Country · Europe & Central Asia
Germany
Check who the institutions in Germany are: whether each holds a BIC, which register lists it and whether an LEI is mapped. Two tracked registers cover Germany, so institutions without a BIC appear where they list them.
Germany at a glance
Every row is the same 1,549 institutions, split by one attribute
Type
- Financial institution 875 · 57%
- Credit institution 292 · 19%
- Non-financial corporate 260 · 17%
- Payments & e-money 92 · 5.9%
- Crypto 30 · 1.9%
Identification
- BIC only 1,426 · 92%
- BIC and a register licence 13 · 0.8%
- Register only, no BIC 110 · 7.1%
Regulation level
- Prudential licence 414 · 27%
- Not on a tracked register 1,135 · 73%
LEI
- LEI mapped 864 · 56%
- No LEI mapped 685 · 44%
View as table
| Attribute | Institutions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Type | ||
| Financial institution | 875 | 57% |
| Credit institution | 292 | 19% |
| Non-financial corporate | 260 | 17% |
| Payments & e-money | 92 | 5.9% |
| Crypto | 30 | 1.9% |
| Identification | ||
| BIC only | 1,426 | 92% |
| BIC and a register licence | 13 | 0.8% |
| Register only, no BIC | 110 | 7.1% |
| Regulation level | ||
| Prudential licence | 414 | 27% |
| Not on a tracked register | 1,135 | 73% |
| LEI | ||
| LEI mapped | 864 | 56% |
| No LEI mapped | 685 | 44% |
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 · Registers retrieved 25 September 2026
Institutions in Germany
The first 25 of 1,549 institutions in Germany, with or without a BIC: prudentially supervised and larger institutions first.
- Unicredit Bank GMBH BIC HYVEDEMM Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Commerzbank AG BIC COBADEFF Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Deutsche Bank AG BIC DEUTDEFF Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Clearstream Europe AG BIC DAKVDEFF Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg BIC SOLADEST Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Morgan Stanley Bank AG BIC MSFFDEFX Credit institutionPrudential licence
- State Street Bank International GMBH BIC SBOSDEMX Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Deutsche Wertpapierservice Bank AG BIC DWPBDEFF Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Oldenburgische Landesbank AG BIC OLBODEH2 Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Morgan Stanley Europe SE BIC MSSEDEFB Credit institutionPrudential licence
- J.P. Morgan SE BIC CHASDEFX Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Verbundvolksbank Owl EG BIC DGPBDE3M Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Oddo Bhf SE BIC BHFBDEFF Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Dekabank Deutsche Girozentrale BIC DGZFDEFF Credit institutionPrudential licence
- DZ Bank AG, Deutsche Zentral- Genossenschaftsbank BIC GENODEFF Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Aareal Bank AG BIC AARBDE5W Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Isbank AG BIC ISBKDEFX Credit institutionPrudential licence
- UBS Europe SE BIC SMHBDEFF Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Volksbank Im Bergischen Land EG BIC VBRSDE33 Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Citibank Europe PLC, Germany Branch BIC CITIDEFF Credit institutionPrudential licence
- UBS Europe SE BIC UBSWDE24 Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Gz BIC HELADEFF Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Quirin Privatbank AG BIC QUBKDEBB Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Voeb-Zvd Processing GMBH BIC VZVDDED1 Payments & e-moneyPrudential licence
- Ostsaechsische Sparkasse Dresden BIC OSDDDE81 Credit institutionPrudential licence
Sanctions
The OFAC or EU lists cite 2 institutions in Germany by BIC or LEI, as at 23 September 2026. Listings are matched on the BIC and its LEI, so they cover the 1,439 institutions here that hold a BIC.
Listed institutions
Institutions whose BIC or LEI an OFAC or EU listing cites
- Europaeisch-Iranische Handelsbank AG BIC EIHBDE21 Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Europaeisch-Iranische Handelsbank AG BIC EIHBDEH1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
Regulation and supervision
Two tracked registers cover Germany, retrieved 25 September 2026. Of the 1,549 institutions here, 123 are on one of them. By regulation level: 414 prudentially supervised, 1,135 not on a tracked register.
Registers covering Germany
Institutions in Germany holding an active licence or registration on each register
| Register | Publisher | Institutions here | Of which hold a BIC | Inactive | As at |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBA PSD2 RegisterEBA-PSD2 | European Banking Authority (EBA) | 92 | 7 | 3 | 25 September 2026 |
| ESMA interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providersESMA-CASP | European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) | 34 | 6 | 0 | 25 September 2026 |
Institutions that hold a BIC and are on a tracked register
Their register licences are shown on their page
- Voeb-Zvd Processing GMBH BIC VZVDDED1 Payments & e-moneyPrudential licence
- Joh. Berenberg,gossler and Co KG BIC BEGODEHH Credit institutionCryptoPrudential licence
- Reisebank AG BIC RBAGDEF1 Payments & e-moneyPrudential licence
- 360 Treasury Systems AG BIC TRSYDEFF CryptoPrudential licence
- Aifinyo Payments GMBH BIC AIPGDE82 Payments & e-moneyPrudential licence
- Crypto Finance (Deutschland) GMBH BIC CRPFDEFF CryptoPrudential licence
- Euwax Aktiengesellschaft BIC EUWADES1 CryptoPrudential licence
- Lang and Schwarz Tradecenter AG and CO. KG BIC LASDDED1 CryptoPrudential licence
Supervisors
Authorities named on the ECB list and on the active licences of institutions here
| Authority | Basis | Institutions |
|---|---|---|
| Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht / Deutsche Bundesbank | ECB list: less significant institutions | 184 |
| De Nederlandsche Bank | ECB list: less significant institutions | 7 |
| Finanzmarktaufsicht / Oesterreichische Nationalbank | ECB list: less significant institutions | 7 |
| Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution / Banque de France | ECB list: less significant institutions | 5 |
| Central Bank of Ireland | ECB list: less significant institutions | 2 |
| Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier / Banque centrale du Luxembourg | ECB list: less significant institutions | 2 |
| Bank of Greece | ECB list: less significant institutions | 1 |
| Federal Financial Supervisory Authority | Licences on the tracked registers | 92 |
| Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) | Licences on the tracked registers | 34 |
ECB banking supervision
Significant institutions
The ECB list of supervised entities covers 286 institutions here that hold a BIC: 78 significant, supervised directly by the ECB, and 208 less significant.
- Unicredit Bank GMBH BIC HYVEDEMM Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Commerzbank AG BIC COBADEFF Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Deutsche Bank AG BIC DEUTDEFF Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg BIC SOLADEST Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Morgan Stanley Bank AG BIC MSFFDEFX Credit institutionPrudential licence
- State Street Bank International GMBH BIC SBOSDEMX Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Oldenburgische Landesbank AG BIC OLBODEH2 Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Morgan Stanley Europe SE BIC MSSEDEFB Credit institutionPrudential licence
Institutions headquartered here, registered elsewhere
Four institutions registered in other countries give Germany as their head office. Each counts in the country of its register.
- Advanza Payment Services LTD. No BIC CryptoMoney service businessAML registration only
- Cashmere Solutions Limited No BIC CryptoAML registration only
- Ikonia Fintech AG · trading as IKONIA FINTECH No BIC CryptoMoney service businessAML registration only
- Trust Computing GmbH No BIC Money service businessAML registration only
Groups and systemic importance
Institutions in Germany belong to 27 groups on the FSB’s 2025 list of global systemically important banks (G-SIBs). GLEIF records the head office of 58 corporate groups in the directory here. For 143 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Deutsche Bank | 1 | 11 |
| BNP Paribas | 2 | 6 |
| Goldman Sachs | 2 | 4 |
| Santander | 1 | 4 |
| UBS | 2 | 4 |
| Groupe BPCE | 1 | 3 |
| Groupe Crédit Agricole | 2 | 3 |
| Morgan Stanley | 1 | 3 |
| Société Générale | 1 | 3 |
| Bank of America | 3 | 2 |
| Bank of New York Mellon | 1 | 2 |
| Citigroup | 3 | 2 |
| HSBC | 3 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ FG | 2 | 2 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui FG | 1 | 2 |
| Agricultural Bank of China | 2 | 1 |
| Bank of China | 2 | 1 |
| Bank of Communications (BoCom) | 1 | 1 |
| Barclays | 2 | 1 |
| China Construction Bank | 2 | 1 |
| Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | 3 | 1 |
| ING | 1 | 1 |
| JP Morgan Chase | 4 | 1 |
| Mizuho FG | 1 | 1 |
| Standard Chartered | 1 | 1 |
| State Street | 1 | 1 |
| Wells Fargo | 1 | 1 |
Largest other groups
GLEIF consolidation groups, by legal entities (LEIs) in this country
| Group | LEIs here | LEIs in the group |
|---|---|---|
| DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main | 17 | 20 |
| Deutsche Börse Aktiengesellschaft | 7 | 16 |
| Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft | 7 | 36 |
| Allianz SE | 6 | 17 |
| Dekabank Deutsche Girozentrale | 4 | 5 |
Groups headquartered here
Largest of 58, by legal entities in the directory
Parents abroad
Institutions here by the country of their GLEIF ultimate parent (else direct parent)
GLEIF parents are accounting-consolidation relationships. They do not show ownership shares or control.
Payments and connectivity
Of the 1,439 institutions in Germany that hold a BIC, 46.4% are connected to Swift and 21 are Swift GPI members, as at 23 September 2026. Network data does not exist for the 110 that do not hold a BIC.
Connection to Swift
Institutions that hold a BIC, by connection type in Swift’s directory
A BIC does not imply a connection to the Swift network.
Payment schemes
Institutions that hold a BIC, reachable in each scheme
- Reachable in a SEPA scheme
- 378 institutions
- SEPA Instant Credit Transfer
- 179 institutions
- T2 participants
- 171 institutions
- Swift GPI members
- 21 institutions
- Swift GPI members, live
- 11 institutions
National bank codes
The national directory matched to BICs on institution pages
- Scheme
- Bankleitzahl DE-BLZ
- Published
- 7 September 2026
Trading venues
169 live market identifier codes (ISO 10383) operated by institutions here, by category
All BIC codes in Germany
Look up any of the 8,191 BIC codes registered in Germany: the head offices and branch codes of the 1,439 institutions here that hold a BIC, with their LEIs and flags.
Where branch codes cluster
Branch codes by city, top 8
In Elucidate research
One Elucidate article names Germany.
Other countries in Europe & Central Asia
The directory has pages for 59 other countries and territories in Europe & Central Asia.
AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia & HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFaroe IslandsFinlandFranceGeorgiaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGuernseyHungaryIcelandIrelandIsle of ManItalyJerseyKazakhstanKosovoKyrgyzstanLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMoldovaMonacoMontenegroNetherlandsNorth MacedoniaNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTajikistanTürkiyeTurkmenistanUkraineUnited KingdomUzbekistanVatican City
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 →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
- EBA PSD2 Register—European Banking Authority (EBA) · register ↗ retrieved 25 September 2026
- ESMA interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providers—European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) · register ↗ retrieved 25 September 2026
- OFAC SDN and consolidated lists—US Treasury · source ↗ published 23 September 2026
- EU consolidated financial sanctions list—European Commission generated 22 September 2026
- ECB list of supervised entities · ECB ↗ published 20 August 2026
- FSB 2025 list of global systemically important banks · FSB ↗ published 27 November 2025
- GLEIF relationship records (Level 2)—accounting consolidation as reported to GLEIF · about Level 2 data ↗ as at 25 September 2026
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