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title: "Kreissparkasse Koeln SWIFT/BIC code COKSDE33XXX · Germany | Elucidate"
description: "SWIFT/BIC code COKSDE33XXX for Kreissparkasse Koeln, Germany. 2 branch BICs, LEI 529900RTSGHDD7OOSO86, addresses and Swift connectivity."
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Germany · Credit institution
# Kreissparkasse Koeln
Legal name in the LEI record Kreissparkasse Köln
Kreissparkasse Köln is a public-law savings bank (mündelsichere Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts) with its head office in Cologne. Its owner is a special-purpose association (Zweckverband) of four districts: Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Oberbergischer Kreis and Rhein-Sieg-Kreis. It provides retail, private, corporate and public-sector banking in its region and issues Pfandbriefe. It absorbed Sparkasse Radevormwald-Hückeswagen on 1 August 2023, and its March 2026 results release describes it as the largest municipal savings bank in Germany.
BIC **COKSDE33XXX** LEI **[529900RTSGHDD7OOSO86](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/529900RTSGHDD7OOSO86)** Licence no. **Not on a tracked register** Connected to Swift [**2** branch codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/kreissparkasse-koeln-coksde33#branches) [Claim this profile](https://elucidate.co/directory/kreissparkasse-koeln-coksde33#claim)
## Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers. It is on the ECB list of supervised entities (see [Regulatory status](https://elucidate.co/directory/kreissparkasse-koeln-coksde33#regulatory)): that is banking supervision, not a licence on a tracked register.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
## Regulatory status
### ECB banking supervision
List of supervised entities as of 2026-07-01
- **Classification:** Less significant institution
- **Supervisor:** Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht / Deutsche Bundesbank (with ECB oversight)
- **Listed as:** Kreissparkasse Köln
- **Entity type:** Credit institution
- **Remarks:** HI: supervised entities which are classified as high-impact LSIs.
## European registers
### ECB · monetary financial institutions
List as at 2026-09-25
- **Category:** Credit institution
- **Minimum reserves:** Subject to minimum reserves
- **Listed as:** Kreissparkasse Köln
- **RIAD code:** DE00896
### ESMA · MiFID II register
Register as at 2026-09-28
| Entry | Competent authority | Authorised | Services or instruments |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Investment services (MiFID II) | Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) | 1961-07-10 | A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 |
Service codes follow MiFID II Annex I: A for investment services, B for ancillary services. Hover a code for its meaning.
Entries are matched on the LEI. Each register is quoted as its publisher lists it.
## Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- **BIC:** COKSDE33XXX head office
- **Connection to Swift:** Connected to Swift
- **Swift GPI:** Not on the member list
- **Payment schemes and systems:** [SCT · SCT Inst · SDD Core · SDD B2B · VOP · T2 · TIPS](https://elucidate.co/directory/kreissparkasse-koeln-coksde33#schemes)
- **Branch codes:** [2 branch codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/kreissparkasse-koeln-coksde33#branches)
- **BIC first registered:** 1977-08-29
- **Last updated:** 2024-05-25
## Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/kreissparkasse-koeln-coksde33#overview-sources)
Photo: Raimond Spekking · [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kreissparkasse_K%C3%B6ln_\(4897-99\).jpg) · [original](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Kreissparkasse_K%C3%B6ln_%284897-99%29.jpg/960px-Kreissparkasse_K%C3%B6ln_%284897-99%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
Total assets
EUR 30.9bn
This entity · 31 Dec 2025 · [source ↗](https://www.ksk-koeln.de/content/dam/myif/kskkoeln/work/dokumente/pdf/presse/pressemitteilungen-2026/1quartal/geschaeftsentwicklung-2025-der-kreissparkasse-koeln-19-03-2026.pdf?n=true)
Employees
3,485
headcount · This entity · 31 Dec 2025 · [source ↗](https://www.ksk-koeln.de/content/dam/myif/kskkoeln/work/dokumente/pdf/presse/pressemitteilungen-2026/1quartal/geschaeftsentwicklung-2025-der-kreissparkasse-koeln-19-03-2026.pdf?n=true)
Ownership
State-owned
Zweckverband für die Kreissparkasse Köln (Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Oberbergischer Kreis, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis)
Institution type
Savings bank
- **Standing:** The bank absorbed Sparkasse Radevormwald-Hückeswagen on 1 August 2023, with retroactive effect from 1 January 2023. The combined institution continues under the name Kreissparkasse Köln.
- **Ownership:** The bank has no share capital held by shareholders; its sponsor (Träger) is a special-purpose association formed by the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Oberbergischer Kreis and Rhein-Sieg-Kreis.
- **Direct parent:** Zweckverband für die Kreissparkasse Köln (Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Oberbergischer Kreis, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis), Germany
- **Head office:** Neumarkt 18-24, 50667 Köln, Germany
- **Company register:** HRA 15033, Amtsgericht Köln
### Business lines
- Retail banking
- SME banking
- Corporate banking
- Mortgage lending
- Private banking & wealth
- Transaction banking & payments
- Cards
- Trade finance
- Leasing & factoring
- Other
The bank serves private, business and municipal customers in four districts around Cologne, runs its own asset management and issues Pfandbriefe, including green Pfandbriefe.
### Online
- **Websites & references:** [ksk-koeln.de ↗](https://www.ksk-koeln.de/) [Wikipedia ↗](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kreissparkasse_K%C3%B6ln) [Wikidata Q1787788 ↗](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1787788)
- **Official social accounts:** [LinkedIn ↗](https://www.linkedin.com/company/kreissparkasse-k%C3%B6ln) · [Facebook ↗](https://www.facebook.com/KreissparkasseKoeln/) · [Instagram ↗](https://www.instagram.com/kskkoeln/) · [YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAet7vhYlWJaNjSPkAnJEPg) · [TikTok ↗](https://tiktok.com/@kskkoeln)
Sources · 10 pages consulted
1. [ksk-koeln.de/de/home/ihre-sparkasse/ueberuns/vorstand.html](https://www.ksk-koeln.de/de/home/ihre-sparkasse/ueberuns/vorstand.html)
2. [ksk-koeln.de/content/dam/myif/kskkoeln/work/dokumente/pdf/presse/pressemitteilungen-2026/1quartal/gesc](https://www.ksk-koeln.de/content/dam/myif/kskkoeln/work/dokumente/pdf/presse/pressemitteilungen-2026/1quartal/geschaeftsentwicklung-2025-der-kreissparkasse-koeln-19-03-2026.pdf?n=true)
3. [ksk-koeln.de/](https://www.ksk-koeln.de/)
4. [ksk-koeln.de/fi/home/produkte/internationales-geschaeft/auslandsueberweisung.html](https://www.ksk-koeln.de/fi/home/produkte/internationales-geschaeft/auslandsueberweisung.html)
5. [ksk-koeln.de/content/dam/myif/kskkoeln/work/dokumente/pdf/presse/pressemitteilungen-2025/4quartal/alex](https://www.ksk-koeln.de/content/dam/myif/kskkoeln/work/dokumente/pdf/presse/pressemitteilungen-2025/4quartal/alexander-wueerst-%20vorstandsvorsitzender-kreissparkasse-koeln-tritt-in-den-ruhestand-27-11-25.pdf?n=true)
6. [sparkasse-radevormwald.de/de/home/service/informationen-zur-fusion.html](https://www.sparkasse-radevormwald.de/de/home/service/informationen-zur-fusion.html)
7. [ksk-koeln.de/content/dam/myif/kskkoeln/work/dokumente/pdf/preise-leistungen/merkblatt-pulv-rade-hwg\_ko](https://www.ksk-koeln.de/content/dam/myif/kskkoeln/work/dokumente/pdf/preise-leistungen/merkblatt-pulv-rade-hwg_koeln.pdf?n=true)
8. [ausbadhonnef.de/2026/01/04/bilanzsumme-der-kreissparkasse-koeln-ueberschreitet-zum-31-12-2025-die-30-mrd-](https://ausbadhonnef.de/2026/01/04/bilanzsumme-der-kreissparkasse-koeln-ueberschreitet-zum-31-12-2025-die-30-mrd-euro-grenze/)
9. [boersen-zeitung.de/personen/erfahrener-wegbereiter-zur-ezb-aufsicht-kreissparkasse-koeln](https://www.boersen-zeitung.de/personen/erfahrener-wegbereiter-zur-ezb-aufsicht-kreissparkasse-koeln)
10. [de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kreissparkasse\_K%C3%B6ln](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kreissparkasse_K%C3%B6ln)
## Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/kreissparkasse-koeln-coksde33#overview-sources)
- **Chief executive:**  Thomas Pennartz Vorsitzender des Vorstandes Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [ksk-koeln.de ↗](https://www.ksk-koeln.de/de/home/ihre-sparkasse/ueberuns/vorstand.html)
- **Chair:** Frank Rock Vorsitzender des Verwaltungsrates Confirmed 29 Sep 2026
- **Chief financial officer:**  Andree Henkel Mitglied des Vorstandes (responsible among other things for organisation/IT, finance and controlling, institutional clients and treasury) Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [ksk-koeln.de ↗](https://www.ksk-koeln.de/de/home/ihre-sparkasse/ueberuns/vorstand.html)
- **Executive:**  Jutta Weidenfeller Mitglied des Vorstandes (responsible among other things for risk management, compliance, legal and information security) Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [ksk-koeln.de ↗](https://www.ksk-koeln.de/de/home/ihre-sparkasse/ueberuns/vorstand.html)
- **Executive:**  Udo Buschmann Mitglied des Vorstandes (responsible among other things for corporate and public-sector clients) Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [ksk-koeln.de ↗](https://www.ksk-koeln.de/de/home/ihre-sparkasse/ueberuns/vorstand.html)
## Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/kreissparkasse-koeln-coksde33#overview-sources)
- **Germany:** Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) Prudential supervisor AML supervisor Conduct Resolution
- **Germany:** Deutsche Bundesbank Central bank Prudential supervisor
## Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/kreissparkasse-koeln-coksde33#overview-sources)
1. Jan 2026
Other
The bank reported total assets above EUR 30 billion at 31 December 2025, meeting an ECB criterion for review of direct supervision.
[ausbadhonnef.de ↗](https://ausbadhonnef.de/2026/01/04/bilanzsumme-der-kreissparkasse-koeln-ueberschreitet-zum-31-12-2025-die-30-mrd-euro-grenze/)
2. Jan 2026
Leadership
Thomas Pennartz succeeded Alexander Wüerst as chairman of the management board after Wüerst retired on 31 December 2025.
[ksk-koeln.de ↗](https://www.ksk-koeln.de/content/dam/myif/kskkoeln/work/dokumente/pdf/presse/pressemitteilungen-2025/4quartal/alexander-wueerst-%20vorstandsvorsitzender-kreissparkasse-koeln-tritt-in-den-ruhestand-27-11-25.pdf?n=true)
3. Aug 2023
Merger / acquisition
Sparkasse Radevormwald-Hückeswagen merged into the bank on 1 August 2023, with retroactive effect from 1 January 2023.
[sparkasse-radevormwald.de ↗](https://www.sparkasse-radevormwald.de/de/home/service/informationen-zur-fusion.html)
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
## Identifiers
Head-office record
- **BIC:** COKSDE33XXX
- **How the BIC breaks down:** 1. COKS Bank 2. DE Country · Germany 3. 33 Location 4. XXX Branch · head office
- **Branch description:** Not recorded in the directory
- **LEI:** 529900RTSGHDD7OOSO86
- **LEI record:** [View on GLEIF ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/529900RTSGHDD7OOSO86)
- **How the LEI was matched:** BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
- **National bank code:** [Bankleitzahl 37050299](https://elucidate.co/directory/kreissparkasse-koeln-coksde33#bank-codes)
## Profile
- **Type:** Credit institution
- **Regulation:** Prudentially supervised (ECB list)
- **Register licences:** None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
- **Country · region:** Germany · Europe & Central Asia
- **Banking supervision:** [Less significant · Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht / Deutsche Bundesbank](https://elucidate.co/directory/kreissparkasse-koeln-coksde33#regulatory) as of 2026-07-01
- **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.
## Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
GLEIF’s relationship records name no parent for this LEI, and no group page is published for it.
## Addresses
- **Registered address:** NEUMARKT 18-24 KOELN 50667 10-21-43 GERMANY
- **Operational address:** NEUMARKT 18-24 KOELN 50667 KOELN POB 10 21 43 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, with its LEI and its DEBLZ clearing code
- **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
```xml
COKSDE33XXX
DEBLZ
37050299
529900RTSGHDD7OOSO86
```
### 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
```xml
COKSDE33XXX
DEBLZ
37050299
529900RTSGHDD7OOSO86
KREISSPARKASSE KOELN
KOELN
DE
NEUMARKT 18-24 KOELN 50667 10-21-43
```
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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SEPA Credit TransferISO 20022 messages | 2008-01-28 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Instant Credit TransferISO 20022 messages | 2018-07-10 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Direct Debit CoreISO 20022 messages | 2010-11-01 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Direct Debit Business-to-BusinessISO 20022 messages | 2010-11-01 | Head office | — |
| Verification of Payee | 2025-10-05 | Head office | — |
| T2 (Eurosystem real-time gross settlement)ISO 20022 messages | — | Head office | — |
| TIPS (TARGET Instant Payment Settlement)ISO 20022 messages | — | Head office | — |
SEPA dates are when the institution became ready for the scheme. The T2 list names direct participants only and gives no joining date. TIPS entries have no joining date.
An institution missing from T2 may still be reachable through an indirect participant. The ECB’s TIPS list does not separate participants from reachable parties. It includes institutions reachable in Swedish kronor as well as in euro.
“ISO 20022 messages” marks a scheme or system whose rulebook or operator specifies ISO 20022 for messages between participants.
## National bank codes
### Bankleitzahl · Germany
1 code valid until 2026-12-06 · ISO 20022 clearing system code DEBLZ
| Code | Routes to BIC | Name in the national file | City |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 37050299 | COKSDE33XXX | Kreissparkasse Köln | Köln |
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 2 branch BICs connect to the head office. They are all in Koeln, and no function or registration year splits them further.
### Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [COKSDE33730](https://elucidate.co/directory/kreissparkasse-koeln-coksde33-730) | T2S | Koeln | KOELN KOELN GERMANY | — | 2015-11-07 |
| [COKSDE33DOT](https://elucidate.co/directory/kreissparkasse-koeln-coksde33-dot) | DOTATIONSKONTO | Koeln | KOELN KOELN GERMANY | — | 2013-10-05 |
[See every BIC in Germany →](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/de#bics)
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Sources & method
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Credits for this page
- **Payment schemes and systems**—Source: European Payments Council (EPC) Registers of Participants; matched to BICs by Elucidate. Source: European Central Bank, List of T2 participants. Source: European Central Bank, List of TIPS participants and reachable parties.
- **Banking supervision**—Source: European Central Bank, list of supervised entities.
- **Wikidata**—CC0, matched on the BIC or LEI recorded in Wikidata. It is community-edited, so check key facts.
- **National bank codes**—Germany (Quelle: Deutsche Bundesbank).
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- **European registers**—Source: European Central Bank (ECB), list of monetary financial institutions and list of institutions subject to minimum reserves. Source: European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), MiFID II/MiFIR register (investment firms, trading venues, systematic internalisers, data reporting services providers). Matched on LEI by Elucidate.
- **Images**—logos and photos from Wikimedia Commons (credited with their author and licence) or from the institution's own website, where Wikimedia has none. Elucidate keeps a copy of each; the links lead to the source and the original image. Logo: http://www.ksk-koeln.de/ · Public domain · [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KSK_K%C3%B6ln.jpg) · [original](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/KSK_K%C3%B6ln.jpg/330px-KSK_K%C3%B6ln.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail); Thomas Pennartz: [ksk-koeln.de](https://www.ksk-koeln.de/de/home/ihre-sparkasse/ueberuns/vorstand.html) (official website) · [original](https://www.ksk-koeln.de/content/dam/myif/kskkoeln/work/bilder/ihre-sparkasse/Vorstand/if-pennartz-2024.jpg); Andree Henkel: [ksk-koeln.de](https://www.ksk-koeln.de/de/home/ihre-sparkasse/ueberuns/vorstand.html) (official website) · [original](https://www.ksk-koeln.de/content/dam/myif/kskkoeln/work/bilder/ihre-sparkasse/Vorstand/if-henkel-2024.jpg); Jutta Weidenfeller: [ksk-koeln.de](https://www.ksk-koeln.de/de/home/ihre-sparkasse/ueberuns/vorstand.html) (official website) · [original](https://www.ksk-koeln.de/content/dam/myif/kskkoeln/work/bilder/ihre-sparkasse/Vorstand/if-weidenfeller-2024.jpg); Udo Buschmann: [ksk-koeln.de](https://www.ksk-koeln.de/de/home/ihre-sparkasse/ueberuns/vorstand.html) (official website) · [original](https://www.ksk-koeln.de/content/dam/myif/kskkoeln/work/bilder/ihre-sparkasse/Vorstand/if-buschmann-2024.jpg).
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