Bahrain · Financial institution
First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC
Legal name in the LEI recordFIRST ABU DHABI BANK P.J.S.C.
Licences and registrations
Held by the legal entity, not by this BIC
This BIC is mapped to LEI 2138002Y3WMK6RZS8H90 (First Abu Dhabi Bank P.J.S.C.) in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. The legal entity’s page is First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC (NBADAEAA). None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
Licences belong to the legal entity. Each applies in the country of the regulator that granted it, not to every BIC that carries the LEI.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- NBADBHBMXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under NBADBHBM directly.
- Swift GPI
- Live member
- Payment schemes and systems
- No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- Branch codes
- 2 branch codes
- BIC first registered
- 1992-11-05
- Last updated
- 2025-09-29
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- NBADBHBMXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- NBADBank
- BHCountry · Bahrain
- BMLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
- UK overseas entity ID
- OE026750 ↗
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
- None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers
- Country · region
- Bahrain · Middle East & North Africa
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI 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
The First Abu Dhabi Bank P.J.S.C. group has 16 institutions in the directory, in 16 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including First Abu Dhabi Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Fab Private Bank (Suisse) S.A., First Gulf Libyan Bank.
See the First Abu Dhabi Bank P.J.S.C. group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Registered beneficial owners
Companies House · overseas entity OE026750 ↗ · as at 9 October 2026
Companies House lists 1 registrable beneficial owner: 1 legal person.
| Name | Type | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Emirate of Abu Dhabi | Legal person · United Arab Emirates | More than 25% of shares | 2 April 2017 |
Overseas entities that own land in the UK must register their beneficial owners with Companies House. The entity reports them itself. Elucidate has not verified them.
A registrable beneficial owner holds more than 25% of the shares or votes, can appoint or remove the board, or has significant influence or control. Dates of birth and addresses are not shown.
Matched on the entity’s legal name and country of incorporation in its LEI record.
See the beneficial owners at Companies House ↗Addresses
- Registered address
- DIPLOMAT COMMERCIAL OFFICE TOWER BLOCK 317 BUILDING 1565, ROAD 1722, FL. 10 DIPLOMATIC AREA MANAMA 5886 BAHRAIN
- Operational address
- DIPLOMAT COMMERCIAL OFFICE TOWER UNIT 1601 FLOOR 10 BUILDING 1565, ROAD 1722 BLOCK 317, DIPLOMATIC AREA MANAMA MANAMA BAHRAIN
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, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>NBADBHBMXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>2138002Y3WMK6RZS8H90</LEI>
</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>NBADBHBMXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>2138002Y3WMK6RZS8H90</LEI>
<Nm>FIRST ABU DHABI BANK PJSC</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>MANAMA</TwnNm>
<Ctry>BH</Ctry>
<AdrLine>DIPLOMAT COMMERCIAL OFFICE TOWER BLOCK 317 BUILDING 1565, ROAD 1722</AdrLine>
<AdrLine>FL. 10 DIPLOMATIC AREA MANAMA 5886</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>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.
Network
Branch network
All 2 branch BICs connect to the head office. They are all in Manama, and no function or registration year splits them further.
Hover over a branch or group to see its details
Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBADBHBMBRA | BAHRAIN BRANCH | Manama | ROAD NO.2833, AL SEEF DISTRICT 428 BUILDING NO.2611 MANAMA MANAMA POB 5886 BAHRAIN | — | 2025-09-29 |
| NBADBHBMTFO | TRADE FINANCE DEPARTMENT | Manama | MANAMA MANAMA BAHRAIN | — | 2025-09-29 |
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Sources & method
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Registered beneficial owners—Companies House, Register of Overseas Entities · source ↗ as at 9 October 2026
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