Germany · Financial institution
Deutsche Bundesbank
Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched. Licences are matched through an LEI, and no LEI is mapped to this BIC.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- MARKDEF1
- Connection to Swift
- Passive participant (no connection)This BIC is registered for identification only. The institution has no direct connection to the Swift network. Messages and payments reach it through a correspondent bank. The “1” in the eighth character of MARKDEF1 marks a passive participant.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- TIPS
- Branch codes
- 37 branch codes
- BIC first registered
- 2003-09-06
- Last updated
- 2003-09-06
Identifiers
No head-office record in the directory
- BIC
- MARKDEF1
- How the BIC breaks down
- MARKBank
- DECountry · Germany
- F1Location · passive
- —Branch
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- No LEI mapped in the directory
- National bank code
- Bankleitzahl 10000000 + 35 more
Profile
- Type
- Financial institutionClassified as a financial institution in Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, with no licence on a tracked register. This includes banks that neither the ECB nor the FSB lists, as well as brokers, fund managers, insurers and market infrastructure.
- Regulation
- Not on a tracked registerNo licence or registration was found for this entity on the registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
- Register licences
- Not matched: no LEI mapped to match on
- Country · region
- Germany · Europe & Central Asia
- Banking supervision
- Not on the ECB's list of supervised entities as of 2026-07-01
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No LEI mapped to match on list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
No LEI is mapped to this BIC, so GLEIF relationship records cannot be linked.
Addresses
- Registered address
- WILHELM EPSTEIN STRASSE 14 FRANKFURT AM MAIN 60431 GERMANY
- Operational address
- GERMANY
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC. No LEI is mapped in the directory
- Roles in CBPR+
- Debtor agent, creditor agent or an intermediary agent
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>MARKDEF1</BICFI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>MARKDEF1</BICFI>
<Nm>DEUTSCHE BUNDESBANK</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<Ctry>DE</Ctry>
<AdrLine>WILHELM EPSTEIN STRASSE 14 FRANKFURT AM MAIN 60431</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>This BIC is not connected to Swift. Messages reach the institution through a correspondent bank, so it cannot be the instructing or instructed agent.
Swift’s two address fields do not agree on a town, so the full record gives the address as address lines only.
The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
Payment schemes and systems
EPC registers of 2026-09-11 · ECB T2 list of 2026-07-02 · ECB TIPS list of 2026-09-01 · SIX Bank Master valid on 2026-09-28
| Scheme or system | Since | Registered with | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIPS (TARGET Instant Payment Settlement)ISO 20022 messages | — | Branch BIC only | — |
TIPS entries have no joining date.
The ECB’s TIPS list does not separate participants from reachable parties. It includes institutions reachable in Swedish kronor as well as in euro.
A branch BIC counts only when its LEI or its listed name matches this institution.
“ISO 20022 messages” marks a scheme or system whose rulebook or operator specifies ISO 20022 for messages between participants.
National bank codes
Bankleitzahl · Germany
Showing 10 of 36 codes valid until 2026-12-06 · ISO 20022 clearing system code DEBLZ
| Code | Routes to BIC | Name in the national file | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10000000 | MARKDEF1100 | Bundesbank | Berlin |
| 13000000 | MARKDEF1130 | Bundesbank | Rostock |
| 15000000 | MARKDEF1150 | Bundesbank | Neubrandenburg |
| 20000000 | MARKDEF1200 | Bundesbank | Hamburg |
| 25000000 | MARKDEF1250 | Bundesbank | Hannover |
| 26000000 | MARKDEF1260 | Bundesbank | Göttingen |
| 26500000 | MARKDEF1265 | Bundesbank | Osnabrück |
| 28000000 | MARKDEF1280 | Bundesbank | Oldenburg (Oldb) |
| 30000000 | MARKDEF1300 | Bundesbank eh Düsseldorf | Düsseldorf |
| 36000000 | MARKDEF1360 | Bundesbank eh Essen | Essen |
Each code shows the name in the national file. Smaller banks often route through a central institution’s BIC. A code can therefore belong to a different bank than the one on this page.
Network
Branch network
All 37 branch BICs connect to the head office. No city, function or registration year splits them into groups.
Hover over a branch or group to see its details
Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARKDEF1100 | — | Berlin | BERLIN BERLIN GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1130 | — | Rostock | ROSTOCK ROSTOCK GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1150 | — | Neubrandenburg | NEUBRANDENBURG NEUBRANDENBURG GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1200 | — | Hamburg | HAMBURG HAMBURG GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1250 | — | Hannover | HANNOVER HANNOVER GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1260 | — | Goettingen | GOETTINGEN GOETTINGEN GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1265 | — | Osnabrueck | OSNABRUECK OSNABRUECK GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1280 | — | Oldenburg | OLDENBURG OLDENBURG GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1300 | — | Duesseldorf | DUESSELDORF DUESSELDORF GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1360 | — | Essen | ESSEN ESSEN GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1370 | — | Koeln | KOELN KOELN GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1430 | — | Bochum | BOCHUM BOCHUM GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1440 | — | Dortmund | DORTMUND DORTMUND GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1450 | — | Hagen | HAGEN HAGEN GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1470 | — | Dortmund | WESTFALENDAMM 401 DORTMUND 44141 DORTMUND GERMANY | — | 2016-07-18 |
| MARKDEF1480 | — | Bielefeld | BIELEFELD BIELEFELD GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1500 | — | Frankfurt Am Main | FRANKFURT AM MAIN FRANKFURT AM MAIN GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1545 | — | Ludwigshafen | LUDWIGSHAFEN LUDWIGSHAFEN GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1550 | — | Mainz | MAINZ MAINZ GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1570 | — | Koblenz | KOBLENZ KOBLENZ GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1590 | — | Saarbruecken | SAARBRUECKEN SAARBRUECKEN GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1600 | — | Stuttgart | STUTTGART STUTTGART GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1630 | — | Ulm | ULM ULM GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1640 | — | Reutlingen | REUTLINGEN REUTLINGEN GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1660 | — | Karlsruhe | KARLSRUHE KARLSRUHE GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1680 | — | Freiburg Im Breisgau | FREIBURG IM BREISGAU FREIBURG IM BREISGAU GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1694 | — | Villingen-Schwenningen | VILLINGEN-SCHWENNINGEN VILLINGEN- SCHWENNINGEN GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1700 | — | Muenchen | MUENCHEN MUENCHEN GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1720 | — | Augsburg | AUGSBURG AUGSBURG GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1750 | — | Regensburg | REGENSBURG REGENSBURG GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1760 | — | Nuernberg | NUERNBERG NUERNBERG GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1790 | — | Wuerzburg | WUERZBURG WUERZBURG GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1810 | — | Magdeburg | MAGDEBURG MAGDEBURG GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1820 | — | Erfurt | ERFURT ERFURT GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1860 | — | Leipzig | LEIPZIG LEIPZIG GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1870 | — | Chemnitz | CHEMNITZ CHEMNITZ GERMANY | — | 2003-09-06 |
| MARKDEF1900 | BRANCH 900 | Frankfurt Am Main | FRANKFURT AM MAIN FRANKFURT AM MAIN GERMANY | — | 2007-11-03 |
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Sources & method
Every value comes from a public source, such as Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, GLEIF or the OFAC and EU sanctions lists. Most sources are matched on a BIC or an LEI, not on a name.
Swift GPI membership is matched on names and is indicative. A missing sanctions match does not mean that no listing applies. Always screen against the official lists.
The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only.
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.
Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Payment schemes and systems—Source: European Central Bank, List of TIPS participants and reachable parties.
- National bank codes—Germany (Quelle: Deutsche Bundesbank).
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