 · 0% 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:** 3 institutions [See all 3 Swift GPI members →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=CM&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 Cameroon Look up any of the 42 BIC codes registered in Cameroon: the head offices and branch codes of the 22 institutions here that hold a BIC, with their LEIs and flags. [Download the list (JSON)](https://elucidate.co/data/banks/countries/CM.json) ### Where branch codes cluster Branch codes by city, top 8 - Douala4 - Yaounde4 - Bafoussam3 - Garoua3 - Bamenda1 - Bonaberi1 - Limbe1 - Maroua1 ## Other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa The directory has pages for 50 other countries and territories in Sub-Saharan Africa. [Angola](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ao) [Benin](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bj) [Botswana](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bw) [Burkina Faso](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bf) [Burundi](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bi) [Cape Verde](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cv) [Central African Republic](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cf) [Chad](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/td) [Comoros](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/km) [Congo - Brazzaville](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cg) [Congo - Kinshasa](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cd) [Côte d’Ivoire](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ci) [Equatorial Guinea](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gq) [Eritrea](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/er) [Eswatini](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sz) [Ethiopia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/et) [Gabon](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ga) [Gambia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gm) [Ghana](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gh) [Guinea](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gn) [Guinea-Bissau](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gw) [Kenya](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ke) [Lesotho](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ls) [Liberia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/lr) [Madagascar](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mg) [Malawi](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mw) [Mali](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ml) [Mauritania](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mr) [Mauritius](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mu) [Mayotte](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/yt) [Mozambique](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mz) [Namibia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/na) [Niger](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ne) [Nigeria](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ng) [Réunion](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/re) [Rwanda](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/rw) [São Tomé & Príncipe](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/st) [Senegal](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sn) [Seychelles](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sc) [Sierra Leone](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sl) [Somalia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/so) [South Africa](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/za) [South Sudan](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ss) [St. Helena](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sh) [Sudan](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sd) [Tanzania](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/tz) [Togo](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/tg) [Uganda](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ug) [Zambia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/zm) [Zimbabwe](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/zw) 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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