Country · East Asia & Pacific
South Korea
Check who the institutions in South Korea are: whether each holds a BIC, which register lists it and whether an LEI is mapped. No tracked register covers South Korea, so every institution listed here holds a BIC.
South Korea at a glance
Every row is the same 258 institutions, split by one attribute
Type
- Financial institution 191 · 74%
- Non-financial corporate 47 · 18%
- Credit institution 19 · 7.4%
- Money service business 1 · 0.4%
Identification
- BIC only 257 · 100%
- BIC and a register licence 1 · 0.4%
Regulation level
- Prudential licence 19 · 7.4%
- AML registration only 1 · 0.4%
- Not on a tracked register 238 · 92%
LEI
- LEI mapped 169 · 66%
- No LEI mapped 89 · 35%
View as table
| Attribute | Institutions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Type | ||
| Financial institution | 191 | 74% |
| Non-financial corporate | 47 | 18% |
| Credit institution | 19 | 7.4% |
| Money service business | 1 | 0.4% |
| Identification | ||
| BIC only | 257 | 100% |
| BIC and a register licence | 1 | 0.4% |
| Regulation level | ||
| Prudential licence | 19 | 7.4% |
| AML registration only | 1 | 0.4% |
| Not on a tracked register | 238 | 92% |
| LEI | ||
| LEI mapped | 169 | 66% |
| No LEI mapped | 89 | 35% |
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 in South Korea
The first 25 of 258 institutions in South Korea, with or without a BIC: prudentially supervised and larger institutions first. No OFAC or EU listing cites an institution in South Korea.
- Bank of China Seoul Branch BIC BKCHKRSE Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Deutsche Bank AG, Seoul Branch BIC DEUTKRSE Credit institutionPrudential licence
- The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Seoul Branch BIC HSBCKRSE Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Bank of Communications CO., Ltd. Seoul Branch BIC COMMKRSE Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.- Seoul Branch BIC CHASKRSX Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Agricultural Bank of China Seoul Branch BIC ABOCKRSE Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Bank of America, N.A. Seoul Branch BIC BOFAKR2X Credit institutionPrudential licence
- BNP Paribas Seoul Branch BIC BNPAKRSE Credit institutionPrudential licence
- China Construction Bank Seoul Br. BIC PCBCKRSE Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Credit Agricole Cib, Seoul Branch BIC CRLYKRSE Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Seoul Branch BIC ICBKKRSE Credit institutionPrudential licence
- ING Bank N.V Seoul BIC INGBKRSE Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg, Seoul BIC SOLAKRSE Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Mizuho Bank Seoul Branch BIC MHCBKRSE Credit institutionPrudential licence
- MUFG Bank, Ltd., Seoul Branch BIC BOTKKRSX Credit institutionPrudential licence
- State Street Bank and Trust Company , Korea Branch BIC SBOSKRSE Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation BIC SMBCKRSE Credit institutionPrudential licence
- The Bank of New York Mellon BIC IRVTKRSX Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Ubaf - Union des Banques Arabes et Francaises BIC UBAFKRSX Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Sentbe Inc BIC SNTBKRS2 Money service businessAML registration only
- Kookmin Bank BIC CZNBKRSE Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Korea Securities Depository BIC KSDCKRSE Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Shinhan Bank BIC SHBKKRSE Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Busan Bank BIC PUSBKR2P Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Citibank Korea Inc. BIC CITIKRSX Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
Regulation and supervision
None of the 22 tracked registers covers South Korea. All 258 institutions listed here hold a BIC; firms licensed only by South Korea’s national authorities are not listed. By regulation level: 19 prudentially supervised, 1 registered for AML only, 238 not on a tracked register.
ECB banking supervision
Significant institutions
The ECB list of supervised entities covers 6 institutions here that hold a BIC: 6 significant, supervised directly by the ECB, and 0 less significant.
- Deutsche Bank AG, Seoul Branch BIC DEUTKRSE Credit institutionPrudential licence
- BNP Paribas Seoul Branch BIC BNPAKRSE Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Credit Agricole Cib, Seoul Branch BIC CRLYKRSE Credit institutionPrudential licence
- ING Bank N.V Seoul BIC INGBKRSE Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg, Seoul BIC SOLAKRSE Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Ubaf - Union des Banques Arabes et Francaises BIC UBAFKRSX Credit institutionPrudential licence
Institutions headquartered here, registered elsewhere
Four institutions registered in other countries give South Korea as their head office. Each counts in the country of its register. One institution in South Korea also holds licences registered in other countries; it counts here only.
- Sentbe Inc BIC SNTBKRS2 Money service businessAML registration only
- Wirebarley Corporation No BIC Money service businessAML registration only
- M2k Club LTD · trading as B.LINE No BIC Money service businessAML registration onlyInactive since 10 December 2020
- Weme Canada Money Service LTD. No BIC CryptoMoney service businessAML registration onlyInactive since 31 May 2026
Groups and systemic importance
Institutions in South Korea belong to 22 groups on the FSB’s 2025 list of global systemically important banks (G-SIBs). GLEIF records the head office of 29 corporate groups in the directory here. For 31 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs | 2 | 4 |
| Bank of America | 3 | 3 |
| Morgan Stanley | 1 | 3 |
| BNP Paribas | 2 | 2 |
| Citigroup | 3 | 2 |
| Deutsche Bank | 1 | 2 |
| JP Morgan Chase | 4 | 2 |
| Standard Chartered | 1 | 2 |
| Agricultural Bank of China | 2 | 1 |
| Bank of China | 2 | 1 |
| Bank of Communications (BoCom) | 1 | 1 |
| Bank of New York Mellon | 1 | 1 |
| China Construction Bank | 2 | 1 |
| Groupe Crédit Agricole | 2 | 1 |
| HSBC | 3 | 1 |
| Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | 3 | 1 |
| ING | 1 | 1 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ FG | 2 | 1 |
| Mizuho FG | 1 | 1 |
| Société Générale | 1 | 1 |
| State Street | 1 | 1 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui FG | 1 | 1 |
Largest other groups
GLEIF consolidation groups, by legal entities (LEIs) in this country
| Group | LEIs here | LEIs in the group |
|---|---|---|
| Kb Financial Group Inc | 3 | 6 |
| Shinhan Financial Group Co.,Ltd. | 3 | 10 |
| Hanwha Corporation | 3 | 3 |
| Industrial Bank of Korea | 3 | 3 |
| Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd. | 3 | 4 |
Groups headquartered here
Largest of 29, by legal entities in the directory
| Group | LEIs in the directory |
|---|---|
| Shinhan Financial Group Co.,Ltd. | 10 |
| Mirae Asset Capital Co., Ltd. | 7 |
| Kb Financial Group Inc | 6 |
| Keb Hana Bank | 6 |
| Korea Development Bank | 6 |
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 258 institutions in South Korea that hold a BIC, 46.9% are connected to Swift and 17 are Swift GPI members, as at 23 September 2026.
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
- 17 institutions
- Swift GPI members, live
- 14 institutions
Trading venues
60 live market identifier codes (ISO 10383) operated by institutions here, by category
All BIC codes in South Korea
Look up any of the 323 BIC codes registered in South Korea: the head offices and branch codes of the 258 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 PolynesiaGuamHong Kong SAR ChinaIndonesiaJapanKiribatiLaosMacao SAR ChinaMalaysiaMarshall IslandsMicronesiaMongoliaMyanmar (Burma)New CaledoniaNew ZealandNorth KoreaNorthern Mariana IslandsPalauPapua New GuineaPhilippinesSamoaSingaporeSolomon IslandsTaiwanThailandTimor-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
- 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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