--- title: "Nepal: financial institutions, SWIFT/BIC codes and licences | Elucidate" description: "24 institutions in Nepal (as at 23 September 2026): 24 hold a SWIFT/BIC code and 0 do not." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/country/np --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [Countries](https://elucidate.co/directory/country) 3. Nepal Country · South Asia # Nepal Check who the institutions in Nepal are: whether each holds a BIC, which register lists it and whether an LEI is mapped. No tracked register covers Nepal, so every institution listed here holds a BIC. 24 Institutions Active · inactive not published 24 Hold a BIC 100% of institutions — On a tracked register Not covered by a tracked register 20 LEI mapped 83% of institutions 26 BIC codes Head offices and 2 branch codes ### Nepal at a glance Every row is the same 24 institutions, split by one attribute Type - Financial institution 24 · 100% Identification - [BIC only](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?source=bic,noregister&cc=NP) 24 · 100% Regulation level - [Not on a tracked register](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=none&cc=NP) 24 · 100% LEI - LEI mapped 20 · 83% - No LEI mapped 4 · 17% View as table | Attribute | Institutions | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Type | | Financial institution | 24 | 100% | | Identification | | BIC only | 24 | 100% | | Regulation level | | Not on a tracked register | 24 | 100% | | LEI | | LEI mapped | 20 | 83% | | No LEI mapped | 4 | 17% | 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/np#institutions) [Regulation](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/np#registers) [Headquartered here](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/np#hq-firms) [Groups](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/np#groups) [Payments](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/np#payments) [BIC codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/np#bics) ## Institutions in Nepal All 24 institutions in Nepal, with or without a BIC: prudentially supervised and larger institutions first. No OFAC or EU listing cites an institution in Nepal. - [Nepal Rastra Bank BIC NRBLNPKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Nepal · Not on a tracked register · LEI 25490000MX377HHPSR96](https://elucidate.co/directory/nepal-rastra-bank-nrblnpka) - [Nepal Sbi Bank LTD BIC NSBINPKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Nepal · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900K1C2UEEGN53M86](https://elucidate.co/directory/nepal-sbi-bank-ltd-nsbinpka) - [Agricultural Development Bank LTD BIC ADBLNPKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Nepal · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/agricultural-development-bank-ltd-adblnpka) - [Citizens Bank International Limited BIC CTZNNPKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Nepal · Not on a tracked register · LEI 25490050SRE49YK2FW92](https://elucidate.co/directory/citizens-bank-international-limited-ctznnpka) - [Everest Bank Ltd. BIC EVBLNPKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Nepal · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900B33X8LSXQEGK34](https://elucidate.co/directory/everest-bank-ltd-evblnpka) - [Global Ime Bank Limited BIC GLBBNPKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Nepal · Not on a tracked register · LEI 25490098BAHUHJD9P581](https://elucidate.co/directory/global-ime-bank-limited-glbbnpka) - [Himalayan Bank Ltd. BIC HIMANPKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Nepal · Not on a tracked register · LEI 213800JT1H4W9XL5LT32](https://elucidate.co/directory/himalayan-bank-ltd-himanpka) - [Kasthamandap Development Bank LTD BIC KDBLNPK1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Nepal · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/kasthamandap-development-bank-ltd-kdblnpk1) - [Kumari Bank LTD BIC KMBLNPKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Nepal · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900LT6XJDNQSUIS05](https://elucidate.co/directory/kumari-bank-ltd-kmblnpka) - [Laxmi Sunrise Bank Limited BIC LXBLNPKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Nepal · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900NAZH4DXOL12Y19](https://elucidate.co/directory/laxmi-sunrise-bank-limited-lxblnpka) - [Machhapuchchhre Bank Limited BIC MBLNNPKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Nepal · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900XGJZ2HSKBHD059](https://elucidate.co/directory/machhapuchchhre-bank-limited-mblnnpka) - [Nabil Bank BIC NARBNPKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Nepal · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900860GPB3ZDW1548](https://elucidate.co/directory/nabil-bank-narbnpka) - [Nepal Bank, Limited BIC NEBLNPKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Nepal · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900C6L8RLKUF1AG24](https://elucidate.co/directory/nepal-bank-limited-neblnpka) - [Nepal Infrastructure Bank Limited BIC NINFNPKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Nepal · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/nepal-infrastructure-bank-limited-ninfnpka) - [Nepal Investment Mega Bank Ltd. BIC NIBLNPKT Financial institution Not on a tracked register Nepal · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900E1SXR08F7NJF80](https://elucidate.co/directory/nepal-investment-mega-bank-ltd-niblnpkt) - [Nic Asia Bank Limited BIC NICENPKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Nepal · Not on a tracked register · LEI 2549009ZC8LA41IDFT17](https://elucidate.co/directory/nic-asia-bank-limited-nicenpka) - [Nmb Bank LTD BIC NMBBNPKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Nepal · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900J5HFOUC3SLM620](https://elucidate.co/directory/nmb-bank-ltd-nmbbnpka) - [Prabhu Bank LTD BIC PRVUNPKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Nepal · Not on a tracked register · LEI 2549005NFP04P9CJUJ84](https://elucidate.co/directory/prabhu-bank-ltd-prvunpka) - [Prime Commercial Bank LTD BIC PCBLNPKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Nepal · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900W0PPBB7L75OH67](https://elucidate.co/directory/prime-commercial-bank-ltd-pcblnpka) - [Rastriya Banijya Bank Ltd. BIC RBBANPKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Nepal · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900162IY7S2HXIG60](https://elucidate.co/directory/rastriya-banijya-bank-ltd-rbbanpka) - [Samsung Nepal Services Private Limited BIC SECTNP21 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Nepal · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/samsung-nepal-services-private-limited-sectnp21) - [Sanima Bank Limited BIC SNMANPKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Nepal · Not on a tracked register · LEI 25490043FER1B108XE95](https://elucidate.co/directory/sanima-bank-limited-snmanpka) - [Siddhartha Bank Limited BIC SIDDNPKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Nepal · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900QBRJZY4ZF5KT45](https://elucidate.co/directory/siddhartha-bank-limited-siddnpka) - [Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Limited BIC SCBLNPKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Nepal · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300JUMW00QTZRX045](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-nepal-limited-scblnpka) [Filter this list →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=NP) ## Regulation and supervision None of the 22 tracked registers covers Nepal. All 24 institutions listed here hold a BIC; firms licensed only by Nepal’s national authorities are not listed. ## Institutions headquartered here, registered elsewhere One institution registered in another country gives Nepal as its head office. Each counts in the country of its register. - [Asimit Remittance LTD. · trading as UNLIMITED REMIT No BIC Money service business AML registration only Canada · Registered with FINTRAC · M23578321 (FINTRAC-MSB) · LEI 648848AK61US2F43MX57](https://elucidate.co/directory/asimit-remittance-ltd-5220772679a5) [Search by head office: Nepal →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?hq=NP) ## Groups and systemic importance Institutions in Nepal belong to 1 group on the FSB’s 2025 list of global systemically important banks (G-SIBs). For 1 institution 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | [Standard Chartered](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/U4LOSYZ7YG4W3S5F2G91) | 1 | 1 | [See 1 institution in a G-SIB group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=NP&flag=gsib) ### Parents abroad Institutions here by the country of their GLEIF ultimate parent (else direct parent) - [United Kingdom](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gb) 1 GLEIF parents are accounting-consolidation relationships. They do not show ownership shares or control. ## Payments and connectivity Of the 24 institutions in Nepal that hold a BIC, 91.7% are connected to Swift and 3 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 Swift22 · 91.7% - Reverse billing0 · 0% - Passive participant (no connection)2 · 8.3% 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:** 3 institutions - **Swift GPI members, live:** 2 institutions [See all 3 Swift GPI members →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=NP&flag=gpi) ## All BIC codes in Nepal Look up any of the 26 BIC codes registered in Nepal: the head offices and branch codes of the 24 institutions here that hold a BIC, with their LEIs and flags. [Download the list (JSON)](https://elucidate.co/data/banks/countries/NP.json) ## Other countries in South Asia The directory has pages for 7 other countries and territories in South Asia. [Afghanistan](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/af) [Bangladesh](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bd) [Bhutan](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bt) [India](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/in) [Maldives](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mv) [Pakistan](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/pk) [Sri Lanka](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/lk) 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 - **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.