--- title: "Lebanon: financial institutions, SWIFT/BIC codes and licences | Elucidate" description: "85 institutions in Lebanon (as at 23 September 2026): 85 hold a SWIFT/BIC code and 0 do not. Country sanctions: targeted listings only." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/country/lb --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [Countries](https://elucidate.co/directory/country) 3. Lebanon Country · Middle East & North Africa # Lebanon Check who the institutions in Lebanon are: whether each holds a BIC, which register lists it and whether an LEI is mapped. No tracked register covers Lebanon, so every institution listed here holds a BIC. 85 Institutions Active · inactive not published 85 Hold a BIC 100% of institutions — On a tracked register Not covered by a tracked register 52 LEI mapped 61% of institutions Targeted Country sanctions Targeted listings only ### Lebanon at a glance Every row is the same 85 institutions, split by one attribute Type - Financial institution 83 · 98% - Other 2 · 2.4% Identification - [BIC only](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?source=bic,noregister&cc=LB) 85 · 100% Regulation level - [Prudential licence](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=prudential&cc=LB) 1 · 1.2% - [Not on a tracked register](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=none&cc=LB) 84 · 99% LEI - LEI mapped 52 · 61% - No LEI mapped 33 · 39% View as table | Attribute | Institutions | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Type | | Financial institution | 83 | 98% | | Credit institution | 1 | 1.2% | | Non-financial corporate | 1 | 1.2% | | Identification | | BIC only | 85 | 100% | | Regulation level | | Prudential licence | 1 | 1.2% | | Not on a tracked register | 84 | 99% | | LEI | | LEI mapped | 52 | 61% | | No LEI mapped | 33 | 39% | 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 [Country programmes: targeted listings only](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/lb#sanctions) [Institutions](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/lb#institutions) [Sanctions](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/lb#sanctions) [Regulation](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/lb#registers) [Groups](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/lb#groups) [Payments](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/lb#payments) [BIC codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/lb#bics) ## Institutions in Lebanon The first 25 of 85 institutions in Lebanon, with or without a BIC: prudentially supervised and larger institutions first. - [Citibank NA-Beirut Branch BIC CITILBBE Credit institution Prudential licence Lebanon · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76](https://elucidate.co/directory/citibank-na-beirut-branch-citilbbe) - [Arab Bank PLC BIC ARABLBB1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/arab-bank-plc-arablbb1) - [Banque du Liban BIC BDLCLBBX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300CRG6KNLZMYZH16](https://elucidate.co/directory/banque-du-liban-bdlclbbx) - [Banque Misr Liban S.A.L. Head Office BIC BMISLBB1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/banque-misr-liban-s-a-l-head-office-bmislbb1) - [Arab Bank PLC BIC ARABLBBX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5493001JH4LYPQTBQP79](https://elucidate.co/directory/arab-bank-plc-arablbbx) - [Al Baraka Bank S.A.L. BIC ALCVLBBE Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · LEI 558600V2UPALWRZJ1D15](https://elucidate.co/directory/al-baraka-bank-s-a-l-alcvlbbe) - [Am Bank S.A.L. BIC MABALBBE Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/am-bank-s-a-l-mabalbbe) - [Arab African International Bank BIC ARAILBBE Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900KNEQNIQTV1JP37](https://elucidate.co/directory/arab-african-international-bank-arailbbe) - [Areeba SAL BIC AEEBLBBE Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/areeba-sal-aeeblbbe) - [Bank of Beirut Invest S.A.L BIC BOBPLBBE Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · LEI 2138006YJELM5CY8ZX15](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-beirut-invest-s-a-l-bobplbbe) - [Bank of Beirut S.A.L BIC BABELBBE Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300IOQIYE6OVIZL48](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-beirut-s-a-l-babelbbe) - [Banque de Credit National S.A.L. BIC BCNBLBBE Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900YAUAIZ0ANWZ025](https://elucidate.co/directory/banque-de-credit-national-s-a-l-bcnblbbe) - [Banque de L'habitat S.A.L. BIC LHBALBBX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/banque-de-l-habitat-s-a-l-lhbalbbx) - [Credit Libanais S.A.L BIC CLIBLBBX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300KX5KSYGK8YMN81](https://elucidate.co/directory/credit-libanais-s-a-l-cliblbbx) - [Federal Bank of Lebanon S.A.L BIC FBLELBBX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/federal-bank-of-lebanon-s-a-l-fblelbbx) - [First National Bank S.A.L. BIC FINKLBBE Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · LEI 213800IWW1ISDO3LDY86](https://elucidate.co/directory/first-national-bank-s-a-l-finklbbe) - [Investment and Capital Bank (I and C) S.A.L BIC FFAILBBE Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · LEI 635400XRREGNPFSLW398](https://elucidate.co/directory/investment-and-capital-bank-i-and-c-s-a-l-ffailbbe) - [Libank S.A.L. (Levant Investment Bank) BIC LIBKLBBE Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900VG0W6TZPX4HV34](https://elucidate.co/directory/libank-s-a-l-levant-investment-bank-libklbbe) - [Midclear S.A.L. BIC MIDRLBBE Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300OMI3WHG0X9PA58](https://elucidate.co/directory/midclear-s-a-l-midrlbbe) - [Optimum Invest SAL BIC OPTILBBE Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · LEI 213800XIMGX2GKJ8IV34](https://elucidate.co/directory/optimum-invest-sal-optilbbe) - [Qatar National Bank BIC QNBALBBE Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300FFSRVBS0SQXY75](https://elucidate.co/directory/qatar-national-bank-qnbalbbe) - [Arab Bank (Switzerland) Lebanon SAL BIC ARBVLBBE Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/arab-bank-switzerland-lebanon-sal-arbvlbbe) - [Arab Finance Corporation SAL BIC AFCOLBBE Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300XMLXFXUTPNYY04](https://elucidate.co/directory/arab-finance-corporation-sal-afcolbbe) - [Arab Finance House (Islamic Bank) BIC AFHOLBBE Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/arab-finance-house-islamic-bank-afholbbe) - [Audi Investment Bank SAL BIC INFSLBB1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lebanon · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/audi-investment-bank-sal-infslbb1) [See all 85 institutions in Lebanon →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=LB) ## Sanctions No OFAC or EU listing cites an institution in Lebanon. Listings are matched on the BIC and its LEI, so they cover the 85 institutions here that hold a BIC. Country programmes name Lebanon; Elucidate grades them as targeted listings only. ### OFAC programmes naming Lebanon Entries on the OFAC lists under each programme, all entry types, published 23 September 2026 - Lebanon LEBANON 16 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 None of the 22 tracked registers covers Lebanon. All 85 institutions listed here hold a BIC; firms licensed only by Lebanon’s national authorities are not listed. By regulation level: 1 prudentially supervised, 84 not on a tracked register. ## Groups and systemic importance Institutions in Lebanon belong to 1 group 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 3 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | [Citigroup](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/6SHGI4ZSSLCXXQSBB395) | 3 | 1 | [See 1 institution in a G-SIB group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=LB&flag=gsib) ### Largest other groups GLEIF consolidation groups, by legal entities (LEIs) in this country | Group | LEIs here | LEIs in the group | | --- | --- | --- | | [Blom Bank S.A.L.](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300ERAZEQ2KEJ8L86) | 3 | 11 | | [First National Bank S.A.L.](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/213800IWW1ISDO3LDY86) | 2 | 2 | | [Banque Bemo SAL](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/213800P518N21FOKDU50) | 2 | 2 | | [Fransabank S.A.L.](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/213800QT1MN517VCZK32) | 2 | 2 | | [sydrws anfsf bnk sh.m.l](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/529900MZ2088TM8YYP06) | 2 | 2 | ### Groups headquartered here Largest of 10, by legal entities in the directory | Group | LEIs in the directory | | --- | --- | | [Blom Bank S.A.L.](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300ERAZEQ2KEJ8L86) | 11 | | [Bank Audi S.A.L.](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300EC11JZQNA37K65) | 5 | | [Societe Generale de Banque Au Liban SAL](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/54930005YI2KEYKV5523) | 5 | | [Bank of Beirut S.A.L](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300IOQIYE6OVIZL48) | 3 | | [Banque Libano-Francaise S.A.L.](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/54930023ZACDBKCDPL89) | 3 | [See all corporate groups →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group) ### Parents abroad Institutions here by the country of their GLEIF ultimate parent (else direct parent) - [Kuwait1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kw "Kuwait: 1") - [Qatar1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/qa "Qatar: 1") - [United States1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/us "United States: 1") GLEIF parents are accounting-consolidation relationships. They do not show ownership shares or control. ## Payments and connectivity Of the 85 institutions in Lebanon that hold a BIC, 78.8% are connected to Swift and 11 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 Swift67 · 78.8% - Reverse billing0 · 0% - Passive participant (no connection)18 · 21.2% 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:** 11 institutions - **Swift GPI members, live:** 11 institutions [See all 11 Swift GPI members →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=LB&flag=gpi) ### Trading venues 2 live market identifier codes (ISO 10383) operated by institutions here, by category - Not specifiedNSPD1 - Systematic internaliserSINT1 ## All BIC codes in Lebanon Look up any of the 128 BIC codes registered in Lebanon: the head offices and branch codes of the 85 institutions here that hold a BIC, with their LEIs and flags. [Download the list (JSON)](https://elucidate.co/data/banks/countries/LB.json) ### Where branch codes cluster Branch codes by city, top 8 - Beirut32 - Jbeil3 - Chtoura2 - Saida2 - Jounieh1 - Shyah1 - Sin El-Fil1 - Tripoli1 ## Other countries in Middle East & North Africa The directory has pages for 20 other countries and territories in Middle East & North Africa. [Algeria](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/dz) [Bahrain](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bh) [Djibouti](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/dj) [Egypt](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/eg) [Iran](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ir) [Iraq](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/iq) [Israel](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/il) [Jordan](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/jo) [Kuwait](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kw) [Libya](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ly) [Malta](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mt) [Morocco](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ma) [Oman](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/om) [Palestinian Territories](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ps) [Qatar](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/qa) [Saudi Arabia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sa) [Syria](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sy) [Tunisia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/tn) [United Arab Emirates](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ae) [Yemen](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ye) 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.