--- title: "Palau: financial institutions, SWIFT/BIC codes and licences | Elucidate" description: "2 institutions in Palau (as at 23 September 2026): 2 hold a SWIFT/BIC code and 0 do not." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/country/pw --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [Countries](https://elucidate.co/directory/country) 3. Palau Country · East Asia & Pacific # Palau Check who the institutions in Palau are: whether each holds a BIC, which register lists it and whether an LEI is mapped. No tracked register covers Palau, so every institution listed here holds a BIC. 2 Institutions Active · inactive not published 2 Hold a BIC 100% of institutions — On a tracked register Not covered by a tracked register 1 LEI mapped 50% of institutions 2 BIC codes Head offices and 0 branch codes ### Palau at a glance Every row is the same 2 institutions, split by one attribute Type - Financial institution 2 · 100% Identification - [BIC only](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?source=bic,noregister&cc=PW) 2 · 100% Regulation level - [Not on a tracked register](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=none&cc=PW) 2 · 100% LEI - LEI mapped 1 · 50% - No LEI mapped 1 · 50% View as table | Attribute | Institutions | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Type | | Financial institution | 2 | 100% | | Identification | | BIC only | 2 | 100% | | Regulation level | | Not on a tracked register | 2 | 100% | | LEI | | LEI mapped | 1 | 50% | | No LEI mapped | 1 | 50% | 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/pw#institutions) [Regulation](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/pw#registers) [Headquartered here](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/pw#hq-firms) [Groups](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/pw#groups) [Payments](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/pw#payments) [BIC codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/pw#bics) ## Institutions in Palau All 2 institutions in Palau, with or without a BIC: prudentially supervised and larger institutions first. No OFAC or EU listing cites an institution in Palau. - [Bank of Hawaii BIC BOHIPW21 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Palau · Not on a tracked register · LEI XJCRTTYJVBMA22IXL619](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-hawaii-bohipw21) - [Palau Investment Bank, Ltd. BIC PAVTPW22 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Palau · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/palau-investment-bank-ltd-pavtpw22) [Filter this list →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=PW) ## Regulation and supervision None of the 22 tracked registers covers Palau. All 2 institutions listed here hold a BIC; firms licensed only by Palau’s national authorities are not listed. ## Institutions headquartered here, registered elsewhere One institution registered in another country gives Palau as its head office. Each counts in the country of its register. - [Pinoy Express Palau, Inc./N/A · trading as PINOY EXPRESS PALAU, INC. No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/pinoy-express-palau-inc-n-a-65eda45f0eae) [Search by head office: Palau →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?hq=PW) ## Groups and systemic importance For 1 institution here, GLEIF records a parent in another country. ### Parents abroad Institutions here by the country of their GLEIF ultimate parent (else direct parent) - [United States](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/us) 1 GLEIF parents are accounting-consolidation relationships. They do not show ownership shares or control. ## Payments and connectivity Of the 2 institutions in Palau that hold a BIC, 0% are connected to Swift, as at 23 September 2026. ### Connection to Swift Institutions that hold a BIC, by connection type in Swift’s directory - Connected to Swift0 · 0% - Reverse billing1 · 50% - Passive participant (no connection)1 · 50% A BIC does not imply a connection to the Swift network. ## All BIC codes in Palau Look up any of the 2 BIC codes registered in Palau: the head offices and branch codes of the 2 institutions here that hold a BIC, with their LEIs and flags. [Download the list (JSON)](https://elucidate.co/data/banks/countries/PW.json) ## 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) [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) [South Korea](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kr) [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 - **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.