Country · Sub-Saharan Africa
Rwanda
Check who the institutions in Rwanda are: whether each holds a BIC, which register lists it and whether an LEI is mapped. No tracked register covers Rwanda, so every institution listed here holds a BIC.
Rwanda at a glance
Every row is the same 17 institutions, split by one attribute
Type
- Financial institution 17 · 100%
Identification
- BIC only 17 · 100%
Regulation level
- Not on a tracked register 17 · 100%
LEI
- LEI mapped 7 · 41%
- No LEI mapped 10 · 59%
View as table
| Attribute | Institutions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Type | ||
| Financial institution | 17 | 100% |
| Identification | ||
| BIC only | 17 | 100% |
| Regulation level | ||
| Not on a tracked register | 17 | 100% |
| LEI | ||
| LEI mapped | 7 | 41% |
| No LEI mapped | 10 | 59% |
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 Rwanda
All 17 institutions in Rwanda, with or without a BIC: prudentially supervised and larger institutions first. No OFAC or EU listing cites an institution in Rwanda.
- AB Bank Rwanda PLC BIC ABBRRWRW Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Access Bank (Rwanda) PLC BIC BKORRWRW Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Bank of Africa Rwanda PLC Limited BIC AFRWRWRW Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Bank of Kigali PLC BIC BKIGRWRW Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Banque de L'habitat du Rwanda BIC LHRWRWR1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Banque Nationale du Rwanda (Bnr) BIC BNRWRWRP Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Banque Nationale du Rwanda (Bnr) BIC BNRWRWRW Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Bpr Bank Rwanda PLC BIC BPRWRWRW Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Crane Bank Rwanda LTD BIC CRRWRWR1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Development Bank of Rwanda PLC BIC BRDRRWRW Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Ecobank Rwanda PLC BIC ECOCRWRW Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Equity Bank Rwanda PLC BIC EQBLRWRW Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Guaranty Trust Bank (Rwanda) PLC BIC GTBIRWRK Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- I and M Bank (Rwanda) PLC BIC IMRWRWRW Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Ncba Bank Rwanda PLC BIC CBAFRWRW Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- The National Bank of Rwanda BIC CBRWRWR1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Urwego Finance Cbc BIC UOBRRWRW Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
Regulation and supervision
None of the 22 tracked registers covers Rwanda. All 17 institutions listed here hold a BIC; firms licensed only by Rwanda’s national authorities are not listed.
Groups and systemic importance
For 1 institution here, GLEIF records a parent in another country.
Largest other groups
GLEIF consolidation groups, by legal entities (LEIs) in this country
| Group | LEIs here | LEIs in the group |
|---|---|---|
| Ecobank Transnational Incorporated | 1 | 29 |
Parents abroad
Institutions here by the country of their GLEIF ultimate parent (else direct parent)
- Togo 1
GLEIF parents are accounting-consolidation relationships. They do not show ownership shares or control.
Payments and connectivity
Of the 17 institutions in Rwanda that hold a BIC, 82.4% are connected to Swift and 1 is a Swift GPI member, 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
- 1 institution
All BIC codes in Rwanda
Look up any of the 17 BIC codes registered in Rwanda: the head offices and branch codes of the 17 institutions here that hold a BIC, with their LEIs and flags.
Other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
The directory has pages for 50 other countries and territories in Sub-Saharan Africa.
AngolaBeninBotswanaBurkina FasoBurundiCameroonCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadComorosCongo - BrazzavilleCongo - KinshasaCôte d’IvoireEquatorial GuineaEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaGabonGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauKenyaLesothoLiberiaMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMozambiqueNamibiaNigerNigeriaRéunionSão Tomé & PríncipeSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth SudanSt. HelenaSudanTanzaniaTogoUgandaZambiaZimbabwe
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
- GLEIF relationship records (Level 2)—accounting consolidation as reported to GLEIF · about Level 2 data ↗ as at 25 September 2026
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