Country · East Asia & Pacific
Hong Kong SAR China
Check who the institutions in Hong Kong SAR China are: whether each holds a BIC, which register lists it and whether an LEI is mapped. Four tracked registers cover Hong Kong SAR China, so institutions without a BIC appear where they list them.
Hong Kong SAR China at a glance
Every row is the same 1,624 institutions, split by one attribute
Type
- Financial institution 903 · 56%
- Money service business 610 · 38%
- Non-financial corporate 55 · 3.4%
- Other 56 · 3.4%
Identification
- BIC only 989 · 61%
- BIC and a register licence 72 · 4.4%
- Register only, no BIC 563 · 35%
Regulation level
- Prudential licence 56 · 3.4%
- AML registration only 610 · 38%
- Not on a tracked register 958 · 59%
LEI
- LEI mapped 611 · 38%
- No LEI mapped 1,013 · 62%
View as table
| Attribute | Institutions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Type | ||
| Financial institution | 903 | 56% |
| Money service business | 610 | 38% |
| Non-financial corporate | 55 | 3.4% |
| Credit institution | 31 | 1.9% |
| Crypto | 14 | 0.9% |
| Payments & e-money | 11 | 0.7% |
| Identification | ||
| BIC only | 989 | 61% |
| BIC and a register licence | 72 | 4.4% |
| Register only, no BIC | 563 | 35% |
| Regulation level | ||
| Prudential licence | 56 | 3.4% |
| AML registration only | 610 | 38% |
| Not on a tracked register | 958 | 59% |
| LEI | ||
| LEI mapped | 611 | 38% |
| No LEI mapped | 1,013 | 62% |
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 Hong Kong SAR China
The first 25 of 1,624 institutions in Hong Kong SAR China, with or without a BIC: prudentially supervised and larger institutions first.
- The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited BIC HSBCHKHH Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Citibank NA BIC CITIHKHX Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. - Hong Kong Branch BIC CHASHKHH Credit institutionPrudential licence
- UBS AG Hong Kong Branch BIC UBSWHKHH Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Bank of America National Association, Hong Kong Branch BIC BOFAHKHX Credit institutionPrudential licence
- BNP Paribas (Hong Kong Branch) BIC BNPAHKHH Credit institutionPrudential licence
- State Street Bank and Trust Company Hong Kong Branch BIC SBOSHKHX Credit institutionPrudential licence
- China Construction Bank Corporation BIC PCBCHKHH Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Deutsche Bank AG BIC DEUTHKHH Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Royal Bank of Canada BIC ROYCHKHH Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Agricultural Bank of China Limited Hong Kong Branch BIC ABOCHKHH Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Bank of Communications CO., LTD Hong Kong Branch BIC COMMHKHH Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank BIC CRLYHKHH Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited BIC ICBKHKHH Credit institutionPrudential licence
- 33 Financial Services Limited No BIC Payments & e-moneyPrudential licence
- Accumulus GBA Technology (Hongkong) Co., Limited · trading as Accumulus No BIC CryptoPrudential licence
- Alipay Financial Services (HK) Limited No BIC Payments & e-moneyPrudential licence
- Anchorpoint Financial Limited No BIC CryptoPrudential licence
- Autotoll Limited No BIC Payments & e-moneyPrudential licence
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria,sa BIC BBVAHKHH Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Banco Santander, S. A. Hong Kong Branch BIC BSCHHKHH Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Bank of China Limited Hong Kong Br BIC BKCHHKHK Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Bank of New York Mellon (The) BIC IRVTHKHX Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Barclays Bank PLC BIC BARCHKHH Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Bullish HK Markets Limited · trading as Bullish No BIC CryptoPrudential licence
Sanctions
The OFAC or EU lists cite 2 institutions in Hong Kong SAR China by BIC or LEI, as at 23 September 2026. Listings are matched on the BIC and its LEI, so they cover the 1,061 institutions here that hold a BIC. Country programmes name Hong Kong SAR China; Elucidate grades them as targeted listings only.
Listed institutions
Institutions whose BIC or LEI an OFAC or EU listing cites
- China Reserve Securities Limited BIC JAASHKH1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Melli Bank PLC BIC MELIHKH1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
OFAC programmes naming Hong Kong SAR China
Entries on the OFAC lists under each programme, all entry types, published 23 September 2026
- Hong Kong Autonomy Act HKAA 39
Level: Targeted listings only (graded by Elucidate). A programme lists individuals, entities, vessels and aircraft; its count is not a count of institutions.
Regulation and supervision
Four tracked registers cover Hong Kong SAR China, retrieved 25 September 2026. Of the 1,624 institutions here, 635 are on one of them. By regulation level: 56 prudentially supervised, 610 registered for AML only, 958 not on a tracked register.
Registers covering Hong Kong SAR China
Institutions in Hong Kong SAR China holding an active licence or registration on each register
| Register | Publisher | Institutions here | Of which hold a BIC | Inactive | As at |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Register of Money Service Operators (AMLO Cap. 615)CED-MSO | Customs and Excise Department (C&ED), Hong Kong | 610 | 70 | Not published by the register | 25 September 2026 |
| List of licensed virtual asset trading platformsSFC-VATP | Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Hong Kong | 13 | 0 | Not published by the register | 25 September 2026 |
| Register of Stored Value Facility LicenseesHKMA-SVF | Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) | 11 | 2 | Not published by the register | 25 September 2026 |
| Register of Licensed Stablecoin Issuers (Stablecoins Ordinance Cap. 656)HKMA-SCI | Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) | 1 | 0 | Not published by the register | 25 September 2026 |
Institutions that hold a BIC and are on a tracked register
Their register licences are shown on their page
- Rd Wallet Technologies Limited BIC RDTEHKH2 Payments & e-moneyPrudential licence
- Yintran Group Holdings Limited BIC YIGHHKH2 Payments & e-moneyPrudential licence
- Aft Hk Limited BIC AFTLHKH2 Money service businessAML registration only
- Aile Technology Limited BIC AITEHKH2 Money service businessAML registration only
- Ailingual Limited BIC AILIHKK2 Money service businessAML registration only
- Airwallex (Hong Kong) Limited BIC AIHKHKH1 Money service businessAML registration only
- Allinpay Financial Services Limited BIC AIIEHKH2 Money service businessAML registration only
- Apg Worldwide Limited BIC APWRHKH2 Money service businessAML registration only
Supervisors
Authorities named on the ECB list and on the active licences of institutions here
| Authority | Basis | Institutions |
|---|---|---|
| Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) | Licences on the tracked registers | 610 |
| Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) | Licences on the tracked registers | 13 |
| Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) | Licences on the tracked registers | 12 |
| FINTRAC | Licences on the tracked registers | 4 |
| AUSTRAC | Licences on the tracked registers | 1 |
| FinCEN | Licences on the tracked registers | 1 |
ECB banking supervision
Significant institutions
The ECB list of supervised entities covers 13 institutions here that hold a BIC: 13 significant, supervised directly by the ECB, and 0 less significant.
- BNP Paribas (Hong Kong Branch) BIC BNPAHKHH Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Deutsche Bank AG BIC DEUTHKHH Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank BIC CRLYHKHH Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria,sa BIC BBVAHKHH Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Banco Santander, S. A. Hong Kong Branch BIC BSCHHKHH Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A. BIC RABOHKHH Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Credit Industriel et Commercial BIC CMCIHKHH Credit institutionPrudential licence
- DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschaftsbank Frankfurt Am Main BIC GENOHKHH Credit institutionPrudential licence
Institutions headquartered here, registered elsewhere
452 institutions registered in other countries give Hong Kong SAR China as their head office. Each counts in the country of its register. Six institutions in Hong Kong SAR China also hold licences registered in other countries; they count here only.
- Currenxie Limited BIC CURXHKH2 Money service businessAML registration only
- Polar Pay Limited BIC POAYHKHH Money service businessAML registration only
- Sino Allied (Hk) Limited BIC SILDHKH2 Money service businessAML registration only
- Sunrate Solutions Limited BIC SUSIHKH1 Money service businessAML registration only
- Airwallex (Hong Kong) Limited · trading as Airwallex No BIC Money service businessAML registration only
- Universal Citizen Limited No BIC Money service businessAML registration only
- Vleo Tech Limited No BIC Money service businessAML registration only
- BitOn Technology Limited No BIC Money service businessAML registration only
- Bridgenix Limited No BIC Money service businessAML registration only
- Canton Link Trade (HK) Limited No BIC Money service businessAML registration only
- Dukpay Limited No BIC Money service businessAML registration only
- Edmund Rothschild Asset Management Limited No BIC Money service businessAML registration only
Groups and systemic importance
Institutions in Hong Kong SAR China belong to 28 groups on the FSB’s 2025 list of global systemically important banks (G-SIBs). GLEIF records the head office of 10 corporate groups in the directory here. For 207 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 |
|---|---|---|
| HSBC | 3 | 16 |
| Citigroup | 3 | 8 |
| Bank of China | 2 | 7 |
| Goldman Sachs | 2 | 6 |
| Bank of Communications (BoCom) | 1 | 5 |
| Bank of America | 3 | 4 |
| Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | 3 | 4 |
| JP Morgan Chase | 4 | 4 |
| Standard Chartered | 1 | 4 |
| UBS | 2 | 4 |
| Groupe Crédit Agricole | 2 | 3 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ FG | 2 | 3 |
| Morgan Stanley | 1 | 3 |
| Barclays | 2 | 2 |
| China Construction Bank | 2 | 2 |
| Deutsche Bank | 1 | 2 |
| Mizuho FG | 1 | 2 |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 1 | 2 |
| Société Générale | 1 | 2 |
| State Street | 1 | 2 |
| Agricultural Bank of China | 2 | 1 |
| Bank of New York Mellon | 1 | 1 |
| BNP Paribas | 2 | 1 |
| Groupe BPCE | 1 | 1 |
| ING | 1 | 1 |
| Santander | 1 | 1 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui FG | 1 | 1 |
| Toronto Dominion | 1 | 1 |
Largest other groups
GLEIF consolidation groups, by legal entities (LEIs) in this country
| Group | LEIs here | LEIs in the group |
|---|---|---|
| Citic Limited | 7 | 20 |
| Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited | 5 | 7 |
| Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. | 3 | 4 |
| Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited | 3 | 11 |
| China Merchants Bank Co.,Ltd. | 3 | 6 |
Groups headquartered here
Largest of 10, by legal entities in the directory
| Group | LEIs in the directory |
|---|---|
| Citic Limited | 20 |
| Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited | 7 |
| Aia Group Limited | 5 |
| Currenxie Limited | 3 |
| The Bank of East Asia, Limited | 2 |
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 1,061 institutions in Hong Kong SAR China that hold a BIC, 27.8% are connected to Swift and 21 are Swift GPI members, as at 23 September 2026. Network data does not exist for the 563 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
- Swift GPI members
- 21 institutions
- Swift GPI members, live
- 20 institutions
Trading venues
58 live market identifier codes (ISO 10383) operated by institutions here, by category
All BIC codes in Hong Kong SAR China
Look up any of the 1,402 BIC codes registered in Hong Kong SAR China: the head offices and branch codes of the 1,061 institutions here that hold a BIC, with their LEIs and flags.
Where branch codes cluster
Branch codes by city, top 8
Other countries in East Asia & Pacific
The directory has pages for 38 other countries and territories in East Asia & Pacific.
American SamoaAustraliaBruneiCambodiaChinaCook IslandsFijiFrench PolynesiaGuamIndonesiaJapanKiribatiLaosMacao SAR ChinaMalaysiaMarshall IslandsMicronesiaMongoliaMyanmar (Burma)New CaledoniaNew ZealandNorth KoreaNorthern Mariana IslandsPalauPapua New GuineaPhilippinesSamoaSingaporeSolomon IslandsSouth KoreaTaiwanThailandTimor-LesteTongaTuvaluVanuatuVietnamWallis & Futuna
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
- Register of Money Service Operators (AMLO Cap. 615)—Customs and Excise Department (C&ED), Hong Kong · register ↗ retrieved 25 September 2026
- List of licensed virtual asset trading platforms—Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Hong Kong · register ↗ retrieved 25 September 2026
- Register of Stored Value Facility Licensees—Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) · register ↗ retrieved 25 September 2026
- Register of Licensed Stablecoin Issuers (Stablecoins Ordinance Cap. 656)—Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) · 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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