--- title: "Samoa: financial institutions, SWIFT/BIC codes and licences | Elucidate" description: "6 institutions in Samoa (as at 23 September 2026): 6 hold a SWIFT/BIC code and 0 do not." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ws --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [Countries](https://elucidate.co/directory/country) 3. Samoa Country · East Asia & Pacific # Samoa Check who the institutions in Samoa are: whether each holds a BIC, which register lists it and whether an LEI is mapped. No tracked register covers Samoa, so every institution listed here holds a BIC. 6 Institutions Active · inactive not published 6 Hold a BIC 100% of institutions — On a tracked register Not covered by a tracked register 4 LEI mapped 67% of institutions 6 BIC codes Head offices and 0 branch codes ### Samoa at a glance Every row is the same 6 institutions, split by one attribute Type - Financial institution 6 · 100% Identification - [BIC only](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?source=bic,noregister&cc=WS) 6 · 100% Regulation level - [Not on a tracked register](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=none&cc=WS) 6 · 100% LEI - LEI mapped 4 · 67% - No LEI mapped 2 · 33% View as table | Attribute | Institutions | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Type | | Financial institution | 6 | 100% | | Identification | | BIC only | 6 | 100% | | Regulation level | | Not on a tracked register | 6 | 100% | | LEI | | LEI mapped | 4 | 67% | | No LEI mapped | 2 | 33% | 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/ws#institutions) [Regulation](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ws#registers) [Headquartered here](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ws#hq-firms) [Groups](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ws#groups) [Payments](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ws#payments) [BIC codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ws#bics) ## Institutions in Samoa All 6 institutions in Samoa, with or without a BIC: prudentially supervised and larger institutions first. No OFAC or EU listing cites an institution in Samoa. - [Anz Bank (Samoa) LTD BIC ANZBWSWW Financial institution Not on a tracked register Samoa · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300ZHPISVPN0QZ116](https://elucidate.co/directory/anz-bank-samoa-ltd-anzbwsww) - [Bank South Pacific (Samoa) Limited BIC BOSPWSWS Financial institution Not on a tracked register Samoa · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-south-pacific-samoa-limited-bospwsws) - [British American Tobacco (Samoa) Limited BIC BATSWSA1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Samoa · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/british-american-tobacco-samoa-limited-batswsa1) - [Central Bank of Samoa BIC CBSAWSWS Financial institution Not on a tracked register Samoa · Not on a tracked register · LEI 984500DE6E7403810494](https://elucidate.co/directory/central-bank-of-samoa-cbsawsws) - [National Bank of Samoa Limited BIC NBSLWSWS Financial institution Not on a tracked register Samoa · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900SWTSOJ0Y1CY975](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-bank-of-samoa-limited-nbslwsws) - [Samoa Commercial Bank Limited BIC SCOBWSWS Financial institution Not on a tracked register Samoa · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300Y9ETUV0YBTCJ35](https://elucidate.co/directory/samoa-commercial-bank-limited-scobwsws) [Filter this list →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=WS) ## Regulation and supervision None of the 22 tracked registers covers Samoa. All 6 institutions listed here hold a BIC; firms licensed only by Samoa’s national authorities are not listed. ## Institutions headquartered here, registered elsewhere One institution registered in another country gives Samoa as its head office. Each counts in the country of its register. - [WF Markets Ltd No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/wf-markets-ltd-d5d6e8bc0393) [Search by head office: Samoa →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?hq=WS) ## 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | [Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/JHE42UYNWWTJB8YTTU19) | 1 | 9 | ### Parents abroad Institutions here by the country of their GLEIF ultimate parent (else direct parent) - [Australia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/au) 1 GLEIF parents are accounting-consolidation relationships. They do not show ownership shares or control. ## Payments and connectivity Of the 6 institutions in Samoa that hold a BIC, 83.3% 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 Swift5 · 83.3% - Reverse billing0 · 0% - Passive participant (no connection)1 · 16.7% A BIC does not imply a connection to the Swift network. ## All BIC codes in Samoa Look up any of the 6 BIC codes registered in Samoa: the head offices and branch codes of the 6 institutions here that hold a BIC, with their LEIs and flags. [Download the list (JSON)](https://elucidate.co/data/banks/countries/WS.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) [Palau](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/pw) [Papua New Guinea](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/pg) [Philippines](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ph) [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.