Kuwait · Financial institution
National Bank of Kuwait S.A.K.P.
Legal name in the LEI recordبنك الكويت الوطني / مساهمة العامة
Licences and registrations
Held by the legal entity, not by this BIC
This BIC is mapped to LEI 549300NB7FE83IH6BW96 (بنك الكويت الوطني / مساهمة العامة) in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. The legal entity’s page is National Bank of Kuwait S.A.K.P Bahrain Branch (NBOKBHBM). None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
The Swift name for this BIC differs from the legal name in GLEIF.
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
- NBOKKWKWXXX 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 NBOKKWKW 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
- None: head-office BIC only
- BIC first registered
- 1988-11-21
- Last updated
- 2022-02-14
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- NBOKKWKWXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- NBOKBank
- KWCountry · Kuwait
- KWLocation
- 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.
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
- Kuwait · 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 National Bank of Kuwait Sakp group has 14 institutions in the directory, in 13 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including National Bank of Kuwait France SA, National Bank of Kuwait - Egypt, National Bank of Kuwait (International) PLC, Boubyan Bank (K.S.C), National Bank of Kuwait.
See the National Bank of Kuwait Sakp group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- NBK HQ,ALSHUHADA STREET,SHARQ DIST. SAFAT 13001 KUWAIT
- Operational address
- NBK HEADQUARTERS ALSHUHADA STREET SHARQ DISTRICT, P.O. BOX 95 SAFAT 13001 SAFAT KUWAIT
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>NBOKKWKWXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>549300NB7FE83IH6BW96</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>NBOKKWKWXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>549300NB7FE83IH6BW96</LEI>
<Nm>NATIONAL BANK OF KUWAIT S.A.K.P.</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>SAFAT</TwnNm>
<Ctry>KW</Ctry>
<AdrLine>NBK HQ, ALSHUHADA STREET, SHARQ DIST. SAFAT 13001</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
Correspondent banking
16 other banks publish 16 accounts held with this bank.
- Own offices
- Respondent banks: they hold accounts here
Hover over a branch, account or group to see its details
Respondent banks
From the correspondent lists other banks publish
16 other banks publish 16 accounts held with this bank.
| Currency | Respondent bank | Held at | Account | Purpose | Published in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KWD | Banca Monte Dei Paschi di Siena Italy | NBOKKWKW | Acc. 2022516200 IBAN:KW82NBOK0000000000002022516200 | commercial transactions; same account listed for MM and FX | gruppomps.it ↗ dated Nov 2022 |
| KWD | Bank of Cyprus Public Company Limited Cyprus | NBOKKWKWXXX | — | — | bankofcyprus.com ↗ dated Jul 2026 |
| KWD | Clearstream Banking S.A. Luxembourg | NBOKKWKWXXX | KW94 NBOK 0000 0000 0000 1000 4404 67 | — | clearstream.com ↗ dated 1 Jul 2026 |
| KWD | Deutsche Bank AG Germany | NBOKKWKW | KW88 NBOK 0000 0000 0000 1000 3751 00 | FX and FX options cash | corporates.db.com ↗ dated 13 Jul 2026 |
| KWD | DNB Bank ASA Norway | NBOKKWKW | KW25NBOK0000000000001000360617 | — | content.dnb.no ↗ dated 2 Feb 2026 |
| KWD | DZ Bank AG, Deutsche Zentral- Genossenschaftsbank Germany | NBOKKWKW | — | Commercial payments | dzbank.com ↗ dated 10 Jul 2026 |
| KWD | HSBC Continental Europe France | NBOKKWKW | KW14NBOK0000000000001000356644 | Local clearing bank; via head-office account FR7630056008290829000169660 (CCFRFRPP) | hsbc.be ↗ |
| KWD | Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited India | NBOKKWKWX | 2021384637 | inward remittances | kotak.bank.in ↗ |
| KWD | National Bank of Fujairah United Arab Emirates | NBOKKWKW | 1000430500 (IBAN KW28NBOK0000000000001000430500) | FX/MM/Derivatives/Commercial | nbf.ae ↗ dated Oct 2025 |
| KWD | Raiffeisen Bank International AG Austria | NBOKKWKW | 0002597560101 | commercial payments | rbinternational.com ↗ |
| KWD | Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberoesterreich, Aktiengesellschaft Austria | NBOKKWKW | KW79NBOK0000000000001000388260 | Intermediary for KWD (commercial and treasury payments) | raiffeisen.at ↗ dated 1 Apr 2026 |
| KWD | The Commercial Bank (P.S.Q.C) Qatar | NBOKKWKW | 1000445710 KW56NBOK0000000000001000445710 | settlement (SSI) | cbq.com.qa ↗ |
| KWD | Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi T.A.O Türkiye | NBOKKWKW | 2025198420 | — | vbassets.vakifbank.com.tr ↗ dated 2025 |
| KWD | Unicredit Bank GMBH Germany | NBOKKWKW | KW05NBOK0000000000001000252628 | FX, money market and derivatives settlement | hypovereinsbank.de ↗ dated 6 Jan 2026 |
| KWD | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. United States | NBOKKWKW | KW46NBOK0000000000001000122589 | FX settlement | www08.wellsfargomedia.com ↗ dated May 2024 |
| KWD | Zuercher Kantonalbank Switzerland | NBOKKWKW | — | — | zkb.ch ↗ dated 12 Jan 2026 |
Each row is an account the respondent bank lists as held with this bank, as published. Only banks that publish their correspondent accounts, and that Elucidate has researched, can appear, so the list is not complete. Confirm settlement instructions with either bank before relying on them.
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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.
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
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