--- title: "China: financial institutions, SWIFT/BIC codes and licences | Elucidate" description: "1,015 institutions in China (as at 23 September 2026): 1,015 hold a SWIFT/BIC code and 0 do not." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cn --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [Countries](https://elucidate.co/directory/country) 3. China Country · East Asia & Pacific # China Check who the institutions in China are: whether each holds a BIC, which register lists it and whether an LEI is mapped. No tracked register covers China, so every institution listed here holds a BIC. 1,015 Institutions Active · inactive not published 1,015 Hold a BIC 100% of institutions — On a tracked register Not covered by a tracked register 621 LEI mapped 61% of institutions 10 ECB-supervised 10 significant, 0 less significant ### China at a glance Every row is the same 1,015 institutions, split by one attribute Type - Financial institution 847 · 83% - Non-financial corporate 147 · 15% - Credit institution 21 · 2.1% Identification - [BIC only](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?source=bic,noregister&cc=CN) 1,015 · 100% Regulation level - [Prudential licence](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=prudential&cc=CN) 21 · 2.1% - [Not on a tracked register](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=none&cc=CN) 994 · 98% LEI - LEI mapped 621 · 61% - No LEI mapped 394 · 39% View as table | Attribute | Institutions | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Type | | Financial institution | 847 | 83% | | Non-financial corporate | 147 | 15% | | Credit institution | 21 | 2.1% | | Identification | | BIC only | 1,015 | 100% | | Regulation level | | Prudential licence | 21 | 2.1% | | Not on a tracked register | 994 | 98% | | LEI | | LEI mapped | 621 | 61% | | No LEI mapped | 394 | 39% | 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/cn#institutions) [Sanctions](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cn#sanctions) [Regulation](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cn#registers) [Headquartered here](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cn#hq-firms) [Groups](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cn#groups) [Payments](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cn#payments) [BIC codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cn#bics) ## Institutions in China The first 25 of 1,015 institutions in China, with or without a BIC: prudentially supervised and larger institutions first. - [Bank of Communications, CO. Ltd. BIC COMMCNSH Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 549300AX1UM10U30HK09](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-communications-co-ltd-commcnsh) - [Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited BIC ICBKCNBJ Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 5493002ERZU2K9PZDL40](https://elucidate.co/directory/industrial-and-commercial-bank-of-china-limited-icbkcnbj) - [Bank of China, Beijing (Head Office) BIC BKCHCNBJ Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 54930053HGCFWVHYZX42](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-china-beijing-head-office-bkchcnbj) - [China Construction Bank BIC PCBCCNBJ Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 5493001KQW6DM7KEDR62](https://elucidate.co/directory/china-construction-bank-pcbccnbj) - [The Agricultural Bank of China BIC ABOCCNBJ Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 549300E7TSGLCOVSY746](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-agricultural-bank-of-china-aboccnbj) - [Bank of America, N.A. Shanghai BIC BOFACN3X Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI B4TYDEB6GKMZO031MB27](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-america-n-a-shanghai-bofacn3x) - [ING Bank N.V. BIC INGBCNSH Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 3TK20IVIUJ8J3ZU0QE75](https://elucidate.co/directory/ing-bank-n-v-ingbcnsh) - [Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. BIC BBVACNSH Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI K8MS7FD7N5Z2WQ51AZ71](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-bilbao-vizcaya-argentaria-s-a-bbvacnsh) - [Banco Santander, S.A. Shanghai Branch BIC BSCHCNSH Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 300300C1136231000023](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-santander-s-a-shanghai-branch-bschcnsh) - [Bank of Africa Shanghai Branch BIC BMCECNSH Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 300300C1053231000032](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-africa-shanghai-branch-bmcecnsh) - [Barclays Bank PLC, Shanghai Branch BIC BARCCNSH Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 3003002TROKQ45Q3FL78](https://elucidate.co/directory/barclays-bank-plc-shanghai-branch-barccnsh) - [Commerzbank AG BIC COBACNSX Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 851WYGNLUQLFZBSYGB56](https://elucidate.co/directory/commerzbank-ag-cobacnsx) - [Cooperatieve Rabobank U.a.shanghai Branch BIC RABOCNSH Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI DG3RU1DBUFHT4ZF9WN62](https://elucidate.co/directory/cooperatieve-rabobank-u-a-shanghai-branch-rabocnsh) - [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) - [Kbc Bank NV BIC KREDCNSX Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 6B2PBRV1FCJDMR45RZ53](https://elucidate.co/directory/kbc-bank-nv-kredcnsx) - [Landesbank Baden- Wuerttemberg Shanghai Branch BIC SOLACNSH Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI B81CK4ESI35472RHJ606](https://elucidate.co/directory/landesbank-baden-wuerttemberg-shanghai-branch-solacnsh) - [Natixis Shanghai BIC NATXCNSH Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI KX1WK48MPD4Y2NCUIZ63](https://elucidate.co/directory/natixis-shanghai-natxcnsh) - [Portigon AG Shanghai Branch BIC WELACNS1 Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI DIZES5CFO5K3I5R58746](https://elucidate.co/directory/portigon-ag-shanghai-branch-welacns1) - [Raiffeisen Bank International AG Beijing Branch BIC RZBACNBJ Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 9ZHRYM6F437SQJ6OUG95](https://elucidate.co/directory/raiffeisen-bank-international-ag-beijing-branch-rzbacnbj) - [Standard Chartered Bank BIC SCBLCNB1 Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI RILFO74KP1CM8P6PCT96](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-scblcnb1) - [State Street Bank and Trust Company Beijing Branch BIC SBOSCNBJ Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 300300C1158611000073](https://elucidate.co/directory/state-street-bank-and-trust-company-beijing-branch-sboscnbj) - [China Minsheng Banking Corporation, Limited BIC MSBCCNBJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register China · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300HBUGSQD1VCXG94](https://elucidate.co/directory/china-minsheng-banking-corporation-limited-msbccnbj) - [Agricultural Development Bank of China, the BIC ADBNCNBJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register China · Not on a tracked register · LEI 300300C1020311000158](https://elucidate.co/directory/agricultural-development-bank-of-china-the-adbncnbj) - [Hua Xia Bank BIC HXBKCNBJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register China · Not on a tracked register · LEI 300300AKNDEHIGVDZW37](https://elucidate.co/directory/hua-xia-bank-hxbkcnbj) - [China Citic Bank BIC CIBKCNBJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register China · Not on a tracked register · LEI 300300C1030211000384](https://elucidate.co/directory/china-citic-bank-cibkcnbj) [See all 1,015 institutions in China →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=CN) ## Sanctions The OFAC or EU lists cite 1 institution in China by BIC or LEI, as at 23 September 2026. Listings are matched on the BIC and its LEI, so they cover the 1,015 institutions here that hold a BIC. ### Listed institutions Institutions whose BIC or LEI an OFAC or EU listing cites - [Bank of Kunlun CO., Ltd. BIC CKLBCNBJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register OFAC non-SDN · China · Not on a tracked register · LEI 300300C1137665000008](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-kunlun-co-ltd-cklbcnbj#sanctions) [See 1 listed institution →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=CN&flag=sanctioned) ## Regulation and supervision None of the 22 tracked registers covers China. All 1,015 institutions listed here hold a BIC; firms licensed only by China’s national authorities are not listed. By regulation level: 21 prudentially supervised, 994 not on a tracked register. ### ECB banking supervision Significant institutions The ECB list of supervised entities covers 10 institutions here that hold a BIC: 10 significant, supervised directly by the ECB, and 0 less significant. - [ING Bank N.V. BIC INGBCNSH Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 3TK20IVIUJ8J3ZU0QE75](https://elucidate.co/directory/ing-bank-n-v-ingbcnsh) - [Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. BIC BBVACNSH Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI K8MS7FD7N5Z2WQ51AZ71](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-bilbao-vizcaya-argentaria-s-a-bbvacnsh) - [Commerzbank AG BIC COBACNSX Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 851WYGNLUQLFZBSYGB56](https://elucidate.co/directory/commerzbank-ag-cobacnsx) - [Cooperatieve Rabobank U.a.shanghai Branch BIC RABOCNSH Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI DG3RU1DBUFHT4ZF9WN62](https://elucidate.co/directory/cooperatieve-rabobank-u-a-shanghai-branch-rabocnsh) - [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) - [Kbc Bank NV BIC KREDCNSX Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 6B2PBRV1FCJDMR45RZ53](https://elucidate.co/directory/kbc-bank-nv-kredcnsx) - [Landesbank Baden- Wuerttemberg Shanghai Branch BIC SOLACNSH Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI B81CK4ESI35472RHJ606](https://elucidate.co/directory/landesbank-baden-wuerttemberg-shanghai-branch-solacnsh) - [Natixis Shanghai BIC NATXCNSH Credit institution Prudential licence China · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI KX1WK48MPD4Y2NCUIZ63](https://elucidate.co/directory/natixis-shanghai-natxcnsh) [See all 10 ECB-supervised institutions →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=CN&flag=ssm) ## Institutions headquartered here, registered elsewhere 32 institutions registered in other countries give China as their head office. Each counts in the country of its register. - [Antapay Financial Inc. No BIC Crypto Money service business AML registration only Canada · Registered with FINTRAC · C10001726 (FINTRAC-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/antapay-financial-inc-c5ba0053cea5) - [Aucfo Canada Inc. No BIC Crypto Money service business AML registration only Canada · Registered with FINTRAC · N300001372 (FINTRAC-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/aucfo-canada-inc-bb2c50581762) - [Big Forest Network LTD. No BIC Crypto Money service business AML registration only Canada · Registered with FINTRAC · M24668664 (FINTRAC-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/big-forest-network-ltd-eee46a85972c) - [Bonanza Group Limited No BIC Crypto Money service business AML registration only Canada · Registered with FINTRAC · C10001630 (FINTRAC-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/bonanza-group-limited-552765f4d46a) - [ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence (Hong Kong) Co., L No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/chatgpt-artificial-intelligence-hong-kong-co-l-8e727ab0049a) - [Harmony Create CloudPay (Hong Kong) Limited No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/harmony-create-cloudpay-hong-kong-limited-d4981d44002e) - [Hongkong Yuanye Technology Limited No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/hongkong-yuanye-technology-limited-cb71e9320582) - [Hongkong Yuanye Technology Limited/XIAOKE LI No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/hongkong-yuanye-technology-limited-xiaoke-li-cd148edb208b) - [Ibanana Limited No BIC Crypto Money service business AML registration only Canada · Registered with FINTRAC · C100000387 (FINTRAC-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/ibanana-limited-54f09d1f723d) - [Ibit Global Technology Inc. No BIC Crypto Money service business AML registration only Canada · Registered with FINTRAC · C100000039 (FINTRAC-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/ibit-global-technology-inc-90ee96626691) - [Infinigrowth Digital Inc. No BIC Crypto Money service business AML registration only Canada · Registered with FINTRAC · C10001717 (FINTRAC-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/infinigrowth-digital-inc-c8c5afa5e12d) - [Kuaipay US Limited No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/kuaipay-us-limited-28c324e844fc) [Search by head office: China →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?hq=CN) ## Groups and systemic importance Institutions in China belong to 24 groups on the FSB’s 2025 list of global systemically important banks (G-SIBs). GLEIF records the head office of 21 corporate groups in the directory here. For 59 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | [Goldman Sachs](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/784F5XWPLTWKTBV3E584) | 2 | 6 | | [HSBC](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/MLU0ZO3ML4LN2LL2TL39) | 3 | 5 | | [Bank of China](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/54930053HGCFWVHYZX42) | 2 | 4 | | [Bank of America](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/9DJT3UXIJIZJI4WXO774) | 3 | 2 | | [BNP Paribas](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83) | 2 | 2 | | [China Construction Bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5493001KQW6DM7KEDR62) | 2 | 2 | | [Deutsche Bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86) | 1 | 2 | | [Industrial and Commercial Bank of China](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5493002ERZU2K9PZDL40) | 3 | 2 | | [Standard Chartered](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/U4LOSYZ7YG4W3S5F2G91) | 1 | 2 | | [Sumitomo Mitsui FG](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/35380028MYWPB6AUO129) | 1 | 2 | | [Agricultural Bank of China](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300E7TSGLCOVSY746) | 2 | 1 | | [Bank of Communications (BoCom)](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300AX1UM10U30HK09) | 1 | 1 | | [Barclays](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/213800LBQA1Y9L22JB70) | 2 | 1 | | [Citigroup](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/6SHGI4ZSSLCXXQSBB395) | 3 | 1 | | [Groupe BPCE](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/9695005MSX1OYEMGDF46) | 1 | 1 | | [ING](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300NYKK9MWM7GGW15) | 1 | 1 | | [JP Morgan Chase](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/8I5DZWZKVSZI1NUHU748) | 4 | 1 | | [Mitsubishi UFJ FG](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/353800V2V8PUY9TK3E06) | 2 | 1 | | [Mizuho FG](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/353800CI5L6DDAN5XZ33) | 1 | 1 | | [Morgan Stanley](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/IGJSJL3JD5P30I6NJZ34) | 1 | 1 | | [Santander](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5493006QMFDDMYWIAM13) | 1 | 1 | | [Société Générale](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/O2RNE8IBXP4R0TD8PU41) | 1 | 1 | | [State Street](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300ZFEEJ2IP5VME73) | 1 | 1 | | [UBS](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300SZJ9VS8SGXAN81) | 2 | 1 | [See all 43 institutions in G-SIB groups →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=CN&flag=gsib) ### Largest other groups GLEIF consolidation groups, by legal entities (LEIs) in this country | Group | LEIs here | LEIs in the group | | --- | --- | --- | | [Gf Securities Company Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/3003007E0Y3ZJ5HNA936) | 3 | 4 | | [Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd.](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/300300C1031031001330) | 3 | 5 | | [Xiamen International Bank Co., Ltd.](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/300300C1078135000028) | 2 | 3 | | [Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/529900M9MC28JLN35U89) | 2 | 4 | | [Shanghai Commercial and Savings Bank CO., LTD](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300TLB5ALPCGBHN23) | 2 | 3 | ### Groups headquartered here Largest of 21, by legal entities in the directory | Group | LEIs in the directory | | --- | --- | | [Bank of China Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/54930053HGCFWVHYZX42) | 32 | | [Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5493002ERZU2K9PZDL40) | 25 | | [Bank of Communications Co.,Ltd](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300AX1UM10U30HK09) | 13 | | [China Construction Bank Corporation](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5493001KQW6DM7KEDR62) | 13 | | [China Merchants Bank Co.,Ltd.](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300MKO5B60FFIHF58) | 6 | [See all corporate groups →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group) ### Parents abroad Institutions here by the country of their GLEIF ultimate parent (else direct parent) - [United States10](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/us "United States: 10") - [United Kingdom9](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gb "United Kingdom: 9") - [Taiwan6](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/tw "Taiwan: 6") - [Japan5](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/jp "Japan: 5") - [France4](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/fr "France: 4") - [Singapore3](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sg "Singapore: 3") - [Australia2](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/au "Australia: 2") - [Germany2](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/de "Germany: 2") - [Hong Kong SAR China2](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/hk "Hong Kong SAR China: 2") - [South Korea2](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kr "South Korea: 2") GLEIF parents are accounting-consolidation relationships. They do not show ownership shares or control. ## Payments and connectivity Of the 1,015 institutions in China that hold a BIC, 56.7% are connected to Swift and 205 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 Swift576 · 56.7% - Reverse billing161 · 15.9% - Passive participant (no connection)278 · 27.4% 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:** 205 institutions - **Swift GPI members, live:** 125 institutions [See all 205 Swift GPI members →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=CN&flag=gpi) ### Trading venues 34 live market identifier codes (ISO 10383) operated by institutions here, by category - Systematic internaliserSINT22 - Not specifiedNSPD10 - OtherOTHR1 - Trade reporting facilityTRFS1 ## All BIC codes in China Look up any of the 3,277 BIC codes registered in China: the head offices and branch codes of the 1,015 institutions here that hold a BIC, with their LEIs and flags. [Download the list (JSON)](https://elucidate.co/data/banks/countries/CN.json) ### Where branch codes cluster Branch codes by city, top 8 - Shanghai136 - Beijing114 - Shenzhen72 - Tianjin60 - Guangzhou57 - Hangzhou43 - Suzhou39 - Fuzhou35 ## Other countries in East Asia & Pacific The directory has pages for 38 other countries and territories in East Asia & Pacific. [American Samoa](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/as) [Australia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/au) [Brunei](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bn) [Cambodia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kh) [Cook Islands](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ck) [Fiji](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/fj) [French Polynesia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/pf) [Guam](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gu) [Hong Kong SAR China](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/hk) [Indonesia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/id) [Japan](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/jp) [Kiribati](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ki) [Laos](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/la) [Macao SAR China](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mo) [Malaysia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/my) [Marshall Islands](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mh) [Micronesia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/fm) [Mongolia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mn) [Myanmar (Burma)](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mm) [New Caledonia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/nc) [New Zealand](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/nz) [North Korea](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kp) [Northern Mariana Islands](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mp) [Palau](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/pw) [Papua New Guinea](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/pg) [Philippines](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ph) [Samoa](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ws) [Singapore](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sg) [Solomon Islands](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sb) [South Korea](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kr) [Taiwan](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/tw) [Thailand](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/th) [Timor-Leste](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/tl) [Tonga](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/to) [Tuvalu](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/tv) [Vanuatu](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/vu) [Vietnam](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/vn) [Wallis & Futuna](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/wf) 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 - **ECB list of supervised entities** · [ECB ↗](https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/banking/list/html/index.en.html) published 20 August 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. 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.