--- title: "South Korea: financial institutions, SWIFT/BIC codes and licences | Elucidate" description: "258 institutions in South Korea (as at 23 September 2026): 258 hold a SWIFT/BIC code and 0 do not." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kr --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [Countries](https://elucidate.co/directory/country) 3. South Korea 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. 258 Institutions Active · inactive not published 258 Hold a BIC 100% of institutions 1 On a tracked register 0.4% of institutions 169 LEI mapped 66% of institutions 6 ECB-supervised 6 significant, 0 less significant ### 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](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?source=bic,noregister&cc=KR) 257 · 100% - [BIC and a register licence](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?source=bic,register&cc=KR) 1 · 0.4% Regulation level - [Prudential licence](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=prudential&cc=KR) 19 · 7.4% - [AML registration only](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=aml&cc=KR) 1 · 0.4% - [Not on a tracked register](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=none&cc=KR) 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](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kr#institutions) [Regulation](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kr#registers) [Headquartered here](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kr#hq-firms) [Groups](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kr#groups) [Payments](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kr#payments) [BIC codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kr#bics) ## 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 institution Prudential licence South Korea · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 54930053HGCFWVHYZX42](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-china-seoul-branch-bkchkrse) - [Deutsche Bank AG, Seoul Branch BIC DEUTKRSE Credit institution Prudential licence South Korea · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86](https://elucidate.co/directory/deutsche-bank-ag-seoul-branch-deutkrse) - [The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Seoul Branch BIC HSBCKRSE Credit institution Prudential licence South Korea · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-hongkong-and-shanghai-banking-corporation-limited-seoul-branch-hsbckrse) - [Bank of Communications CO., Ltd. Seoul Branch BIC COMMKRSE Credit institution Prudential licence South Korea · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 549300AX1UM10U30HK09](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-communications-co-ltd-seoul-branch-commkrse) - [Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.- Seoul Branch BIC CHASKRSX Credit institution Prudential licence South Korea · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 7H6GLXDRUGQFU57RNE97](https://elucidate.co/directory/jpmorgan-chase-bank-n-a-seoul-branch-chaskrsx) - [Agricultural Bank of China Seoul Branch BIC ABOCKRSE Credit institution Prudential licence South Korea · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 549300E7TSGLCOVSY746](https://elucidate.co/directory/agricultural-bank-of-china-seoul-branch-abockrse) - [Bank of America, N.A. Seoul Branch BIC BOFAKR2X Credit institution Prudential licence South Korea · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI B4TYDEB6GKMZO031MB27](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-america-n-a-seoul-branch-bofakr2x) - [BNP Paribas Seoul Branch BIC BNPAKRSE Credit institution Prudential licence South Korea · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-seoul-branch-bnpakrse) - [China Construction Bank Seoul Br. BIC PCBCKRSE Credit institution Prudential licence South Korea · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 5493001KQW6DM7KEDR62](https://elucidate.co/directory/china-construction-bank-seoul-br-pcbckrse) - [Credit Agricole Cib, Seoul Branch BIC CRLYKRSE Credit institution Prudential licence South Korea · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 1VUV7VQFKUOQSJ21A208](https://elucidate.co/directory/credit-agricole-cib-seoul-branch-crlykrse) - [Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Seoul Branch BIC ICBKKRSE Credit institution Prudential licence South Korea · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 5493002ERZU2K9PZDL40](https://elucidate.co/directory/industrial-and-commercial-bank-of-china-seoul-branch-icbkkrse) - [ING Bank N.V Seoul BIC INGBKRSE Credit institution Prudential licence South Korea · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 3TK20IVIUJ8J3ZU0QE75](https://elucidate.co/directory/ing-bank-n-v-seoul-ingbkrse) - [Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg, Seoul BIC SOLAKRSE Credit institution Prudential licence South Korea · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI B81CK4ESI35472RHJ606](https://elucidate.co/directory/landesbank-baden-wuerttemberg-seoul-solakrse) - [Mizuho Bank Seoul Branch BIC MHCBKRSE Credit institution Prudential licence South Korea · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 988400JA8GW5JM9DFW54](https://elucidate.co/directory/mizuho-bank-seoul-branch-mhcbkrse) - [MUFG Bank, Ltd., Seoul Branch BIC BOTKKRSX Credit institution Prudential licence South Korea · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI C3GTMMZIHMY46P4OIX74](https://elucidate.co/directory/mufg-bank-ltd-seoul-branch-botkkrsx) - [State Street Bank and Trust Company , Korea Branch BIC SBOSKRSE Credit institution Prudential licence South Korea · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 571474TGEMMWANRLN572](https://elucidate.co/directory/state-street-bank-and-trust-company-korea-branch-sboskrse) - [Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation BIC SMBCKRSE Credit institution Prudential licence South Korea · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 5U0XI89JRFVHWIBS4F54](https://elucidate.co/directory/sumitomo-mitsui-banking-corporation-smbckrse) - [The Bank of New York Mellon BIC IRVTKRSX Credit institution Prudential licence South Korea · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-bank-of-new-york-mellon-irvtkrsx) - [Ubaf - Union des Banques Arabes et Francaises BIC UBAFKRSX Credit institution Prudential licence South Korea · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 9695003L8X241KRTAG54](https://elucidate.co/directory/ubaf-union-des-banques-arabes-et-francaises-ubafkrsx) - [Sentbe Inc BIC SNTBKRS2 Money service business AML registration only South Korea · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · LEI 549300OCBOJOTTXNSK53](https://elucidate.co/directory/sentbe-inc-sntbkrs2) - [Kookmin Bank BIC CZNBKRSE Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Korea · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300XXMOJSIW8P4769](https://elucidate.co/directory/kookmin-bank-cznbkrse) - [Korea Securities Depository BIC KSDCKRSE Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Korea · Not on a tracked register · LEI 9884008RRMX1X5HV6625](https://elucidate.co/directory/korea-securities-depository-ksdckrse) - [Shinhan Bank BIC SHBKKRSE Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Korea · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5493003P813VL21KG928](https://elucidate.co/directory/shinhan-bank-shbkkrse) - [Busan Bank BIC PUSBKR2P Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Korea · Not on a tracked register · LEI 98840019Y9P721BO0L96](https://elucidate.co/directory/busan-bank-pusbkr2p) - [Citibank Korea Inc. BIC CITIKRSX Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Korea · Not on a tracked register · LEI 745P3MMS7E8CUVXDRJ82](https://elucidate.co/directory/citibank-korea-inc-citikrsx) [See all 258 institutions in South Korea →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=KR) ## 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 institution Prudential licence South Korea · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86](https://elucidate.co/directory/deutsche-bank-ag-seoul-branch-deutkrse) - [BNP Paribas Seoul Branch BIC BNPAKRSE Credit institution Prudential licence South Korea · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-seoul-branch-bnpakrse) - [Credit Agricole Cib, Seoul Branch BIC CRLYKRSE Credit institution Prudential licence South Korea · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 1VUV7VQFKUOQSJ21A208](https://elucidate.co/directory/credit-agricole-cib-seoul-branch-crlykrse) - [ING Bank N.V Seoul BIC INGBKRSE Credit institution Prudential licence South Korea · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 3TK20IVIUJ8J3ZU0QE75](https://elucidate.co/directory/ing-bank-n-v-seoul-ingbkrse) - [Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg, Seoul BIC SOLAKRSE Credit institution Prudential licence South Korea · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI B81CK4ESI35472RHJ606](https://elucidate.co/directory/landesbank-baden-wuerttemberg-seoul-solakrse) - [Ubaf - Union des Banques Arabes et Francaises BIC UBAFKRSX Credit institution Prudential licence South Korea · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 9695003L8X241KRTAG54](https://elucidate.co/directory/ubaf-union-des-banques-arabes-et-francaises-ubafkrsx) [See all 6 ECB-supervised institutions →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=KR&flag=ssm) ## 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 business AML registration only South Korea · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · LEI 549300OCBOJOTTXNSK53](https://elucidate.co/directory/sentbe-inc-sntbkrs2) - [Wirebarley Corporation No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/wirebarley-corporation-f4f858533ea3) - [M2k Club LTD · trading as B.LINE No BIC Money service business AML registration only Inactive since 10 December 2020 Canada · Registered with FINTRAC · M20505726 (FINTRAC-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/m2k-club-ltd-45d33da74c32) - [Weme Canada Money Service LTD. No BIC Crypto Money service business AML registration only Inactive since 31 May 2026 Canada · Registered with FINTRAC · M23824702 (FINTRAC-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/weme-canada-money-service-ltd-e46030d531a5) [Search by head office: South Korea →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?hq=KR) ## 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](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/784F5XWPLTWKTBV3E584) | 2 | 4 | | [Bank of America](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/9DJT3UXIJIZJI4WXO774) | 3 | 3 | | [Morgan Stanley](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/IGJSJL3JD5P30I6NJZ34) | 1 | 3 | | [BNP Paribas](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83) | 2 | 2 | | [Citigroup](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/6SHGI4ZSSLCXXQSBB395) | 3 | 2 | | [Deutsche Bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86) | 1 | 2 | | [JP Morgan Chase](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/8I5DZWZKVSZI1NUHU748) | 4 | 2 | | [Standard Chartered](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/U4LOSYZ7YG4W3S5F2G91) | 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 | | [Bank of New York Mellon](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/WFLLPEPC7FZXENRZV188) | 1 | 1 | | [China Construction Bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5493001KQW6DM7KEDR62) | 2 | 1 | | [Groupe Crédit Agricole](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/969500TJ5KRTCJQWXH05) | 2 | 1 | | [HSBC](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/MLU0ZO3ML4LN2LL2TL39) | 3 | 1 | | [Industrial and Commercial Bank of China](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5493002ERZU2K9PZDL40) | 3 | 1 | | [ING](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300NYKK9MWM7GGW15) | 1 | 1 | | [Mitsubishi UFJ FG](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/353800V2V8PUY9TK3E06) | 2 | 1 | | [Mizuho FG](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/353800CI5L6DDAN5XZ33) | 1 | 1 | | [Société Générale](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/O2RNE8IBXP4R0TD8PU41) | 1 | 1 | | [State Street](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300ZFEEJ2IP5VME73) | 1 | 1 | | [Sumitomo Mitsui FG](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/35380028MYWPB6AUO129) | 1 | 1 | [See all 34 institutions in G-SIB groups →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=KR&flag=gsib) ### Largest other groups GLEIF consolidation groups, by legal entities (LEIs) in this country | Group | LEIs here | LEIs in the group | | --- | --- | --- | | [Kb Financial Group Inc](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/529900TKE4MXG3Q6GW86) | 3 | 6 | | [Shinhan Financial Group Co.,Ltd.](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/988400EB8A6G49E5KO54) | 3 | 10 | | [Hanwha Corporation](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/988400JE9FIHQS7TX614) | 3 | 3 | | [Industrial Bank of Korea](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/988400RBIWE3YA18PK12) | 3 | 3 | | [Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd.](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/988400VYE6E0WYSM4S92) | 3 | 4 | ### Groups headquartered here Largest of 29, by legal entities in the directory | Group | LEIs in the directory | | --- | --- | | [Shinhan Financial Group Co.,Ltd.](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/988400EB8A6G49E5KO54) | 10 | | [Mirae Asset Capital Co., Ltd.](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/9884004G8BI99QA17V17) | 7 | | [Kb Financial Group Inc](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/529900TKE4MXG3Q6GW86) | 6 | | [Keb Hana Bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/6RPK2YDJN6L35AS0M510) | 6 | | [Korea Development Bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300ML2LNRZUCS7149) | 6 | [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 States15](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/us "United States: 15") - [United Kingdom5](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gb "United Kingdom: 5") - [France3](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/fr "France: 3") - [Japan2](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/jp "Japan: 2") - [Singapore2](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sg "Singapore: 2") - [Germany1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/de "Germany: 1") - [Hong Kong SAR China1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/hk "Hong Kong SAR China: 1") - [Netherlands1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/nl "Netherlands: 1") - [Taiwan1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/tw "Taiwan: 1") 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 - Connected to Swift121 · 46.9% - Reverse billing48 · 18.6% - Passive participant (no connection)89 · 34.5% 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 [See all 17 Swift GPI members →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=KR&flag=gpi) ### Trading venues 60 live market identifier codes (ISO 10383) operated by institutions here, by category - Systematic internaliserSINT24 - Not specifiedNSPD23 - OtherOTHR8 - Alternative trading systemATSS5 ## 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. [Download the list (JSON)](https://elucidate.co/data/banks/countries/KR.json) ### Where branch codes cluster Branch codes by city, top 8 - Seoul57 - Busan2 - Pusan2 - Ansan1 - Changwon1 - Daegu1 - Incheon1 - Jeonju1 ## Other countries in East Asia & Pacific The directory has pages for 38 other countries and territories in East Asia & Pacific. [American Samoa](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/as) [Australia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/au) [Brunei](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bn) [Cambodia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kh) [China](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cn) [Cook Islands](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ck) [Fiji](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/fj) [French Polynesia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/pf) [Guam](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gu) [Hong Kong SAR China](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/hk) [Indonesia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/id) [Japan](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/jp) [Kiribati](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ki) [Laos](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/la) [Macao SAR China](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mo) [Malaysia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/my) [Marshall Islands](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mh) [Micronesia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/fm) [Mongolia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mn) [Myanmar (Burma)](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mm) [New Caledonia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/nc) [New Zealand](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/nz) [North Korea](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kp) [Northern Mariana Islands](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mp) [Palau](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/pw) [Papua New Guinea](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/pg) [Philippines](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ph) [Samoa](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ws) [Singapore](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sg) [Solomon Islands](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sb) [Taiwan](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/tw) [Thailand](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/th) [Timor-Leste](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/tl) [Tonga](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/to) [Tuvalu](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/tv) [Vanuatu](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/vu) [Vietnam](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/vn) [Wallis & Futuna](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/wf) 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 - **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.