Country · Latin America & Caribbean
Panama
Check who the institutions in Panama are: whether each holds a BIC, which register lists it and whether an LEI is mapped. No tracked register covers Panama, so every institution listed here holds a BIC.
Panama at a glance
Every row is the same 78 institutions, split by one attribute
Type
- Financial institution 72 · 92%
- Credit institution 4 · 5.1%
- Non-financial corporate 2 · 2.6%
Identification
- BIC only 78 · 100%
Regulation level
- Prudential licence 4 · 5.1%
- Not on a tracked register 74 · 95%
LEI
- LEI mapped 55 · 71%
- No LEI mapped 23 · 30%
View as table
| Attribute | Institutions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Type | ||
| Financial institution | 72 | 92% |
| Credit institution | 4 | 5.1% |
| Non-financial corporate | 2 | 2.6% |
| Identification | ||
| BIC only | 78 | 100% |
| Regulation level | ||
| Prudential licence | 4 | 5.1% |
| Not on a tracked register | 74 | 95% |
| LEI | ||
| LEI mapped | 55 | 71% |
| No LEI mapped | 23 | 30% |
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 Panama
The first 25 of 78 institutions in Panama, with or without a BIC: prudentially supervised and larger institutions first. No OFAC or EU listing cites an institution in Panama.
- Citibank N.A. Sucursal Panama BIC CITIPAPA Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Bank of China BIC BKCHPAPA Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited BIC ICBKPAPA Credit institutionPrudential licence
- The Chase Manhattan Bank N.A BIC CHASPAP1 Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Banistmo S.A BIC MIDLPAPA Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Citibank N.A. BIC CITIPAP1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Banco Davivienda (Panama), S.A. BIC CAFEPAPA Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Banesco (Panama) S.A. BIC BANSPAPA Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Samsung Electronics Latin America Panama (Zona Libre) S.A. BIC SECTPAP1 Non-financial corporateNot on a tracked register
- Asb Bank Corp. BIC ASBPPAPA Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Asphaltos Trade S.A. BIC ATPFPAP1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Atlantic Security Bank BIC ATSEPAP1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Austrobank (Overseas) Panama S.A. BIC AUBAPAPA Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Bac International Bank, Inc. BIC BCINPAPA Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Bac International Bank, Inc. BIC MCTBPAPA Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Banaprest S.A BIC BNASPAP1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Banca Privada D'andorra (Panama) SA BIC BPANPAP1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Banco Aliado, S.A. BIC BAALPAPA Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Banco Azteca (Panama), S.A. BIC AZTKPAPA Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Colombia, S.A. - Panama Branch BIC GEROPAPA Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Banco Citibank (Panama), S.A. BIC BAXBPAP1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Banco Corficolombiana (Panama) S.A. BIC CRNMPAP1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Banco Credit Andorra (Panama) S.A. BIC CRDAPAPA Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Banco Davivienda (Panama), S.A. BIC NOSCPAPA Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Banco Davivienda Internacional (Panama), S.A. BIC DAVPPAPA Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
Regulation and supervision
None of the 22 tracked registers covers Panama. All 78 institutions listed here hold a BIC; firms licensed only by Panama’s national authorities are not listed. By regulation level: 4 prudentially supervised, 74 not on a tracked register.
Institutions headquartered here, registered elsewhere
Six institutions registered in other countries give Panama as their head office. Each counts in the country of its register.
- 1523915 B.c. LTD. No BIC CryptoMoney service businessAML registration only
- Antarctic Exchange Corporation No BIC Money service businessAML registration only
- Bitbase Global Inc. No BIC Money service businessAML registration only
- Dol Corporation Inc No BIC Money service businessAML registration only
- Italtransfer Corp No BIC Money service businessAML registration only
- Localpayment Inc. · trading as LOCALPAYMENT No BIC Payments & e-moneyAML registration only
Groups and systemic importance
Institutions in Panama belong to 4 groups on the FSB’s 2025 list of global systemically important banks (G-SIBs). For 9 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Citigroup | 3 | 1 |
| Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | 3 | 1 |
| JP Morgan Chase | 4 | 1 |
Largest other groups
GLEIF consolidation groups, by legal entities (LEIs) in this country
| Group | LEIs here | LEIs in the group |
|---|---|---|
| Mmg Capital Holdings, Inc. | 1 | 2 |
| Credicorp Ltd. | 1 | 2 |
| Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. | 1 | 8 |
| Bancolombia S.A. | 1 | 5 |
| Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. | 1 | 2 |
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 78 institutions in Panama that hold a BIC, 70.5% are connected to Swift and 4 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
- 4 institutions
- Swift GPI members, live
- 4 institutions
Trading venues
4 live market identifier codes (ISO 10383) operated by institutions here, by category
All BIC codes in Panama
Look up any of the 86 BIC codes registered in Panama: the head offices and branch codes of the 78 institutions here that hold a BIC, with their LEIs and flags.
Where branch codes cluster
Branch codes by city, top 2
Other countries in Latin America & Caribbean
The directory has pages for 47 other countries and territories in Latin America & Caribbean.
AnguillaAntigua & BarbudaArgentinaArubaBahamasBarbadosBelizeBoliviaBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbean NetherlandsCayman IslandsChileColombiaCosta RicaCubaCuraçaoDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorFalkland IslandsFrench GuianaGrenadaGuadeloupeGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasJamaicaMartiniqueMexicoMontserratNicaraguaParaguayPeruPuerto RicoSint MaartenSt. Kitts & NevisSt. LuciaSt. Vincent & GrenadinesSurinameTrinidad & TobagoTurks & Caicos IslandsU.S. Virgin IslandsUruguayVenezuela
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
- 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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