--- title: "Kazakhstan: financial institutions, SWIFT/BIC codes and licences | Elucidate" description: "54 institutions in Kazakhstan (as at 23 September 2026): 54 hold a SWIFT/BIC code and 0 do not." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kz --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [Countries](https://elucidate.co/directory/country) 3. Kazakhstan Country · Europe & Central Asia # Kazakhstan Check who the institutions in Kazakhstan are: whether each holds a BIC, which register lists it and whether an LEI is mapped. No tracked register covers Kazakhstan, so every institution listed here holds a BIC. 54 Institutions Active · inactive not published 54 Hold a BIC 100% of institutions — On a tracked register Not covered by a tracked register 28 LEI mapped 52% of institutions 82 BIC codes Head offices and 29 branch codes ### Kazakhstan at a glance Every row is the same 54 institutions, split by one attribute Type - Financial institution 49 · 91% - Credit institution 4 · 7.4% - Non-financial corporate 1 · 1.9% Identification - [BIC only](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?source=bic,noregister&cc=KZ) 54 · 100% Regulation level - [Prudential licence](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=prudential&cc=KZ) 4 · 7.4% - [Not on a tracked register](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=none&cc=KZ) 50 · 93% LEI - LEI mapped 28 · 52% - No LEI mapped 26 · 48% View as table | Attribute | Institutions | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Type | | Financial institution | 49 | 91% | | Credit institution | 4 | 7.4% | | Non-financial corporate | 1 | 1.9% | | Identification | | BIC only | 54 | 100% | | Regulation level | | Prudential licence | 4 | 7.4% | | Not on a tracked register | 50 | 93% | | LEI | | LEI mapped | 28 | 52% | | No LEI mapped | 26 | 48% | 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/kz#institutions) [Sanctions](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kz#sanctions) [Regulation](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kz#registers) [Headquartered here](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kz#hq-firms) [Groups](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kz#groups) [Payments](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kz#payments) [BIC codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kz#bics) ## Institutions in Kazakhstan The first 25 of 54 institutions in Kazakhstan, with or without a BIC: prudentially supervised and larger institutions first. - [Industrial and Commercial Bank of China BIC ICBKKZKX Credit institution Prudential licence Kazakhstan · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 5493002ERZU2K9PZDL40](https://elucidate.co/directory/industrial-and-commercial-bank-of-china-icbkkzkx) - [Bank of China Kazakhstan BIC BKCHKZKA Credit institution Prudential licence Kazakhstan · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 254900WZWXVBGZ02IE74](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-china-kazakhstan-bkchkzka) - [Chase Manhattan Bank BIC CHASKZK1 Credit institution Prudential licence Kazakhstan · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 7H6GLXDRUGQFU57RNE97](https://elucidate.co/directory/chase-manhattan-bank-chaskzk1) - [China Construction Bank Corporation Astana Branch BIC PCBCKZ2A Credit institution Prudential licence Kazakhstan · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 5493001KQW6DM7KEDR62](https://elucidate.co/directory/china-construction-bank-corporation-astana-branch-pcbckz2a) - [JSC 'bank Centercredit' BIC KCJBKZK1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Kazakhstan · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/jsc-bank-centercredit-kcjbkzk1) - [Astana International Exchange Limited BIC ASIHKZ22 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Kazakhstan · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900L6FRRJKZTLNY11](https://elucidate.co/directory/astana-international-exchange-limited-asihkz22) - [CJSC Citibank Kazakhstan BIC CITIKZX1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Kazakhstan · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/cjsc-citibank-kazakhstan-citikzx1) - [Eurasian Development Bank BIC EABRKZKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Kazakhstan · Not on a tracked register · LEI 253400Q2AQ3F58BLL187](https://elucidate.co/directory/eurasian-development-bank-eabrkzka) - [Fortebank JSC BIC IRTYKZKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Kazakhstan · Not on a tracked register · LEI 529900TH5WJ6KE8N8Z35](https://elucidate.co/directory/fortebank-jsc-irtykzka) - [Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan BIC HSBKKZKX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Kazakhstan · Not on a tracked register · LEI 213800NYDTVQM4SDUD67](https://elucidate.co/directory/halyk-bank-of-kazakhstan-hsbkkzkx) - [Samsung Electronics Central Eurasia LLP BIC SECTKZK1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Kazakhstan · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/samsung-electronics-central-eurasia-llp-sectkzk1) - ['bank Rbk' JSC BIC KINCKZKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Kazakhstan · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300LIHOK7FE6D2888](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-rbk-jsc-kinckzka) - ['islamic Bank 'zaman-Bank' JSC BIC ZAJSKZ22 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Kazakhstan · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/islamic-bank-zaman-bank-jsc-zajskz22) - ['tansar Capital' Joint Stock Company BIC TCJSKZKK Financial institution Not on a tracked register Kazakhstan · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/tansar-capital-joint-stock-company-tcjskzkk) - [AB Kazakhstan-Ziraat International Bank JSC BIC KZIBKZKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Kazakhstan · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/ab-kazakhstan-ziraat-international-bank-jsc-kzibkzka) - [Adcb Islamic Bank JSC BIC HLALKZKZ Financial institution Not on a tracked register Kazakhstan · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900IO7901HIG0YG67](https://elucidate.co/directory/adcb-islamic-bank-jsc-hlalkzkz) - [Al Safi Bank Ltd. BIC AILSKZ2K Financial institution Not on a tracked register Kazakhstan · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/al-safi-bank-ltd-ailskz2k) - [Alatau City Bank Joint-Stock Company BIC TSESKZKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Kazakhstan · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900MQ4VY8TAZNR845](https://elucidate.co/directory/alatau-city-bank-joint-stock-company-tseskzka) - [Bereke Bank Joint Stock Company (Subsidiary Bank of Lesha Bank LLC (Public)) BIC BRKEKZKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Kazakhstan · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/bereke-bank-joint-stock-company-subsidiary-bank-of-lesha-bank-llc-public-brkekzka) - [Bnk Commercial Bank Joint Stock Company BIC MOKFKZKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Kazakhstan · Not on a tracked register · LEI 2549001EEW0UEFOMBS21](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnk-commercial-bank-joint-stock-company-mokfkzka) - [Brillink Bank Corporation Limited BIC BRLPKZ22 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Kazakhstan · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900N230XO4Q8LE882](https://elucidate.co/directory/brillink-bank-corporation-limited-brlpkz22) - [British American Tobacco Kazakhstan Trading LLP BIC BATSKZK1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Kazakhstan · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/british-american-tobacco-kazakhstan-trading-llp-batskzk1) - [Central Securities Depository, JSC BIC CEDUKZKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Kazakhstan · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/central-securities-depository-jsc-cedukzka) - [CJSC Citibank Kazakhstan BIC CITIKZKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Kazakhstan · Not on a tracked register · LEI 95XXGORQK31JZP82OG22](https://elucidate.co/directory/cjsc-citibank-kazakhstan-citikzka) - [Credit Altyn Bank BIC CRAYKZK1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Kazakhstan · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/credit-altyn-bank-craykzk1) [See all 54 institutions in Kazakhstan →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=KZ) ## Sanctions The OFAC or EU lists cite 1 institution in Kazakhstan by BIC or LEI, as at 23 September 2026. Listings are matched on the BIC and its LEI, so they cover the 54 institutions here that hold a BIC. ### Listed institutions Institutions whose BIC or LEI an OFAC or EU listing cites - [Vtb Bank (Kazakhstan) BIC VTBAKZKZ Financial institution Not on a tracked register OFAC SDN · Kazakhstan · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900JHWE3G4G31ZK94](https://elucidate.co/directory/vtb-bank-kazakhstan-vtbakzkz#sanctions) [See 1 listed institution →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=KZ&flag=sanctioned) ## Regulation and supervision None of the 22 tracked registers covers Kazakhstan. All 54 institutions listed here hold a BIC; firms licensed only by Kazakhstan’s national authorities are not listed. By regulation level: 4 prudentially supervised, 50 not on a tracked register. ## Institutions headquartered here, registered elsewhere Two institutions registered in other countries give Kazakhstan as their head office. Each counts in the country of its register. - [Mocean LTD No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · LEI 8945007LAZBI2P6MXA80](https://elucidate.co/directory/mocean-ltd-ae11b34268b1) - [Collect & Pay LTD. No BIC Crypto Money service business AML registration only Inactive since 3 December 2024 Canada · Registered with FINTRAC · M21375684 (FINTRAC-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/collect-and-pay-ltd-11b5796db846) [Search by head office: Kazakhstan →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?hq=KZ) ## Groups and systemic importance Institutions in Kazakhstan belong to 5 groups on the FSB’s 2025 list of global systemically important banks (G-SIBs). GLEIF records the head office of 2 corporate groups in the directory here. For 6 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | [Bank of China](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/54930053HGCFWVHYZX42) | 2 | 1 | | [China Construction Bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5493001KQW6DM7KEDR62) | 2 | 1 | | [Citigroup](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/6SHGI4ZSSLCXXQSBB395) | 3 | 1 | | [Industrial and Commercial Bank of China](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5493002ERZU2K9PZDL40) | 3 | 1 | | [JP Morgan Chase](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/8I5DZWZKVSZI1NUHU748) | 4 | 1 | [See all 5 institutions in G-SIB groups →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=KZ&flag=gsib) ### Largest other groups GLEIF consolidation groups, by legal entities (LEIs) in this country | Group | LEIs here | LEIs in the group | | --- | --- | --- | | [Joint Stock Company "halyk Bank of Kazakhstan"](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/213800NYDTVQM4SDUD67) | 1 | 2 | | [Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/213800RWVKKIRX1AUH58) | 1 | 4 | | [Vtb Bank (PJSC)](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/253400V1H6ART1UQ0N98) | 1 | 4 | | [Joint Stock Company "Alatau City Bank"](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/254900MQ4VY8TAZNR845) | 1 | 2 | | [China Citic Bank Corporation Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/300300C1030211000384) | 1 | 3 | ### Groups headquartered here Largest of 2, by legal entities in the directory | Group | LEIs in the directory | | --- | --- | | [Joint Stock Company "Alatau City Bank"](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/254900MQ4VY8TAZNR845) | 2 | | [Joint Stock Company "halyk Bank of Kazakhstan"](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/213800NYDTVQM4SDUD67) | 2 | [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 States2](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/us "United States: 2") - [United Arab Emirates1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ae "United Arab Emirates: 1") - [China1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cn "China: 1") - [South Korea1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kr "South Korea: 1") - [Russia1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ru "Russia: 1") GLEIF parents are accounting-consolidation relationships. They do not show ownership shares or control. ## Payments and connectivity Of the 54 institutions in Kazakhstan that hold a BIC, 61.1% are connected to Swift and 6 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 Swift33 · 61.1% - Reverse billing8 · 14.8% - Passive participant (no connection)13 · 24.1% 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:** 6 institutions - **Swift GPI members, live:** 4 institutions [See all 6 Swift GPI members →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=KZ&flag=gpi) ### Trading venues 3 live market identifier codes (ISO 10383) operated by institutions here, by category - Not specifiedNSPD1 - Regulated marketRMKT1 - Systematic internaliserSINT1 ## All BIC codes in Kazakhstan Look up any of the 82 BIC codes registered in Kazakhstan: the head offices and branch codes of the 54 institutions here that hold a BIC, with their LEIs and flags. [Download the list (JSON)](https://elucidate.co/data/banks/countries/KZ.json) ### Where branch codes cluster Branch codes by city, top 8 - Almaty8 - Nur-Sultan4 - Aktau1 - Aktobe1 - Atyrau1 - Karaganda1 - Kokshetau1 - Kostanay1 ## 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) [Germany](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/de) [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) [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 - **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 - **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.