Country · Europe & Central Asia
Iceland
Check who the institutions in Iceland are: whether each holds a BIC, which register lists it and whether an LEI is mapped. Two tracked registers cover Iceland, so institutions without a BIC appear where they list them.
Iceland at a glance
Every row is the same 41 institutions, split by one attribute
Type
- Financial institution 33 · 81%
- Payments & e-money 4 · 9.8%
- Non-financial corporate 3 · 7.3%
- Crypto 1 · 2.4%
Identification
- BIC only 36 · 88%
- BIC and a register licence 1 · 2.4%
- Register only, no BIC 4 · 9.8%
Regulation level
- Prudential licence 5 · 12%
- Not on a tracked register 36 · 88%
LEI
- LEI mapped 21 · 51%
- No LEI mapped 20 · 49%
View as table
| Attribute | Institutions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Type | ||
| Financial institution | 33 | 81% |
| Payments & e-money | 4 | 9.8% |
| Non-financial corporate | 3 | 7.3% |
| Crypto | 1 | 2.4% |
| Identification | ||
| BIC only | 36 | 88% |
| BIC and a register licence | 1 | 2.4% |
| Register only, no BIC | 4 | 9.8% |
| Regulation level | ||
| Prudential licence | 5 | 12% |
| Not on a tracked register | 36 | 88% |
| LEI | ||
| LEI mapped | 21 | 51% |
| No LEI mapped | 20 | 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 · Registers retrieved 25 September 2026
Institutions in Iceland
The first 25 of 41 institutions in Iceland, with or without a BIC: prudentially supervised and larger institutions first. No OFAC or EU listing cites an institution in Iceland.
- Blikk hugbúnaðarþjónusta hf. No BIC Payments & e-moneyPrudential licence
- Monerium ehf. No BIC Payments & e-moneyPrudential licence
- Myntkaup ehf. · trading as Myntkaup No BIC CryptoPrudential licence
- Rapyd Europe Hf BIC VATOISRE Payments & e-moneyPrudential licence
- Straumur greiðslumiðlun hf. No BIC Payments & e-moneyPrudential licence
- Central Bank of Iceland BIC SISLISRE Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Teya Iceland Hf. BIC SLTPISRE Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Arctica Finance Hf. BIC ARNIISR1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Arion Bank Hf BIC ESJAISRE Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Blikk Hugbunadarthjonusta Hf. BIC BLHUISR2 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Byr Securities BIC BYSEISR1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Central Bank of Iceland BIC SISLISRX Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Eimskipafelag Islands Hf BIC EIMIISRE Non-financial corporateNot on a tracked register
- Fossar Markadir Hf BIC FOMRISR1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Iceland Post Ltd., Postal Giro BIC ICGIISR1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Icelandic Securities Ltd. BIC ICSCISR1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Indo Sparisjodur Hf BIC INDJISR2 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Islandsbanki Hf BIC GLITISRE Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Islandsbanki Securities BIC VISLISR1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Islenskir Fjarfestar Hf. BIC ISFJISR1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Joklar-Verdbref Hf BIC JOKLISR1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Kvika Banki Hf BIC VIRDISR1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Kvika Banki Hf. BIC AUCAISR1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Kvika Banki Hf. BIC MPBAISRE Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Lanasjodur Sveitarfelaga BIC LASVISR1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
Regulation and supervision
Two tracked registers cover Iceland, retrieved 25 September 2026. Of the 41 institutions here, 5 are on one of them. By regulation level: 5 prudentially supervised, 36 not on a tracked register.
Registers covering Iceland
Institutions in Iceland 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) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 25 September 2026 |
| ESMA interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providersESMA-CASP | European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 September 2026 |
Institutions that hold a BIC and are on a tracked register
Their register licences are shown on their page
Supervisors
Authorities named on the ECB list and on the active licences of institutions here
| Authority | Basis | Institutions |
|---|---|---|
| Central Bank of Iceland | Licences on the tracked registers | 5 |
Groups and systemic importance
GLEIF records the head office of 1 corporate group in the directory here.
Largest other groups
GLEIF consolidation groups, by legal entities (LEIs) in this country
| Group | LEIs here | LEIs in the group |
|---|---|---|
| Kvika banki hf. | 2 | 2 |
Groups headquartered here
Largest of 1, by legal entities in the directory
| Group | LEIs in the directory |
|---|---|
| Kvika banki hf. | 2 |
Payments and connectivity
Of the 37 institutions in Iceland that hold a BIC, 32.4% are connected to Swift and 1 is a Swift GPI member, as at 23 September 2026. Network data does not exist for the 4 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
- 7 institutions
- T2 participants
- 1 institution
- Swift GPI members
- 1 institution
All BIC codes in Iceland
Look up any of the 40 BIC codes registered in Iceland: the head offices and branch codes of the 37 institutions here that hold a BIC, with their LEIs and flags.
Other countries in Europe & Central Asia
The directory has pages for 59 other countries and territories in Europe & Central Asia.
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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
- GLEIF relationship records (Level 2)—accounting consolidation as reported to GLEIF · about Level 2 data ↗ as at 25 September 2026
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