--- title: "Syria: financial institutions, SWIFT/BIC codes and licences | Elucidate" description: "18 institutions in Syria (as at 23 September 2026): 18 hold a SWIFT/BIC code and 0 do not. Country sanctions: targeted listings only." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sy --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [Countries](https://elucidate.co/directory/country) 3. Syria Country · Middle East & North Africa # Syria Check who the institutions in Syria are: whether each holds a BIC, which register lists it and whether an LEI is mapped. No tracked register covers Syria, so every institution listed here holds a BIC. 18 Institutions Active · inactive not published 18 Hold a BIC 100% of institutions — On a tracked register Not covered by a tracked register 2 LEI mapped 11% of institutions Targeted Country sanctions Targeted listings only ### Syria at a glance Every row is the same 18 institutions, split by one attribute Type - Financial institution 18 · 100% Identification - [BIC only](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?source=bic,noregister&cc=SY) 18 · 100% Regulation level - [Not on a tracked register](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=none&cc=SY) 18 · 100% LEI - LEI mapped 2 · 11% - No LEI mapped 16 · 89% View as table | Attribute | Institutions | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Type | | Financial institution | 18 | 100% | | Identification | | BIC only | 18 | 100% | | Regulation level | | Not on a tracked register | 18 | 100% | | LEI | | LEI mapped | 2 | 11% | | No LEI mapped | 16 | 89% | 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 [Country programmes: targeted listings only](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sy#sanctions) [Institutions](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sy#institutions) [Sanctions](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sy#sanctions) [Regulation](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sy#registers) [Groups](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sy#groups) [Payments](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sy#payments) [BIC codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sy#bics) ## Institutions in Syria All 18 institutions in Syria, with or without a BIC: prudentially supervised and larger institutions first. - [Commercial Bank of Syria BIC CMSYSYDA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Syria · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/commercial-bank-of-syria-cmsysyda) - [Ahli Trust Bank Atb BIC ATBBSYDA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Syria · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/ahli-trust-bank-atb-atbbsyda) - [Al Baraka Bank Syria BIC BBSYSYDA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Syria · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/al-baraka-bank-syria-bbsysyda) - [Arab Bank-Syria S.A. BIC ARBXSYDA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Syria · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/arab-bank-syria-s-a-arbxsyda) - [Bank Al-Sharq S.A. BIC SHRQSYDA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Syria · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-al-sharq-s-a-shrqsyda) - [Bank of Jordan-Syria- BIC BJORSYDA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Syria · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-jordan-syria-bjorsyda) - [Bank of Syria and Overseas BIC BSOMSYDA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Syria · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300OMC8R4W0GLBW81](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-syria-and-overseas-bsomsyda) - [Banque Bemo Saudi Fransi S.A. BIC BBSFSYDA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Syria · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/banque-bemo-saudi-fransi-s-a-bbsfsyda) - [Central Bank of Syria BIC CBSYSYDA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Syria · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/central-bank-of-syria-cbsysyda) - [Cham Islamic Bank S.A. BIC CHMMSYDA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Syria · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/cham-islamic-bank-s-a-chmmsyda) - [Fransabank Syria SA BIC FSBSSYDA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Syria · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/fransabank-syria-sa-fsbssyda) - [National Islamic Bank PJSC Syria BIC NIMBSYDA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Syria · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-islamic-bank-pjsc-syria-nimbsyda) - [Qatar National Bank BIC QNBASYDA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Syria · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300FFSRVBS0SQXY75](https://elucidate.co/directory/qatar-national-bank-qnbasyda) - [Shahba Bank BIC BYBASYDA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Syria · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/shahba-bank-bybasyda) - [Syria Gulf Bank, S.A. BIC SGBSSYDA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Syria · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/syria-gulf-bank-s-a-sgbssyda) - [Syria International Islamic Bank BIC SIIBSYDA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Syria · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/syria-international-islamic-bank-siibsyda) - [Syrian Real Estate Bank BIC REBSSYDA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Syria · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/syrian-real-estate-bank-rebssyda) - [The International Bank For Trade and Finance BIC GBTFSYDA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Syria · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-international-bank-for-trade-and-finance-gbtfsyda) [Filter this list →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=SY) ## Sanctions No OFAC or EU listing cites an institution in Syria. Listings are matched on the BIC and its LEI, so they cover the 18 institutions here that hold a BIC. Country programmes name Syria; Elucidate grades them as targeted listings only. ### OFAC programmes naming Syria Entries on the OFAC lists under each programme, all entry types, published 23 September 2026 - Assad-related / regional stabilisation (EO 13894)PAARSSR-EO13894174 - Syria human rights abuses via ITHRIT-SY1 Level: Targeted listings only (graded by Elucidate). A programme lists individuals, entities, vessels and aircraft; its count is not a count of institutions. ### EU regimes naming Syria Entries on the EU consolidated list under each regime, generated 22 September 2026 - Syria SYR 380 Level: Targeted listings only (graded by Elucidate). ## Regulation and supervision None of the 22 tracked registers covers Syria. All 18 institutions listed here hold a BIC; firms licensed only by Syria’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 | | --- | --- | --- | | [Qatar Investment Authority](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5493008JZL5CRK3VS565) | 1 | 11 | ### Parents abroad Institutions here by the country of their GLEIF ultimate parent (else direct parent) - [Qatar](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/qa) 1 GLEIF parents are accounting-consolidation relationships. They do not show ownership shares or control. ## Payments and connectivity Of the 18 institutions in Syria that hold a BIC, 100% 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 Swift18 · 100% - Reverse billing0 · 0% - Passive participant (no connection)0 · 0% 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 - **Swift GPI members, live:** 1 institution [See 1 Swift GPI member →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=SY&flag=gpi) ## All BIC codes in Syria Look up any of the 86 BIC codes registered in Syria: the head offices and branch codes of the 18 institutions here that hold a BIC, with their LEIs and flags. [Download the list (JSON)](https://elucidate.co/data/banks/countries/SY.json) ### Where branch codes cluster Branch codes by city, top 8 - Damascus29 - Aleppo9 - Tartous7 - Latakia6 - Hama4 - Homs4 - Deir Alzzor3 - Al Rakka1 ## 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) [Saudi Arabia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sa) [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 - **OFAC SDN and consolidated lists**—US Treasury · [source ↗](https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-list-service) published 23 September 2026 - **EU consolidated financial sanctions list**—European Commission generated 22 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.