--- title: "Germany: financial institutions, SWIFT/BIC codes and licences | Elucidate" description: "1,549 institutions in Germany (as at 23 September 2026): 1,439 hold a SWIFT/BIC code and 110 do not. 123 are on 2 tracked registers." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/country/de --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [Countries](https://elucidate.co/directory/country) 3. Germany 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. 1,549 Institutions Active · plus 3 inactive 1,439 Hold a BIC 93% of institutions 123 On a tracked register 7.9% of institutions 864 LEI mapped 56% of institutions 286 ECB-supervised 78 significant, 208 less significant ### 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](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?source=bic,noregister&cc=DE) 1,426 · 92% - [BIC and a register licence](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?source=bic,register&cc=DE) 13 · 0.8% - [Register only, no BIC](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?source=nobic&cc=DE) 110 · 7.1% Regulation level - [Prudential licence](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=prudential&cc=DE) 414 · 27% - [Not on a tracked register](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=none&cc=DE) 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](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/de#institutions) [Sanctions](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/de#sanctions) [Regulation](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/de#registers) [Headquartered here](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/de#hq-firms) [Groups](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/de#groups) [Payments](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/de#payments) [BIC codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/de#bics) [Research](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/de#research) ## 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 institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 2ZCNRR8UK83OBTEK2170](https://elucidate.co/directory/unicredit-bank-gmbh-hyvedemm) - [Commerzbank AG BIC COBADEFF Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 851WYGNLUQLFZBSYGB56](https://elucidate.co/directory/commerzbank-ag-cobadeff) - [Deutsche Bank AG BIC DEUTDEFF Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86](https://elucidate.co/directory/deutsche-bank-ag-deutdeff) - [Clearstream Europe AG BIC DAKVDEFF Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 549300298FD7AS4PPU70](https://elucidate.co/directory/clearstream-europe-ag-dakvdeff) - [Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg BIC SOLADEST Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI B81CK4ESI35472RHJ606](https://elucidate.co/directory/landesbank-baden-wuerttemberg-soladest) - [Morgan Stanley Bank AG BIC MSFFDEFX Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 7CPI4ZQUQVBDH8SA1F44](https://elucidate.co/directory/morgan-stanley-bank-ag-msffdefx) - [State Street Bank International GMBH BIC SBOSDEMX Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI ZMHGNT7ZPKZ3UFZ8EO46](https://elucidate.co/directory/state-street-bank-international-gmbh-sbosdemx) - [Deutsche Wertpapierservice Bank AG BIC DWPBDEFF Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 529900EXG2PM316ISO63](https://elucidate.co/directory/deutsche-wertpapierservice-bank-ag-dwpbdeff) - [Oldenburgische Landesbank AG BIC OLBODEH2 Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 5299008I0TO44SUINZ71](https://elucidate.co/directory/oldenburgische-landesbank-ag-olbodeh2) - [Morgan Stanley Europe SE BIC MSSEDEFB Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 54930056FHWP7GIWYY08](https://elucidate.co/directory/morgan-stanley-europe-se-mssedefb) - [J.P. Morgan SE BIC CHASDEFX Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 549300ZK53CNGEEI6A29](https://elucidate.co/directory/j-p-morgan-se-chasdefx) - [Verbundvolksbank Owl EG BIC DGPBDE3M Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 529900NYZV9N6UZ09F32](https://elucidate.co/directory/verbundvolksbank-owl-eg-dgpbde3m) - [Oddo Bhf SE BIC BHFBDEFF Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 529900XLAZ15LYK8XK27](https://elucidate.co/directory/oddo-bhf-se-bhfbdeff) - [Dekabank Deutsche Girozentrale BIC DGZFDEFF Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 0W2PZJM8XOY22M4GG883](https://elucidate.co/directory/dekabank-deutsche-girozentrale-dgzfdeff) - [DZ Bank AG, Deutsche Zentral- Genossenschaftsbank BIC GENODEFF Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 529900HNOAA1KXQJUQ27](https://elucidate.co/directory/dz-bank-ag-deutsche-zentral-genossenschaftsbank-genodeff) - [Aareal Bank AG BIC AARBDE5W Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI EZKODONU5TYHW4PP1R34](https://elucidate.co/directory/aareal-bank-ag-aarbde5w) - [Isbank AG BIC ISBKDEFX Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 52990089JN9S8OJ5KU82](https://elucidate.co/directory/isbank-ag-isbkdefx) - [UBS Europe SE BIC SMHBDEFF Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 5299007QVIQ7IO64NX37](https://elucidate.co/directory/ubs-europe-se-smhbdeff) - [Volksbank Im Bergischen Land EG BIC VBRSDE33 Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 5299002Q4KTHGYTRYV23](https://elucidate.co/directory/volksbank-im-bergischen-land-eg-vbrsde33) - [Citibank Europe PLC, Germany Branch BIC CITIDEFF Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI N1FBEDJ5J41VKZLO2475](https://elucidate.co/directory/citibank-europe-plc-germany-branch-citideff) - [UBS Europe SE BIC UBSWDE24 Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 5299007QVIQ7IO64NX37](https://elucidate.co/directory/ubs-europe-se-ubswde24) - [Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Gz BIC HELADEFF Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI DIZES5CFO5K3I5R58746](https://elucidate.co/directory/landesbank-hessen-thueringen-gz-heladeff) - [Quirin Privatbank AG BIC QUBKDEBB Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 5299004IU009FT2HTS78](https://elucidate.co/directory/quirin-privatbank-ag-qubkdebb) - [Voeb-Zvd Processing GMBH BIC VZVDDED1 Payments & e-money Prudential licence Germany · Licensed by Federal Financial Supervisory Authority · 123960 (EBA-PSD2) · LEI 529900XGDXLEX5L16R90](https://elucidate.co/directory/voeb-zvd-processing-gmbh-vzvdded1) - [Ostsaechsische Sparkasse Dresden BIC OSDDDE81 Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 529900GB9HQMO9Y9B097](https://elucidate.co/directory/ostsaechsische-sparkasse-dresden-osddde81) [See all 1,549 institutions in Germany →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=DE) [See the 3 institutions marked inactive →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?status=i&cc=DE) ## 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 institution Prudential licence OFAC SDN · Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 39120020BBOSP6DZUC29](https://elucidate.co/directory/europaeisch-iranische-handelsbank-ag-eihbde21#sanctions) - [Europaeisch-Iranische Handelsbank AG BIC EIHBDEH1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register OFAC SDN · Germany · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/europaeisch-iranische-handelsbank-ag-eihbdeh1#sanctions) [See all 2 listed institutions →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=DE&flag=sanctioned) ## 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 Register](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/eba-psd2) EBA-PSD2 | European Banking Authority (EBA) | [92](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=DE®ister=EBA-PSD2) | 7 | 3 | 25 September 2026 | | [ESMA interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providers](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/esma-casp) ESMA-CASP | European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) | [34](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=DE®ister=ESMA-CASP) | 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-money Prudential licence Germany · Licensed by Federal Financial Supervisory Authority · 123960 (EBA-PSD2) · LEI 529900XGDXLEX5L16R90](https://elucidate.co/directory/voeb-zvd-processing-gmbh-vzvdded1) - [Joh. Berenberg,gossler and Co KG BIC BEGODEHH Credit institution Crypto Prudential licence Germany · Licensed by Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) · 529900UC2OD7II24Z667 (ESMA-CASP) · LEI 529900UC2OD7II24Z667](https://elucidate.co/directory/joh-berenberg-gossler-and-co-kg-begodehh) - [Reisebank AG BIC RBAGDEF1 Payments & e-money Prudential licence Germany · Licensed by Federal Financial Supervisory Authority · 108643 (EBA-PSD2) · LEI 529900CMFR5GQHWTXY51](https://elucidate.co/directory/reisebank-ag-rbagdef1) - [360 Treasury Systems AG BIC TRSYDEFF Crypto Prudential licence Germany · Licensed by Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) · 529900P0204W9HA8JP36 (ESMA-CASP) · LEI 529900P0204W9HA8JP36](https://elucidate.co/directory/360-treasury-systems-ag-trsydeff) - [Aifinyo Payments GMBH BIC AIPGDE82 Payments & e-money Prudential licence Germany · Licensed by Federal Financial Supervisory Authority · 156864 (EBA-PSD2) · LEI 894500F7TW6DGUZCZZ87](https://elucidate.co/directory/aifinyo-payments-gmbh-aipgde82) - [Crypto Finance (Deutschland) GMBH BIC CRPFDEFF Crypto Prudential licence Germany · Licensed by Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) · 3912009ZGE8258OMPE28 (ESMA-CASP) · LEI 3912009ZGE8258OMPE28](https://elucidate.co/directory/crypto-finance-deutschland-gmbh-crpfdeff) - [Euwax Aktiengesellschaft BIC EUWADES1 Crypto Prudential licence Germany · Licensed by Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) · 529900032TYR45XIEW79 (ESMA-CASP) · LEI 529900032TYR45XIEW79](https://elucidate.co/directory/euwax-aktiengesellschaft-euwades1) - [Lang and Schwarz Tradecenter AG and CO. KG BIC LASDDED1 Crypto Prudential licence Germany · Licensed by Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) · 5299000TZ4OSOOGU1120 (ESMA-CASP) · LEI 5299000TZ4OSOOGU1120](https://elucidate.co/directory/lang-and-schwarz-tradecenter-ag-and-co-kg-lasdded1) [See all 13 institutions that hold a BIC and are on a tracked register →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?source=bic,register&cc=DE) ### 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 institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 2ZCNRR8UK83OBTEK2170](https://elucidate.co/directory/unicredit-bank-gmbh-hyvedemm) - [Commerzbank AG BIC COBADEFF Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 851WYGNLUQLFZBSYGB56](https://elucidate.co/directory/commerzbank-ag-cobadeff) - [Deutsche Bank AG BIC DEUTDEFF Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86](https://elucidate.co/directory/deutsche-bank-ag-deutdeff) - [Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg BIC SOLADEST Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI B81CK4ESI35472RHJ606](https://elucidate.co/directory/landesbank-baden-wuerttemberg-soladest) - [Morgan Stanley Bank AG BIC MSFFDEFX Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 7CPI4ZQUQVBDH8SA1F44](https://elucidate.co/directory/morgan-stanley-bank-ag-msffdefx) - [State Street Bank International GMBH BIC SBOSDEMX Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI ZMHGNT7ZPKZ3UFZ8EO46](https://elucidate.co/directory/state-street-bank-international-gmbh-sbosdemx) - [Oldenburgische Landesbank AG BIC OLBODEH2 Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 5299008I0TO44SUINZ71](https://elucidate.co/directory/oldenburgische-landesbank-ag-olbodeh2) - [Morgan Stanley Europe SE BIC MSSEDEFB Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 54930056FHWP7GIWYY08](https://elucidate.co/directory/morgan-stanley-europe-se-mssedefb) [See all 286 ECB-supervised institutions →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=DE&flag=ssm) ## 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 Crypto Money service business AML registration only Canada · Registered with FINTRAC · M23655339 (FINTRAC-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/advanza-payment-services-ltd-4a80622ed361) - [Cashmere Solutions Limited No BIC Crypto AML registration only Canada · Registered with FINTRAC · C100000355 (FINTRAC-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/cashmere-solutions-limited-7c85effd243d) - [Ikonia Fintech AG · trading as IKONIA FINTECH No BIC Crypto Money service business AML registration only Canada · Registered with FINTRAC · C100001103 (FINTRAC-MSB) · LEI 894500JEKTXZ9AL85Q55](https://elucidate.co/directory/ikonia-fintech-ag-dd2f0374711c) - [Trust Computing GmbH No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/trust-computing-gmbh-bd8a0689bc48) [Search by head office: Germany →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?hq=DE) ## 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](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86) | 1 | 11 | | [BNP Paribas](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83) | 2 | 6 | | [Goldman Sachs](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/784F5XWPLTWKTBV3E584) | 2 | 4 | | [Santander](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5493006QMFDDMYWIAM13) | 1 | 4 | | [UBS](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300SZJ9VS8SGXAN81) | 2 | 4 | | [Groupe BPCE](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/9695005MSX1OYEMGDF46) | 1 | 3 | | [Groupe Crédit Agricole](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/969500TJ5KRTCJQWXH05) | 2 | 3 | | [Morgan Stanley](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/IGJSJL3JD5P30I6NJZ34) | 1 | 3 | | [Société Générale](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/O2RNE8IBXP4R0TD8PU41) | 1 | 3 | | [Bank of America](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/9DJT3UXIJIZJI4WXO774) | 3 | 2 | | [Bank of New York Mellon](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/WFLLPEPC7FZXENRZV188) | 1 | 2 | | [Citigroup](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/6SHGI4ZSSLCXXQSBB395) | 3 | 2 | | [HSBC](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/MLU0ZO3ML4LN2LL2TL39) | 3 | 2 | | [Mitsubishi UFJ FG](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/353800V2V8PUY9TK3E06) | 2 | 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 China](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/54930053HGCFWVHYZX42) | 2 | 1 | | [Bank of Communications (BoCom)](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300AX1UM10U30HK09) | 1 | 1 | | [Barclays](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/213800LBQA1Y9L22JB70) | 2 | 1 | | [China Construction Bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5493001KQW6DM7KEDR62) | 2 | 1 | | [Industrial and Commercial Bank of China](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5493002ERZU2K9PZDL40) | 3 | 1 | | [ING](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300NYKK9MWM7GGW15) | 1 | 1 | | [JP Morgan Chase](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/8I5DZWZKVSZI1NUHU748) | 4 | 1 | | [Mizuho FG](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/353800CI5L6DDAN5XZ33) | 1 | 1 | | [Standard Chartered](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/U4LOSYZ7YG4W3S5F2G91) | 1 | 1 | | [State Street](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300ZFEEJ2IP5VME73) | 1 | 1 | | [Wells Fargo](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/PBLD0EJDB5FWOLXP3B76) | 1 | 1 | [See all 67 institutions in G-SIB groups →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=DE&flag=gsib) ### 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](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/529900HNOAA1KXQJUQ27) | 17 | 20 | | [Deutsche Börse Aktiengesellschaft](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/529900G3SW56SHYNPR95) | 7 | 16 | | [Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/529900NNUPAGGOMPXZ31) | 7 | 36 | | [Allianz SE](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/529900K9B0N5BT694847) | 6 | 17 | | [Dekabank Deutsche Girozentrale](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/0W2PZJM8XOY22M4GG883) | 4 | 5 | ### Groups headquartered here Largest of 58, by legal entities in the directory | Group | LEIs in the directory | | --- | --- | | [Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86) | 47 | | [Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/529900NNUPAGGOMPXZ31) | 36 | | [DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/529900HNOAA1KXQJUQ27) | 20 | | [Allianz SE](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/529900K9B0N5BT694847) | 17 | | [Deutsche Börse Aktiengesellschaft](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/529900G3SW56SHYNPR95) | 16 | [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 States27](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/us "United States: 27") - [France22](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/fr "France: 22") - [United Kingdom22](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gb "United Kingdom: 22") - [Switzerland11](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ch "Switzerland: 11") - [Japan11](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/jp "Japan: 11") - [Netherlands9](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/nl "Netherlands: 9") - [Italy8](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/it "Italy: 8") - [Spain4](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/es "Spain: 4") - [Austria3](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/at "Austria: 3") - [Australia3](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/au "Australia: 3") 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 - Connected to Swift667 · 46.4% - Reverse billing103 · 7.2% - Passive participant (no connection)669 · 46.5% 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 [See all 21 Swift GPI members →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=DE&flag=gpi) ### National bank codes The national directory matched to BICs on institution pages - **Scheme:** Bankleitzahl DE-BLZ - **Source:** [Quelle: Deutsche Bundesbank ↗](https://www.bundesbank.de/de/aufgaben/unbarer-zahlungsverkehr/serviceangebot/bankleitzahlen/download-bankleitzahlen-602592) - **Published:** 7 September 2026 ### Trading venues 169 live market identifier codes (ISO 10383) operated by institutions here, by category - Systematic internaliserSINT97 - Not specifiedNSPD40 - Multilateral trading facilityMLTF19 - Regulated marketRMKT8 - OtherOTHR4 - Approved publication arrangementAPPA1 ## 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. [Download the list (JSON)](https://elucidate.co/data/banks/countries/DE.json) ### Where branch codes cluster Branch codes by city, top 8 - Frankfurt Am Main936 - Muenchen313 - Berlin124 - Duesseldorf78 - Hamburg61 - Stuttgart55 - Koeln53 - Wolfsburg51 ## In Elucidate research One Elucidate article names Germany. - [Germany's FATF mutual evaluation report: a case for better data and analytics](https://elucidate.co/blog/germanys-fatf-mutual-evalution-report-a-case-for-better-data-and-analytics) 9 November 2024 ## Other countries in Europe & Central Asia The directory has pages for 59 other countries and territories in Europe & Central Asia. [Albania](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/al) [Andorra](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ad) [Armenia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/am) [Austria](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/at) [Azerbaijan](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/az) [Belarus](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/by) [Belgium](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/be) [Bosnia & Herzegovina](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ba) [Bulgaria](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bg) [Croatia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/hr) [Cyprus](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cy) [Czechia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cz) [Denmark](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/dk) [Estonia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ee) [Faroe Islands](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/fo) [Finland](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/fi) [France](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/fr) [Georgia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ge) [Gibraltar](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gi) [Greece](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gr) [Greenland](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gl) [Guernsey](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gg) [Hungary](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/hu) [Iceland](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/is) [Ireland](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ie) [Isle of Man](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/im) [Italy](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/it) [Jersey](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/je) [Kazakhstan](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kz) [Kosovo](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/xk) [Kyrgyzstan](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kg) [Latvia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/lv) [Liechtenstein](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/li) [Lithuania](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/lt) [Luxembourg](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/lu) [Moldova](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/md) [Monaco](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mc) [Montenegro](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/me) [Netherlands](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/nl) [North Macedonia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mk) [Norway](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/no) [Poland](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/pl) [Portugal](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/pt) [Romania](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ro) [Russia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ru) [San Marino](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sm) [Serbia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/rs) [Slovakia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sk) [Slovenia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/si) [Spain](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/es) [Sweden](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/se) [Switzerland](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ch) [Tajikistan](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/tj) [Türkiye](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/tr) [Turkmenistan](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/tm) [Ukraine](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ua) [United Kingdom](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gb) [Uzbekistan](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/uz) [Vatican City](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/va) 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 - **EBA PSD2 Register**—European Banking Authority (EBA) · [register ↗](https://euclid.eba.europa.eu/register/pir/search) retrieved 25 September 2026 - **ESMA interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providers**—European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) · [register ↗](https://www.esma.europa.eu/esmas-activities/digital-finance-and-innovation/markets-crypto-assets-regulation-mica) retrieved 25 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.