--- title: "Saudi Arabia: financial institutions, SWIFT/BIC codes and licences | Elucidate" description: "174 institutions in Saudi Arabia (as at 23 September 2026): 174 hold a SWIFT/BIC code and 0 do not." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sa --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [Countries](https://elucidate.co/directory/country) 3. Saudi Arabia Country · Middle East & North Africa # Saudi Arabia Check who the institutions in Saudi Arabia are: whether each holds a BIC, which register lists it and whether an LEI is mapped. No tracked register covers Saudi Arabia, so every institution listed here holds a BIC. 174 Institutions Active · inactive not published 174 Hold a BIC 100% of institutions — On a tracked register Not covered by a tracked register 73 LEI mapped 42% of institutions 232 BIC codes Head offices and 58 branch codes ### Saudi Arabia at a glance Every row is the same 174 institutions, split by one attribute Type - Non-financial corporate 87 · 50% - Financial institution 80 · 46% - Credit institution 7 · 4% Identification - [BIC only](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?source=bic,noregister&cc=SA) 174 · 100% Regulation level - [Prudential licence](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=prudential&cc=SA) 7 · 4% - [Not on a tracked register](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=none&cc=SA) 167 · 96% LEI - LEI mapped 73 · 42% - No LEI mapped 101 · 58% View as table | Attribute | Institutions | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Type | | Non-financial corporate | 87 | 50% | | Financial institution | 80 | 46% | | Credit institution | 7 | 4% | | Identification | | BIC only | 174 | 100% | | Regulation level | | Prudential licence | 7 | 4% | | Not on a tracked register | 167 | 96% | | LEI | | LEI mapped | 73 | 42% | | No LEI mapped | 101 | 58% | 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/sa#institutions) [Regulation](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sa#registers) [Groups](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sa#groups) [Payments](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sa#payments) [BIC codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sa#bics) ## Institutions in Saudi Arabia The first 25 of 174 institutions in Saudi Arabia, with or without a BIC: prudentially supervised and larger institutions first. No OFAC or EU listing cites an institution in Saudi Arabia. - [Deutsche Bank AG, Riyadh Branch BIC DEUTSARI Credit institution Prudential licence Saudi Arabia · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 558600SY4RZNJTDP3H57](https://elucidate.co/directory/deutsche-bank-ag-riyadh-branch-deutsari) - [Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. - Riyadh Branch BIC CHASSARI Credit institution Prudential licence Saudi Arabia · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 549300TJOKZ7LABRIN26](https://elucidate.co/directory/jpmorgan-chase-bank-n-a-riyadh-branch-chassari) - [Bank of China Riyadh Branch BIC BKCHSARI Credit institution Prudential licence Saudi Arabia · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 54930053HGCFWVHYZX42](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-china-riyadh-branch-bkchsari) - [BNP Paribas Saudi Arabia BIC BNPASARI Credit institution Prudential licence Saudi Arabia · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 558600S9AW0TZ65EGN51](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-saudi-arabia-bnpasari) - [Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Riyadh Branch, SA BIC ICBKSARI Credit institution Prudential licence Saudi Arabia · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 558600JXHMU834ADGL59](https://elucidate.co/directory/industrial-and-commercial-bank-of-china-riyadh-branch-sa-icbksari) - [MUFG Bank, Ltd. BIC BOTKSARI Credit institution Prudential licence Saudi Arabia · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 5586005PSTVGZDRW2U31](https://elucidate.co/directory/mufg-bank-ltd-botksari) - [Standard Chartered Bank Branch BIC SCBLSAR2 Credit institution Prudential licence Saudi Arabia · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI RILFO74KP1CM8P6PCT96](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-branch-scblsar2) - [Bank Al-Jazira BIC BJAZSAJE Financial institution Not on a tracked register Saudi Arabia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 558600FGNP3JML7WY215](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-al-jazira-bjazsaje) - [Aramco Trading Company BIC SAPCSADH Non-financial corporate Not on a tracked register Saudi Arabia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 213800JDGK6R55U59G76](https://elucidate.co/directory/aramco-trading-company-sapcsadh) - [Banque Saudi Fransi Head Office BIC BSFRSARI Financial institution Not on a tracked register Saudi Arabia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 558600N07EDF4ATYR106](https://elucidate.co/directory/banque-saudi-fransi-head-office-bsfrsari) - [The Saudi National Bank BIC NCBKSAJE Financial institution Not on a tracked register Saudi Arabia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5586006ZEFQ542K7CY16](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-saudi-national-bank-ncbksaje) - [Bank Al Bilad BIC ALBISARI Financial institution Not on a tracked register Saudi Arabia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 558600YCBMF3KW9QH647](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-al-bilad-albisari) - [Merrill Lynch Kingdom of Saudi Arabia BIC MLSASARI Financial institution Not on a tracked register Saudi Arabia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300BNY5WIXXEEZ634](https://elucidate.co/directory/merrill-lynch-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia-mlsasari) - [Saudi Awwal Bank BIC SABBSARI Financial institution Not on a tracked register Saudi Arabia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 558600TQS0WENZUC5190](https://elucidate.co/directory/saudi-awwal-bank-sabbsari) - [Deutsche Bank AG, Riyadh Branch BIC DEUTSARA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Saudi Arabia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/deutsche-bank-ag-riyadh-branch-deutsara) - [Islamic Development Bank BIC ISLDSAJE Financial institution Not on a tracked register Saudi Arabia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900TNNQC073KOJ554](https://elucidate.co/directory/islamic-development-bank-isldsaje) - [Al-Rajhi Banking and Inv. Corp. BIC RJHISARI Financial institution Not on a tracked register Saudi Arabia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 558600BQZS4Y1DTU8589](https://elucidate.co/directory/al-rajhi-banking-and-inv-corp-rjhisari) - [BNP Paribas Investment Company Ksa BIC BNPASARB Financial institution Not on a tracked register Saudi Arabia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 529900MKJ079BHHCC765](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-investment-company-ksa-bnpasarb) - [Citigroup Saudi Arabia BIC CITISARI Financial institution Not on a tracked register Saudi Arabia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5493008T716SDP1XZQ16](https://elucidate.co/directory/citigroup-saudi-arabia-citisari) - [Credit Suisse Saudi Arabia BIC CRESSARA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Saudi Arabia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 89450059OSYMM5G51R83](https://elucidate.co/directory/credit-suisse-saudi-arabia-cressara) - [First Abu Dhabi Bank BIC FABMSARI Financial institution Not on a tracked register Saudi Arabia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 558600SNRB0ZGHPF4L72](https://elucidate.co/directory/first-abu-dhabi-bank-fabmsari) - [J.P. Morgan Saudi Arabia Company BIC JPMGSARY Financial institution Not on a tracked register Saudi Arabia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300HST49806XTCK29](https://elucidate.co/directory/j-p-morgan-saudi-arabia-company-jpmgsary) - [National Bank of Bahrain BIC NBOBSARI Financial institution Not on a tracked register Saudi Arabia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 213800JKYNTCU1Y7VO14](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-bank-of-bahrain-nbobsari) - [Riyad Bank BIC RIBLSARI Financial institution Not on a tracked register Saudi Arabia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 54930037RJ782ISGGM71](https://elucidate.co/directory/riyad-bank-riblsari) - [Snb Capital Company BIC NCCOSAJE Financial institution Not on a tracked register Saudi Arabia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 558600L0CP2FVJW7XT75](https://elucidate.co/directory/snb-capital-company-nccosaje) [See all 174 institutions in Saudi Arabia →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=SA) ## Regulation and supervision None of the 22 tracked registers covers Saudi Arabia. All 174 institutions listed here hold a BIC; firms licensed only by Saudi Arabia’s national authorities are not listed. By regulation level: 7 prudentially supervised, 167 not on a tracked register. ## Groups and systemic importance Institutions in Saudi Arabia belong to 11 groups on the FSB’s 2025 list of global systemically important banks (G-SIBs). GLEIF records the head office of 7 corporate groups in the directory here. For 10 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | [BNP Paribas](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83) | 2 | 2 | | [Deutsche Bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86) | 1 | 2 | | [JP Morgan Chase](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/8I5DZWZKVSZI1NUHU748) | 4 | 2 | | [Standard Chartered](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/U4LOSYZ7YG4W3S5F2G91) | 1 | 2 | | [Bank of America](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/9DJT3UXIJIZJI4WXO774) | 3 | 1 | | [Bank of China](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/54930053HGCFWVHYZX42) | 2 | 1 | | [Citigroup](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/6SHGI4ZSSLCXXQSBB395) | 3 | 1 | | [Goldman Sachs](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/784F5XWPLTWKTBV3E584) | 2 | 1 | | [Industrial and Commercial Bank of China](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5493002ERZU2K9PZDL40) | 3 | 1 | | [Mitsubishi UFJ FG](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/353800V2V8PUY9TK3E06) | 2 | 1 | | [Morgan Stanley](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/IGJSJL3JD5P30I6NJZ34) | 1 | 1 | [See all 15 institutions in G-SIB groups →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=SA&flag=gsib) ### Largest other groups GLEIF consolidation groups, by legal entities (LEIs) in this country | Group | LEIs here | LEIs in the group | | --- | --- | --- | | [Saudi Arabian Oil Company](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5586006WD91QHB7J4X50) | 3 | 3 | | [Saudi Telecom Company](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/21380028ATJ79OTA9W17) | 2 | 2 | | [The Saudi National Bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5586006ZEFQ542K7CY16) | 2 | 5 | | [Banque Saudi Fransi](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/558600N07EDF4ATYR106) | 2 | 2 | | [National Bank of Egypt](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/2138001QZGOK42KGQM03) | 1 | 4 | ### Groups headquartered here Largest of 7, by legal entities in the directory | Group | LEIs in the directory | | --- | --- | | [The Saudi National Bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5586006ZEFQ542K7CY16) | 5 | | [Saudi Arabian Oil Company](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5586006WD91QHB7J4X50) | 3 | | [Banque Saudi Fransi](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/558600N07EDF4ATYR106) | 2 | | [Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic)](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/213800ZCTFZZZJSK8645) | 2 | | [The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/635400FMICXSM3SI3H65) | 2 | [See all corporate groups →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group) ### Parents abroad Institutions here by the country of their GLEIF ultimate parent (else direct parent) - [United States5](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/us "United States: 5") - [United Kingdom2](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gb "United Kingdom: 2") - [Germany1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/de "Germany: 1") - [Egypt1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/eg "Egypt: 1") - [France1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/fr "France: 1") GLEIF parents are accounting-consolidation relationships. They do not show ownership shares or control. ## Payments and connectivity Of the 174 institutions in Saudi Arabia that hold a BIC, 89.7% 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 Swift156 · 89.7% - Reverse billing3 · 1.7% - Passive participant (no connection)15 · 8.6% 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:** 9 institutions [See all 11 Swift GPI members →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=SA&flag=gpi) ### Trading venues 1 live market identifier code (ISO 10383) operated by institutions here, by category - Systematic internaliser SINT 1 ## All BIC codes in Saudi Arabia Look up any of the 232 BIC codes registered in Saudi Arabia: the head offices and branch codes of the 174 institutions here that hold a BIC, with their LEIs and flags. [Download the list (JSON)](https://elucidate.co/data/banks/countries/SA.json) ### Where branch codes cluster Branch codes by city, top 8 - Riyadh31 - Jeddah11 - Dhahran6 - Dammam3 - Alkhobar2 - Buraidah1 - Hofuf1 - Jubail1 ## 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) [Lebanon](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/lb) [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) [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 - **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. 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