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title: "Costa Rica: financial institutions, SWIFT/BIC codes and licences | Elucidate"
description: "35 institutions in Costa Rica (as at 23 September 2026): 35 hold a SWIFT/BIC code and 0 do not."
url: https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cr
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Country · Latin America & Caribbean

# Costa Rica

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

35

Institutions

Active · inactive not published

35

Hold a BIC

100% of institutions

—

On a tracked register

Not covered by a tracked register

15

LEI mapped

43% of institutions

40

BIC codes

Head offices and 5 branch codes

### Costa Rica at a glance

Every row is the same 35 institutions, split by one attribute

Type

-   Financial institution 31 · 89%
-   Non-financial corporate 4 · 11%

Identification

-   [BIC only](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?source=bic,noregister&cc=CR) 35 · 100%

Regulation level

-   [Not on a tracked register](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=none&cc=CR) 35 · 100%

LEI

-   LEI mapped 15 · 43%
-   No LEI mapped 20 · 57%

View as table

| Attribute | Institutions | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Type |
| Financial institution | 31 | 89% |
| Non-financial corporate | 4 | 11% |
| Identification |
| BIC only | 35 | 100% |
| Regulation level |
| Not on a tracked register | 35 | 100% |
| LEI |
| LEI mapped | 15 | 43% |
| No LEI mapped | 20 | 57% |

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/cr#institutions) [Regulation](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cr#registers) [Headquartered here](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cr#hq-firms) [Payments](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cr#payments) [BIC codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cr#bics)

## Institutions in Costa Rica

The first 25 of 35 institutions in Costa Rica, with or without a BIC: prudentially supervised and larger institutions first. No OFAC or EU listing cites an institution in Costa Rica.

-   [Banco Davivienda (Costa Rica), S.A. BIC BXBACRSJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register Costa Rica · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5493007B0Q1C4X5XBN75](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-davivienda-costa-rica-s-a-bxbacrsj)
-   [Banco Bac San Jose BIC BSNJCRSJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register Costa Rica · Not on a tracked register · LEI 2549005EC6BBRXUKMF75](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-bac-san-jose-bsnjcrsj)
-   [Banco Bct S.A. BIC CCIOCRSJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register Costa Rica · Not on a tracked register · LEI 25490061PVFNGN0YMO97](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-bct-s-a-cciocrsj)
-   [Banco Nacional de Costa Rica BIC BNCRCRSJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register Costa Rica · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300BH267R4KQVKV59](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-nacional-de-costa-rica-bncrcrsj)
-   [Bac Latam Ssc Sociedad Anonima BIC BLSOCRS2 Non-financial corporate Not on a tracked register Costa Rica · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/bac-latam-ssc-sociedad-anonima-blsocrs2)
-   [Bac Latam Ssc Sociedad Anonima BIC BLSOCRSJ Non-financial corporate Not on a tracked register Costa Rica · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900S0HHDZ9D25TA33](https://elucidate.co/directory/bac-latam-ssc-sociedad-anonima-blsocrsj)
-   [Banco Bct Sociedad Anonima . BIC FILOCRS1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Costa Rica · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-bct-sociedad-anonima-filocrs1)
-   [Banco Cathay de Costa Rica, S.A. BIC KTAYCRSJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register Costa Rica · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-cathay-de-costa-rica-s-a-ktaycrsj)
-   [Banco Central de Costa Rica BIC BCCRCRSJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register Costa Rica · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300DYYS8QPMR8OP36](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-central-de-costa-rica-bccrcrsj)
-   [Banco Credito Agricola de Cartago BIC BCACCRJ1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Costa Rica · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-credito-agricola-de-cartago-bcaccrj1)
-   [Banco Credito Agricola de Cartago BIC BCACCRS1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Costa Rica · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-credito-agricola-de-cartago-bcaccrs1)
-   [Banco de Costa Rica BIC BCRICRSJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register Costa Rica · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5493007MCBLQ05S44531](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-de-costa-rica-bcricrsj)
-   [Banco del Istmo (Costa Rica) S A BIC BALYCRS1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Costa Rica · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-del-istmo-costa-rica-s-a-balycrs1)
-   [Banco General (Costa Rica), S.A. BIC BAGECRSJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register Costa Rica · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-general-costa-rica-s-a-bagecrsj)
-   [Banco Improsa, S.A. BIC BIMPCRSJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register Costa Rica · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300PNY73XR92RF524](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-improsa-s-a-bimpcrsj)
-   [Banco Lafise S.A. BIC BCCECRSJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register Costa Rica · Not on a tracked register · LEI 98450050D7A08D379894](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-lafise-s-a-bccecrsj)
-   [Banco Popular y de Desarrollo Comunal BIC BPDCCRSJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register Costa Rica · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-popular-y-de-desarrollo-comunal-bpdccrsj)
-   [Banco Promerica de Costa Rica, S.A. BIC PRMKCRSJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register Costa Rica · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300A6YPOKDQA8QN81](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-promerica-de-costa-rica-s-a-prmkcrsj)
-   [Bass Americas S.A. BIC BATSCR21 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Costa Rica · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/bass-americas-s-a-batscr21)
-   [Batcca Park Inversiones Inmobiliarias, S.A. BIC BATSCR41 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Costa Rica · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/batcca-park-inversiones-inmobiliarias-s-a-batscr41)
-   [Batcca Servicios S.A. BIC BATSCRS1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Costa Rica · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/batcca-servicios-s-a-batscrs1)
-   [Bct Valores Puesto de Bolsa SA BIC BVPBCRS1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Costa Rica · Not on a tracked register · LEI 54930001YTPQM4TVOD26](https://elucidate.co/directory/bct-valores-puesto-de-bolsa-sa-bvpbcrs1)
-   [British American Tobacco Central America S.A., Sucursal Costa Rica Heredia, Llorente de Flores, BIC BATSCR51 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Costa Rica · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/british-american-tobacco-central-america-s-a-sucursal-costa-rica-heredia-llorent-batscr51)
-   [Central de Valores, S.A. (Ceval) BIC CEVCCRS1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Costa Rica · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/central-de-valores-s-a-ceval-cevccrs1)
-   [Coopenae BIC CPOPCRS1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Costa Rica · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/coopenae-cpopcrs1)

[See all 35 institutions in Costa Rica →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=CR)

## Regulation and supervision

None of the 22 tracked registers covers Costa Rica. All 35 institutions listed here hold a BIC; firms licensed only by Costa Rica’s national authorities are not listed.

## Institutions headquartered here, registered elsewhere

Two institutions registered in other countries give Costa Rica as their head office. Each counts in the country of its register.

-   [3-102-958527 Sociedad DE Responsabilidad Limitada No BIC Crypto Money service business AML registration only Canada · Registered with FINTRAC · N300001039 (FINTRAC-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/3-102-958527-sociedad-de-responsabilidad-limitada-561ad2d9eab0)
-   [CoinQ Digital Sociedad De Responsabilidad Limitada · trading as CoinQ No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/coinq-digital-sociedad-de-responsabilidad-limitada-4f68a0469558)

[Search by head office: Costa Rica →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?hq=CR)

## Payments and connectivity

Of the 35 institutions in Costa Rica that hold a BIC, 48.6% 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 Swift17 · 48.6%
-   Reverse billing2 · 5.7%
-   Passive participant (no connection)16 · 45.7%

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
- **Swift GPI members, live:** 1 institution

[See all 3 Swift GPI members →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=CR&flag=gpi)

## All BIC codes in Costa Rica

Look up any of the 40 BIC codes registered in Costa Rica: the head offices and branch codes of the 35 institutions here that hold a BIC, with their LEIs and flags.

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

## 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) [Colombia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/co) [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

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