--- title: "Colombia: financial institutions, SWIFT/BIC codes and licences | Elucidate" description: "98 institutions in Colombia (as at 23 September 2026): 98 hold a SWIFT/BIC code and 0 do not." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/country/co --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [Countries](https://elucidate.co/directory/country) 3. Colombia Country · Latin America & Caribbean # Colombia Check who the institutions in Colombia are: whether each holds a BIC, which register lists it and whether an LEI is mapped. No tracked register covers Colombia, so every institution listed here holds a BIC. 98 Institutions Active · inactive not published 98 Hold a BIC 100% of institutions — On a tracked register Not covered by a tracked register 50 LEI mapped 51% of institutions 174 BIC codes Head offices and 76 branch codes ### Colombia at a glance Every row is the same 98 institutions, split by one attribute Type - Financial institution 73 · 75% - Non-financial corporate 25 · 26% Identification - [BIC only](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?source=bic,noregister&cc=CO) 98 · 100% Regulation level - [Not on a tracked register](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=none&cc=CO) 98 · 100% LEI - LEI mapped 50 · 51% - No LEI mapped 48 · 49% View as table | Attribute | Institutions | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Type | | Financial institution | 73 | 75% | | Non-financial corporate | 25 | 26% | | Identification | | BIC only | 98 | 100% | | Regulation level | | Not on a tracked register | 98 | 100% | | LEI | | LEI mapped | 50 | 51% | | No LEI mapped | 48 | 49% | 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/co#institutions) [Regulation](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/co#registers) [Headquartered here](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/co#hq-firms) [Groups](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/co#groups) [Payments](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/co#payments) [BIC codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/co#bics) ## Institutions in Colombia The first 25 of 98 institutions in Colombia, with or without a BIC: prudentially supervised and larger institutions first. No OFAC or EU listing cites an institution in Colombia. - [Banco Popular SA - Colombia BIC BPOPCOBB Financial institution Not on a tracked register Colombia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300E7H63UKSK2XO66](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-popular-sa-colombia-bpopcobb) - [Banco de Bogota BIC BBOGCOBB Financial institution Not on a tracked register Colombia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300LYHE7LWSKDZT53](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-de-bogota-bbogcobb) - [Banco de Occidente S.A. BIC OCCICOBC Financial institution Not on a tracked register Colombia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 54930072MY36044H8N63](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-de-occidente-s-a-occicobc) - [Banco Gnb Sudameris S.A. BIC BSUDCOBB Financial institution Not on a tracked register Colombia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300SO7QUETMQD9D84](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-gnb-sudameris-s-a-bsudcobb) - [Bancolombia S.A. BIC COLOCOBM Financial institution Not on a tracked register Colombia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 54930052NWJRPNMP1W58](https://elucidate.co/directory/bancolombia-s-a-colocobm) - [BNP Paribas Colombia Corporacion Financiera S.A. BIC BNPACOBB Financial institution Not on a tracked register Colombia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300TYSBN1PJBJ5U41](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-colombia-corporacion-financiera-s-a-bnpacobb) - [Corporacion Financiera Colombiana S.A. BIC CFVACOBC Financial institution Not on a tracked register Colombia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300UTJ6LGMSTZYJ30](https://elucidate.co/directory/corporacion-financiera-colombiana-s-a-cfvacobc) - [Banco J.P. Morgan Colombia S.A. BIC CHASCOBB Financial institution Not on a tracked register Colombia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300HGG1HANHW7SB47](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-j-p-morgan-colombia-s-a-chascobb) - [Bavaria SA BIC SABMCOB1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Colombia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 2138002QGPYHPA7YJZ93](https://elucidate.co/directory/bavaria-sa-sabmcob1) - [Corporacion Financiera de Caldas SA BIC CFCACOB1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Colombia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/corporacion-financiera-de-caldas-sa-cfcacob1) - [Banco Davivienda S.A. BIC CAFECOBB Financial institution Not on a tracked register Colombia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300P161V4IPKAQS70](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-davivienda-s-a-cafecobb) - [Itau Colombia S.A. BIC BCTOCOBB Financial institution Not on a tracked register Colombia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5493005VD794JCHUFK43](https://elucidate.co/directory/itau-colombia-s-a-bctocobb) - [Credicorp Capital Colombia S.A. BIC CRVLCOBB Financial institution Not on a tracked register Colombia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5493003HDTFLTSC5OX63](https://elucidate.co/directory/credicorp-capital-colombia-s-a-crvlcobb) - [Alliance Enterprise S.A.S. BIC HUBCCOBB Non-financial corporate Not on a tracked register Colombia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/alliance-enterprise-s-a-s-hubccobb) - [Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Colombia S.A. BIC GEROCOBB Financial institution Not on a tracked register Colombia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5493009W53901OCHI065](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-bilbao-vizcaya-argentaria-colombia-s-a-gerocobb) - [Progreso Corporacion Financiera S.A BIC CFPRCOB1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Colombia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/progreso-corporacion-financiera-s-a-cfprcob1) - [Samsung Electronics Colombia SA BIC SECTCOB1 Non-financial corporate Not on a tracked register Colombia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/samsung-electronics-colombia-sa-sectcob1) - [Acciones y Valores S.A. BIC ACVRCOB1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Colombia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900YJ0OY68HYDMQ61](https://elucidate.co/directory/acciones-y-valores-s-a-acvrcob1) - [Administradora Colombiana de Pensiones BIC ACDPCOB1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Colombia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/administradora-colombiana-de-pensiones-acdpcob1) - [Administradora de Fondos de Pensiones y Cesantia Proteccion S.A. BIC AFESCOBM Financial institution Not on a tracked register Colombia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5493006MVLTRBJ556T82](https://elucidate.co/directory/administradora-de-fondos-de-pensiones-y-cesantia-proteccion-s-a-afescobm) - [Alianza Fiduciaria S.A. BIC AFIUCOBB Financial institution Not on a tracked register Colombia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 54930073H2R2EG7O5W65](https://elucidate.co/directory/alianza-fiduciaria-s-a-afiucobb) - [Alianza Valores Comisionista de Bolsa S.A BIC AVCBCOB1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Colombia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900KCRFLE1JXYRJ12](https://elucidate.co/directory/alianza-valores-comisionista-de-bolsa-s-a-avcbcob1) - [Allianz Seguros S.A. BIC COZSCOBB Financial institution Not on a tracked register Colombia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 54930013W3TZHBMVB633](https://elucidate.co/directory/allianz-seguros-s-a-cozscobb) - [Almacenes Exito S.A. BIC GEXICOBB Non-financial corporate Not on a tracked register Colombia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300OT5L7B87VWHP86](https://elucidate.co/directory/almacenes-exito-s-a-gexicobb) - [Alpina Productos Alimenticios SA BIC BIC AIPACOBB Non-financial corporate Not on a tracked register Colombia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/alpina-productos-alimenticios-sa-bic-aipacobb) [See all 98 institutions in Colombia →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=CO) ## Regulation and supervision None of the 22 tracked registers covers Colombia. All 98 institutions listed here hold a BIC; firms licensed only by Colombia’s national authorities are not listed. ## Institutions headquartered here, registered elsewhere 12 institutions registered in other countries give Colombia as their head office. Each counts in the country of its register. - [Echavarria Vasquez/Simon No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/echavarria-vasquez-simon-1cabd527b97c) - [Finarbitra S.a.s. No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/finarbitra-s-a-s-06c311c26c5f) - [Invest and Trade Sas No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/invest-and-trade-sas-2ce2cd545cb8) - [Kambia Colombia S A S · trading as KAMBIA COLOMBIA No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/kambia-colombia-s-a-s-b32f73c1c46f) - [Kapital Exchange SAS No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/kapital-exchange-sas-1da912a6eca4) - [Kravata S.a.s · trading as KRAVATA No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/kravata-s-a-s-a1c9d307ec94) - [Neira Pineda/Hilda/Nubia No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/neira-pineda-hilda-nubia-3b6a2f5ab5ca) - [Pangea Labs S.A.S. No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/pangea-labs-s-a-s-122fdcd081e9) - [Plata Joya/Javier/Emilio No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/plata-joya-javier-emilio-95c860fd9985) - [Reyes Escobar/Euder/Fabian No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/reyes-escobar-euder-fabian-0c8cb475106c) - [Suarez Velandia/Jhoan No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/suarez-velandia-jhoan-f81a995e4782) - [Vasquez Mesa/Ana/Lucia No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/vasquez-mesa-ana-lucia-d3ef14837f34) [Search by head office: Colombia →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?hq=CO) ## Groups and systemic importance Institutions in Colombia 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 11 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 | 3 | | [BNP Paribas](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83) | 2 | 1 | | [JP Morgan Chase](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/8I5DZWZKVSZI1NUHU748) | 4 | 1 | | [Santander](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5493006QMFDDMYWIAM13) | 1 | 1 | [See all 6 institutions in G-SIB groups →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=CO&flag=gsib) ### Largest other groups GLEIF consolidation groups, by legal entities (LEIs) in this country | Group | LEIs here | LEIs in the group | | --- | --- | --- | | [Bancolombia S.A.](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/54930052NWJRPNMP1W58) | 3 | 5 | | [Banco de Bogota](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300LYHE7LWSKDZT53) | 2 | 2 | | [Banco Davivienda S A](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300P161V4IPKAQS70) | 2 | 3 | | [Larrain Vial SpA](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/2549003YW25MXGZRGR36) | 1 | 2 | | [Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A.](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300BBUKBHWLSUZM17) | 1 | 2 | ### Groups headquartered here Largest of 4, by legal entities in the directory | Group | LEIs in the directory | | --- | --- | | [Bancolombia S.A.](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/54930052NWJRPNMP1W58) | 5 | | [Banco Davivienda S A](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300P161V4IPKAQS70) | 3 | | [Banco de Bogota](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300LYHE7LWSKDZT53) | 2 | | [Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A.](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300BBUKBHWLSUZM17) | 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) - [United States4](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/us "United States: 4") - [Spain2](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/es "Spain: 2") - [Bermuda1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bm "Bermuda: 1") - [Chile1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cl "Chile: 1") - [Ecuador1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ec "Ecuador: 1") - [France1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/fr "France: 1") - [Italy1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/it "Italy: 1") GLEIF parents are accounting-consolidation relationships. They do not show ownership shares or control. ## Payments and connectivity Of the 98 institutions in Colombia that hold a BIC, 58.2% are connected to Swift and 2 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 Swift57 · 58.2% - Reverse billing1 · 1% - Passive participant (no connection)40 · 40.8% 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:** 2 institutions - **Swift GPI members, live:** 2 institutions [See all 2 Swift GPI members →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=CO&flag=gpi) ## All BIC codes in Colombia Look up any of the 174 BIC codes registered in Colombia: the head offices and branch codes of the 98 institutions here that hold a BIC, with their LEIs and flags. [Download the list (JSON)](https://elucidate.co/data/banks/countries/CO.json) ### Where branch codes cluster Branch codes by city, top 8 - Bogota25 - Cali11 - Medellin9 - Barranquilla8 - Bucaramanga5 - Cartagena5 - Manizales4 - Pereira3 ## 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) [Argentina](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ar) [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) [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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