--- title: "Sierra Leone: financial institutions, SWIFT/BIC codes and licences | Elucidate" description: "15 institutions in Sierra Leone (as at 23 September 2026): 15 hold a SWIFT/BIC code and 0 do not." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sl --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [Countries](https://elucidate.co/directory/country) 3. Sierra Leone Country · Sub-Saharan Africa # Sierra Leone Check who the institutions in Sierra Leone are: whether each holds a BIC, which register lists it and whether an LEI is mapped. No tracked register covers Sierra Leone, so every institution listed here holds a BIC. 15 Institutions Active · inactive not published 15 Hold a BIC 100% of institutions — On a tracked register Not covered by a tracked register 2 LEI mapped 13% of institutions 15 BIC codes Head offices and 0 branch codes ### Sierra Leone at a glance Every row is the same 15 institutions, split by one attribute Type - Financial institution 15 · 100% Identification - [BIC only](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?source=bic,noregister&cc=SL) 15 · 100% Regulation level - [Not on a tracked register](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=none&cc=SL) 15 · 100% LEI - LEI mapped 2 · 13% - No LEI mapped 13 · 87% View as table | Attribute | Institutions | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Type | | Financial institution | 15 | 100% | | Identification | | BIC only | 15 | 100% | | Regulation level | | Not on a tracked register | 15 | 100% | | LEI | | LEI mapped | 2 | 13% | | No LEI mapped | 13 | 87% | 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/sl#institutions) [Regulation](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sl#registers) [Headquartered here](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sl#hq-firms) [Groups](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sl#groups) [Payments](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sl#payments) [BIC codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sl#bics) ## Institutions in Sierra Leone All 15 institutions in Sierra Leone, with or without a BIC: prudentially supervised and larger institutions first. No OFAC or EU listing cites an institution in Sierra Leone. - [Access Bank Sierra Leone Limited BIC ABSFSLFR Financial institution Not on a tracked register Sierra Leone · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900S9RUZCQQBOY679](https://elucidate.co/directory/access-bank-sierra-leone-limited-absfslfr) - [Apex Bank Sierra Leone Limited BIC APIESLF1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Sierra Leone · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/apex-bank-sierra-leone-limited-apieslf1) - [Bank of Sierra Leone BIC BSLESLFR Financial institution Not on a tracked register Sierra Leone · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-sierra-leone-bsleslfr) - [Bloom Bank Africa Sierra Leone Limited BIC PHBXSLFR Financial institution Not on a tracked register Sierra Leone · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/bloom-bank-africa-sierra-leone-limited-phbxslfr) - [Commerce and Mortgage Bank (Sl) PLC BIC HFCMSLFR Financial institution Not on a tracked register Sierra Leone · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/commerce-and-mortgage-bank-sl-plc-hfcmslfr) - [Ecobank Sierra Leone Limited BIC ECOCSLFR Financial institution Not on a tracked register Sierra Leone · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900TR3TYJYAR82U03](https://elucidate.co/directory/ecobank-sierra-leone-limited-ecocslfr) - [Firstbank Sierra Leone Limited BIC ICBZSLFR Financial institution Not on a tracked register Sierra Leone · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/firstbank-sierra-leone-limited-icbzslfr) - [Guaranty Trust Bank (Sl) LTD BIC GTBISLFR Financial institution Not on a tracked register Sierra Leone · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/guaranty-trust-bank-sl-ltd-gtbislfr) - [Rokel Commercial Bank (Sierra Leone) Ltd. BIC RCBKSLFR Financial institution Not on a tracked register Sierra Leone · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/rokel-commercial-bank-sierra-leone-ltd-rcbkslfr) - [Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, Ltd. BIC SLCBSLFR Financial institution Not on a tracked register Sierra Leone · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/sierra-leone-commercial-bank-ltd-slcbslfr) - [Skye Bank (Sl) LTD BIC SKYESLFR Financial institution Not on a tracked register Sierra Leone · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/skye-bank-sl-ltd-skyeslfr) - [Union Trust Bank Limited BIC UTBSSLFR Financial institution Not on a tracked register Sierra Leone · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/union-trust-bank-limited-utbsslfr) - [United Bank For Africa (S/L) LTD BIC UNAFSLFR Financial institution Not on a tracked register Sierra Leone · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/united-bank-for-africa-s-l-ltd-unafslfr) - [Vista Bank (Sl) Limited BIC FSTISLFR Financial institution Not on a tracked register Sierra Leone · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/vista-bank-sl-limited-fstislfr) - [Zenith Bank (Sierra Leone) Limited BIC ZESLSLFR Financial institution Not on a tracked register Sierra Leone · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/zenith-bank-sierra-leone-limited-zeslslfr) [Filter this list →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=SL) ## Regulation and supervision None of the 22 tracked registers covers Sierra Leone. All 15 institutions listed here hold a BIC; firms licensed only by Sierra Leone’s national authorities are not listed. ## Institutions headquartered here, registered elsewhere One institution registered in another country gives Sierra Leone as its head office. Each counts in the country of its register. - [Royal Ark Foreign Exchange Bureau · trading as ROY ARK PAY No BIC Money service business AML registration only Inactive since 30 April 2025 Canada · Registered with FINTRAC · M23822538 (FINTRAC-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/royal-ark-foreign-exchange-bureau-d4f8c9d17248) [Search by head office: Sierra Leone →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?hq=SL) ## 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](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/213800USCE9Y111R4656) | 1 | 29 | ### Parents abroad Institutions here by the country of their GLEIF ultimate parent (else direct parent) - [Togo](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/tg) 1 GLEIF parents are accounting-consolidation relationships. They do not show ownership shares or control. ## Payments and connectivity Of the 15 institutions in Sierra Leone that hold a BIC, 93.3% 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 - Connected to Swift14 · 93.3% - Reverse billing0 · 0% - Passive participant (no connection)1 · 6.7% 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 [See 1 Swift GPI member →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=SL&flag=gpi) ## All BIC codes in Sierra Leone Look up any of the 15 BIC codes registered in Sierra Leone: the head offices and branch codes of the 15 institutions here that hold a BIC, with their LEIs and flags. [Download the list (JSON)](https://elucidate.co/data/banks/countries/SL.json) ## Other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa The directory has pages for 50 other countries and territories in Sub-Saharan Africa. [Angola](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ao) [Benin](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bj) [Botswana](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bw) [Burkina Faso](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bf) [Burundi](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bi) [Cameroon](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cm) [Cape Verde](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cv) [Central African Republic](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cf) [Chad](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/td) [Comoros](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/km) [Congo - Brazzaville](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cg) [Congo - Kinshasa](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cd) [Côte d’Ivoire](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ci) [Equatorial Guinea](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gq) [Eritrea](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/er) [Eswatini](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sz) [Ethiopia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/et) [Gabon](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ga) [Gambia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gm) [Ghana](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gh) [Guinea](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gn) [Guinea-Bissau](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gw) [Kenya](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ke) [Lesotho](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ls) [Liberia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/lr) [Madagascar](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mg) [Malawi](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mw) [Mali](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ml) [Mauritania](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mr) [Mauritius](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mu) [Mayotte](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/yt) [Mozambique](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mz) [Namibia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/na) [Niger](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ne) [Nigeria](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ng) [Réunion](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/re) [Rwanda](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/rw) [São Tomé & Príncipe](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/st) [Senegal](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sn) [Seychelles](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sc) [Somalia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/so) [South Africa](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/za) [South Sudan](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ss) [St. Helena](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sh) [Sudan](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sd) [Tanzania](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/tz) [Togo](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/tg) [Uganda](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ug) [Zambia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/zm) [Zimbabwe](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/zw) 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.