--- title: "South Africa: financial institutions, SWIFT/BIC codes and licences | Elucidate" description: "286 institutions in South Africa (as at 23 September 2026): 286 hold a SWIFT/BIC code and 0 do not." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/country/za --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [Countries](https://elucidate.co/directory/country) 3. South Africa Country · Sub-Saharan Africa # South Africa Check who the institutions in South Africa are: whether each holds a BIC, which register lists it and whether an LEI is mapped. No tracked register covers South Africa, so every institution listed here holds a BIC. 286 Institutions Active · inactive not published 286 Hold a BIC 100% of institutions — On a tracked register Not covered by a tracked register 124 LEI mapped 43% of institutions 1 ECB-supervised 1 significant, 0 less significant ### South Africa at a glance Every row is the same 286 institutions, split by one attribute Type - Financial institution 237 · 83% - Non-financial corporate 42 · 15% - Credit institution 7 · 2.4% Identification - [BIC only](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?source=bic,noregister&cc=ZA) 286 · 100% Regulation level - [Prudential licence](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=prudential&cc=ZA) 7 · 2.4% - [Not on a tracked register](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=none&cc=ZA) 279 · 98% LEI - LEI mapped 124 · 43% - No LEI mapped 162 · 57% View as table | Attribute | Institutions | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Type | | Financial institution | 237 | 83% | | Non-financial corporate | 42 | 15% | | Credit institution | 7 | 2.4% | | Identification | | BIC only | 286 | 100% | | Regulation level | | Prudential licence | 7 | 2.4% | | Not on a tracked register | 279 | 98% | | LEI | | LEI mapped | 124 | 43% | | No LEI mapped | 162 | 57% | 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/za#institutions) [Regulation](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/za#registers) [Headquartered here](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/za#hq-firms) [Groups](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/za#groups) [Payments](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/za#payments) [BIC codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/za#bics) ## Institutions in South Africa The first 25 of 286 institutions in South Africa, with or without a BIC: prudentially supervised and larger institutions first. No OFAC or EU listing cites an institution in South Africa. - [Citibank South Africa BIC CITIZAJX Credit institution Prudential licence South Africa · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76](https://elucidate.co/directory/citibank-south-africa-citizajx) - [Deutsche Bank AG BIC DEUTZAJX Credit institution Prudential licence South Africa · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86](https://elucidate.co/directory/deutsche-bank-ag-deutzajx) - [Standard Chartered Bank BIC SCBLZAJJ Credit institution Prudential licence South Africa · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI RILFO74KP1CM8P6PCT96](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-scblzajj) - [Bank of China Limited (Incorporated In China) BIC BKCHZAJJ Credit institution Prudential licence South Africa · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 54930053HGCFWVHYZX42](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-china-limited-incorporated-in-china-bkchzajj) - [Bank of Communications CO., Ltd. Johannesburg Branch BIC COMMZAJJ Credit institution Prudential licence South Africa · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 378900F7EA3869532139](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-communications-co-ltd-johannesburg-branch-commzajj) - [China Construction Bank Corporation Johannesburg Branch BIC PCBCZAJJ Credit institution Prudential licence South Africa · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 5493001KQW6DM7KEDR62](https://elucidate.co/directory/china-construction-bank-corporation-johannesburg-branch-pcbczajj) - [Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. - Johannesburg Branch BIC MGTCZAJJ Credit institution Prudential licence South Africa · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 7H6GLXDRUGQFU57RNE97](https://elucidate.co/directory/jpmorgan-chase-bank-n-a-johannesburg-branch-mgtczajj) - [Absa Bank Limited BIC ABSAZAJJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Africa · Not on a tracked register · LEI SLI1CVYMJ21DST0Q8K25](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-limited-absazajj) - [Trustlink (Pty) LTD BIC LINKZAJJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Africa · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/trustlink-pty-ltd-linkzajj) - [Firstrand Bank Limited BIC FIRNZAJJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Africa · Not on a tracked register · LEI ZAYQDKTCATIXF9OQY690](https://elucidate.co/directory/firstrand-bank-limited-firnzajj) - [Pepkor Trading (Pty) LTD BIC PEPKZAJC Non-financial corporate Not on a tracked register South Africa · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/pepkor-trading-pty-ltd-pepkzajc) - [The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited BIC SBZAZAJJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Africa · Not on a tracked register · LEI QFC8ZCW3Q5PRXU1XTM60](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-standard-bank-of-south-africa-limited-sbzazajj) - [Jse Limited BIC XJSEZAJJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Africa · Not on a tracked register · LEI 213800MZ1VUQEBWRFO39](https://elucidate.co/directory/jse-limited-xjsezajj) - [Nedgroup Securities (Pty) LTD BIC NBOEZAJ2 Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Africa · Not on a tracked register · LEI 3789003107958968FE87](https://elucidate.co/directory/nedgroup-securities-pty-ltd-nboezaj2) - [Otto1890 Securities (Pty) LTD BIC SFPSZAJJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Africa · Not on a tracked register · LEI 37890034DF8DAAC7BE70](https://elucidate.co/directory/otto1890-securities-pty-ltd-sfpszajj) - [Strate (Pty) LTD BIC STRAZAJJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Africa · Not on a tracked register · LEI 378900F4A0A690EA6735](https://elucidate.co/directory/strate-pty-ltd-strazajj) - [Computershare Proprietary Limited BIC CSEVZAJJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Africa · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/computershare-proprietary-limited-csevzajj) - [J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited BIC JPMEZAJJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Africa · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300R3H5XXNLWIOY79](https://elucidate.co/directory/j-p-morgan-equities-south-africa-proprietary-limited-jpmezajj) - [South African Breweries LTD BIC SABMZAJ1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Africa · Not on a tracked register · LEI 3789008C5D3C18CC0429](https://elucidate.co/directory/south-african-breweries-ltd-sabmzaj1) - [Andisa Capital (Pty) LTD BIC ANDSZAJJ Non-financial corporate Not on a tracked register South Africa · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/andisa-capital-pty-ltd-andszajj) - [Nedbank Limited BIC NEDSZAJJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Africa · Not on a tracked register · LEI 213800ZBWY3BU3UUMA42](https://elucidate.co/directory/nedbank-limited-nedszajj) - [Samsung Electronics South Africa (Pty) Ltd. BIC SECTZAJ1 Non-financial corporate Not on a tracked register South Africa · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300LO2GWZ8BBSY014](https://elucidate.co/directory/samsung-electronics-south-africa-pty-ltd-sectzaj1) - [The Cape Town Stock Exchange Proprietary Limited BIC AFEPZAJ2 Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Africa · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-cape-town-stock-exchange-proprietary-limited-afepzaj2) - [The Government of the Rsa In Its National Treasury BIC TALMZAJP Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Africa · Not on a tracked register · LEI 378900AAFB4F17004C49](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-government-of-the-rsa-in-its-national-treasury-talmzajp) - [4ax Nominees Rf Pty LTD BIC NOPYZAJ2 Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Africa · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/4ax-nominees-rf-pty-ltd-nopyzaj2) [See all 286 institutions in South Africa →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=ZA) ## Regulation and supervision None of the 22 tracked registers covers South Africa. All 286 institutions listed here hold a BIC; firms licensed only by South Africa’s national authorities are not listed. By regulation level: 7 prudentially supervised, 279 not on a tracked register. ### ECB banking supervision Significant institutions The ECB list of supervised entities covers 1 institution here that hold a BIC: 1 significant, supervised directly by the ECB, and 0 less significant. - [Deutsche Bank AG BIC DEUTZAJX Credit institution Prudential licence South Africa · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86](https://elucidate.co/directory/deutsche-bank-ag-deutzajx) [See 1 ECB-supervised institution →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=ZA&flag=ssm) ## Institutions headquartered here, registered elsewhere Four institutions registered in other countries give South Africa as their head office. Each counts in the country of its register. - [Notion Payments LTD No BIC Crypto Money service business AML registration only Canada · Registered with FINTRAC · M22514935 (FINTRAC-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/notion-payments-ltd-bcedc58d515c) - [Nova EX (PTY) LTD No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/nova-ex-pty-ltd-3d336f120c43) - [Quickerpayments No BIC Crypto Money service business AML registration only Canada · Registered with FINTRAC · C100000432 (FINTRAC-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/quickerpayments-6b14bdcf8b41) - [Triumph Alliance Inc No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/triumph-alliance-inc-d345a16ea9de) [Search by head office: South Africa →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?hq=ZA) ## Groups and systemic importance Institutions in South Africa belong to 9 groups on the FSB’s 2025 list of global systemically important banks (G-SIBs). GLEIF records the head office of 11 corporate groups in the directory here. For 16 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | [Citigroup](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/6SHGI4ZSSLCXXQSBB395) | 3 | 2 | | [Goldman Sachs](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/784F5XWPLTWKTBV3E584) | 2 | 2 | | [JP Morgan Chase](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/8I5DZWZKVSZI1NUHU748) | 4 | 2 | | [Bank of America](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/9DJT3UXIJIZJI4WXO774) | 3 | 1 | | [Bank of China](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/54930053HGCFWVHYZX42) | 2 | 1 | | [Bank of Communications (BoCom)](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300AX1UM10U30HK09) | 1 | 1 | | [China Construction Bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5493001KQW6DM7KEDR62) | 2 | 1 | | [Deutsche Bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86) | 1 | 1 | | [Standard Chartered](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/U4LOSYZ7YG4W3S5F2G91) | 1 | 1 | [See all 12 institutions in G-SIB groups →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=ZA&flag=gsib) ### Largest other groups GLEIF consolidation groups, by legal entities (LEIs) in this country | Group | LEIs here | LEIs in the group | | --- | --- | --- | | [Standard Bank Group Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/2549003PEZXUT7MDBU41) | 4 | 23 | | [Investec Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/213800CU7SM6O4UWOZ70) | 3 | 4 | | [Sanlam Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/37890014418406D9FC23) | 3 | 5 | | [South African Reserve Bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300KEVMSOSY8T8R35) | 3 | 3 | | [Nedbank Group Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/3789009E42FA3CB31065) | 2 | 3 | ### Groups headquartered here Largest of 11, by legal entities in the directory | Group | LEIs in the directory | | --- | --- | | [Standard Bank Group Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/2549003PEZXUT7MDBU41) | 23 | | [Absa Bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/SLI1CVYMJ21DST0Q8K25) | 10 | | [Firstrand](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/529900XYOP8CUZU7R671) | 6 | | [Sanlam Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/37890014418406D9FC23) | 5 | | [Investec Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/213800CU7SM6O4UWOZ70) | 4 | [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 States7](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/us "United States: 7") - [United Kingdom3](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gb "United Kingdom: 3") - [Austria1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/at "Austria: 1") - [Australia1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/au "Australia: 1") - [Canada1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ca "Canada: 1") - [Switzerland1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ch "Switzerland: 1") - [Germany1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/de "Germany: 1") - [Jersey1](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/je "Jersey: 1") GLEIF parents are accounting-consolidation relationships. They do not show ownership shares or control. ## Payments and connectivity Of the 286 institutions in South Africa that hold a BIC, 47.2% are connected to Swift and 7 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 Swift135 · 47.2% - Reverse billing25 · 8.7% - Passive participant (no connection)126 · 44.1% 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:** 7 institutions - **Swift GPI members, live:** 7 institutions [See all 7 Swift GPI members →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=ZA&flag=gpi) ### Trading venues 18 live market identifier codes (ISO 10383) operated by institutions here, by category - Not specifiedNSPD9 - Systematic internaliserSINT4 - Multilateral trading facilityMLTF3 - OtherOTHR2 ## All BIC codes in South Africa Look up any of the 417 BIC codes registered in South Africa: the head offices and branch codes of the 286 institutions here that hold a BIC, with their LEIs and flags. [Download the list (JSON)](https://elucidate.co/data/banks/countries/ZA.json) ### Where branch codes cluster Branch codes by city, top 8 - Johannesburg50 - Sandton37 - Cape Town18 - Pretoria9 - Parktown3 - Bloemfontein2 - Durban2 - Pietermaritzburg2 ## 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) [Sierra Leone](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sl) [Somalia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/so) [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 - **ECB list of supervised entities** · [ECB ↗](https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/banking/list/html/index.en.html) published 20 August 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. 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.