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title: "Standard Chartered Bank Korea Limited SWIFT/BIC code SCBLKRSEXXX · South Korea | Elucidate"
description: "In the Standard Chartered G-SIB group (FSB bucket 1). SWIFT/BIC code SCBLKRSEXXX for Standard Chartered Bank Korea Limited, South Korea. 1 branch BIC."
url: https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-korea-limited-scblkrse
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South Korea · Financial institution

# Standard Chartered Bank Korea Limited

Legal name in the LEI record 한국스탠다드차타드은행

Standard Chartered Bank Korea Limited is a commercial bank incorporated in South Korea, with its head office at 47 Jong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul. It trades as SC제일은행 (SC First Bank). It is a subsidiary of the UK-based Standard Chartered PLC. It provides retail, wealth management, SME and corporate banking. The bank traces its origins to Chosun Savings Bank, founded in 1929, and operated as Korea First Bank from 1958. Standard Chartered acquired it in 2005. Its legal name has been Standard Chartered Bank Korea Limited since January 2012, and the SC제일은행 brand was reinstated in April 2016.

FSB G-SIB list 2025

1

Bucket 1 of 5 · listed since 2012

In a G-SIB group · Standard Chartered

[FSB 2025 list ↗](https://www.fsb.org/2025/11/2025-list-of-global-systemically-important-banks-g-sibs/) [What is a G-SIB? ↗](https://www.fsb.org/work-of-the-fsb/market-and-institutional-resilience/post-2008-financial-crisis-reforms/ending-too-big-to-fail/global-systemically-important-financial-institutions-g-sifis/)

BIC **SCBLKRSEXXX** LEI **[NUXTG47HHHM1K2L0SG39](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/NUXTG47HHHM1K2L0SG39)** Licence no. **Not on a tracked register** Connected to Swift [**1** branch code](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-korea-limited-scblkrse#branches) [**2** respondent banks](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-korea-limited-scblkrse#respondents) [Group: Standard Chartered PLC](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/U4LOSYZ7YG4W3S5F2G91) [Claim this profile](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-korea-limited-scblkrse#claim)

## Licences and registrations

Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers

None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.

-   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

### FSB · global systemically important banks

2025 list

- **G-SIB:** Standard Chartered
- **Relation:** In a G-SIB groupGLEIF records a G-SIB entity as this legal entity’s ultimate parent. The bucket applies to the group, and membership does not make this entity a bank.
- **Bucket:** 1 of 5 · extra capital buffer 1.0% of risk-weighted assets
- **On the list since:** 2012

## Swift network

Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory

- **BIC:** SCBLKRSEXXX head office
- **Connection to Swift:** Connected to Swift
- **Swift GPI:** Not on the member list
- **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:** [1 branch code](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-korea-limited-scblkrse#branches)
- **BIC first registered:** 1992-03-02
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-15

## Overview

Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-korea-limited-scblkrse#overview-sources)

Total assets

KRW 134tn

Group · 30 Jun 2026 · [interim report ↗](https://www.fntimes.com/html/view.php?ud=2026081817114587015e6e69892f_18)

Employees

Not published

Ownership

Group subsidiary

Standard Chartered NEA Limited

Institution type

Commercial bank

Trades as SC제일은행 (SC First Bank)

- **Ownership:** According to its LEI record, the bank is held by Standard Chartered NEA Limited and ultimately by Standard Chartered PLC.
- **Direct parent:** [Standard Chartered NEA Limited ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/549300DGSLALK0XQ4V30), United Kingdom
- **Ultimate owner:** Standard Chartered PLC, United Kingdom
- **Head office:** 47 Jong-ro, Jongno-gu, 03160 Seoul, South Korea
- **Former names:** Standard Chartered First Bank Korea Limited · Korea First Bank

### Business lines

-   Retail banking
-   Private banking & wealth
-   Corporate banking
-   SME banking
-   Mortgage lending
-   Markets & trading
-   Trade finance
-   Transaction banking & payments

The bank combines retail banking and wealth management for affluent clients with corporate banking that uses the Standard Chartered group network for Korean companies' cross-border trade and investment.

### Online

- **Websites & references:** [standardchartered.co.kr ↗](https://www.standardchartered.co.kr/) [bb.standardchartered.co.kr ↗](https://bb.standardchartered.co.kr/) corporate internet banking (Business Banking) [Wikipedia ↗](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/SC%EC%A0%9C%EC%9D%BC%EC%9D%80%ED%96%89)
- **Official social accounts:** [Facebook ↗](https://www.facebook.com/StandardCharteredKR) · [Instagram ↗](https://www.instagram.com/scbk_official) · [YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/scbksocial)

Sources · 12 pages consulted

1.  [standardchartered.co.kr/](https://www.standardchartered.co.kr/)
2.  [standardchartered.co.kr/np/kr/cms/cm/bi/CeoRoom.jsp?ptfrm=HIN.KOR.INTROMOBILE.footer1](https://www.standardchartered.co.kr/np/kr/cms/cm/bi/CeoRoom.jsp?ptfrm=HIN.KOR.INTROMOBILE.footer1)
3.  [standardchartered.co.kr/np/kr/cms/cm/bi/Organization.jsp?menuId=HT02010400000000&rnb=4](https://www.standardchartered.co.kr/np/kr/cms/cm/bi/Organization.jsp?menuId=HT02010400000000&rnb=4)
4.  [standardchartered.co.kr/np/kr/cm/bi/SalesReportList.jsp?rnb=15](https://www.standardchartered.co.kr/np/kr/cm/bi/SalesReportList.jsp?rnb=15)
5.  [standardchartered.co.kr/np/kr/cms/cm/bi/FinancialInformation.jsp?menuId=HT02030800000000&rnb=17](https://www.standardchartered.co.kr/np/kr/cms/cm/bi/FinancialInformation.jsp?menuId=HT02030800000000&rnb=17)
6.  [fntimes.com/html/view.php?ud=2026081817114587015e6e69892f\_18](https://www.fntimes.com/html/view.php?ud=2026081817114587015e6e69892f_18)
7.  [ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/SC%EC%A0%9C%EC%9D%BC%EC%9D%80%ED%96%89](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/SC%EC%A0%9C%EC%9D%BC%EC%9D%80%ED%96%89)
8.  [edaily.co.kr/News/Read?mediaCodeNo=257&newsId=02440326642035752](https://edaily.co.kr/News/Read?mediaCodeNo=257&newsId=02440326642035752)
9.  [businesspost.co.kr/BP?command=article\_view&num=416798](https://www.businesspost.co.kr/BP?command=article_view&num=416798)
10.  [seoul.co.kr/news/economy/finance/2026/06/05/20260605030001](https://www.seoul.co.kr/news/economy/finance/2026/06/05/20260605030001)
11.  [mt.co.kr/finance/2026/02/12/2026021217161263007](https://www.mt.co.kr/finance/2026/02/12/2026021217161263007)
12.  [m.news.nate.com/view/20260814n23900](https://m.news.nate.com/view/20260814n23900)

## Leadership

Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-korea-limited-scblkrse#overview-sources)

- **Chief executive:** Lee Kwang-hee (이광희) President and CEO (은행장) Confirmed 21 Aug 2026 · [fntimes.com ↗](https://www.fntimes.com/html/view.php?ud=2026081817114587015e6e69892f_18)

## Supervisors & regulators

Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-korea-limited-scblkrse#overview-sources)

- **South Korea:** Financial Services Commission Prudential supervisor Conduct AML supervisor Resolution
- **South Korea:** Financial Supervisory Service Prudential supervisor Conduct AML supervisor
- **South Korea:** Bank of Korea Central bank

## Recent events 2 enforcement or investigation items

Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-korea-limited-scblkrse#overview-sources)

1.  Jun 2026

    Enforcement

    The FSS sanctions committee set combined fines of about KRW 600 billion on five banks, including this bank, for Hong Kong H-index ELS mis-selling.

    [seoul.co.kr ↗](https://www.seoul.co.kr/news/economy/finance/2026/06/05/20260605030001)

2.  Feb 2026

    Enforcement

    The FSS sanctions committee issued institutional warnings to five ELS-selling banks, including this bank, with combined fines of about KRW 1.4 trillion.

    [mt.co.kr ↗](https://www.mt.co.kr/finance/2026/02/12/2026021217161263007)

3.  Jan 2025

    Leadership

    Lee Kwang-hee took office as bank president and CEO, succeeding Park Jong-bok, who had led the bank since 2015.

    [edaily.co.kr ↗](https://edaily.co.kr/News/Read?mediaCodeNo=257&newsId=02440326642035752)

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:** SCBLKRSEXXX
- **How the BIC breaks down:** 1. SCBL Bank 2. KR Country · South Korea 3. SE Location 4. XXX Branch · head office
- **Branch description:** Not recorded in the directory
- **LEI:** NUXTG47HHHM1K2L0SG39
- **LEI record:** [View on GLEIF ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/NUXTG47HHHM1K2L0SG39)
- **How the LEI was matched:** BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.

## Profile

- **Type:** Financial institution
- **Regulation:** Not on a tracked register
- **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:** South Korea · East Asia & Pacific
- **FSB G-SIB list:** [In a G-SIB group · Standard Chartered](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-korea-limited-scblkrse#regulatory) list of 2025
- **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

- **Direct parent:** Standard Chartered Nea Limited · United Kingdom[549300DGSLALK0XQ4V30 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/549300DGSLALK0XQ4V30)
- **Ultimate parent:** Standard Chartered PLC · United Kingdom[U4LOSYZ7YG4W3S5F2G91 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/U4LOSYZ7YG4W3S5F2G91)
- **FSB G-SIB list:** [In a G-SIB group · Standard Chartered](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/U4LOSYZ7YG4W3S5F2G91) bucket 1 · 2025 list GLEIF records a G-SIB entity as this legal entity’s ultimate parent. The bucket applies to the group, and membership does not make this entity a bank.

The Standard Chartered PLC group has 64 institutions in the directory, in 45 countries: 58 hold a BIC and 6 do not.

Including [Standard Chartered Bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-scblgb2l), [Standard Chartered Bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-scblinbb), [Standard Chartered Bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-scblidjx), [Standard Chartered Bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-scblaead), [Standard Chartered Bank AG](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-ag-scbldefx).

[See the Standard Chartered PLC group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/U4LOSYZ7YG4W3S5F2G91)

Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.

## Addresses

- **Registered address:** JONG-RO47 JONGNO-GU SEOUL KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
- **Operational address:** JONGNO- GU47 JONG- RO SEOUL 110-702 SEOUL KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

## 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

```xml
<FinInstnId>
  <BICFI>SCBLKRSEXXX</BICFI>
  <LEI>NUXTG47HHHM1K2L0SG39</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

```xml
<FinInstnId>
  <BICFI>SCBLKRSEXXX</BICFI>
  <LEI>NUXTG47HHHM1K2L0SG39</LEI>
  <Nm>STANDARD CHARTERED BANK KOREA LIMITED</Nm>
  <PstlAdr>
    <TwnNm>SEOUL</TwnNm>
    <Ctry>KR</Ctry>
    <AdrLine>JONG-RO47 JONGNO-GU SEOUL</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

### Branches and correspondent banking

One branch BIC connects to the head office. 2 other banks publish 2 accounts held with this bank.

### Respondent banks

From the correspondent lists other banks publish

2 other banks publish 2 accounts held with this bank.

| Currency | Respondent bank | Held at | Account | Purpose | Published in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KRW | [U.S. Bank National Association](https://elucidate.co/directory/u-s-bank-national-association-usbkus4t) United States | SCBLKRSE | 5038967254 | FX settlement | [usbank.com ↗](https://www.usbank.com/dam/en/documents/pdfs/customer-services/fx-usbank-standard-settlement-instructions-list.pdf) |
| KRW | [Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.](https://elucidate.co/directory/wells-fargo-bank-n-a-pnbpus33) United States | SCBLKRSE | 195-10-011736 | FX settlement | [www08.wellsfargomedia.com ↗](https://www08.wellsfargomedia.com/assets/pdf/commercial/international/resources/wfbna-usa-ssi-listing.pdf) dated May 2024 |

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.

### Branch codes

| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [SCBLKRSEEQI](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-korea-limited-scblkrse-eqi) | CUSTODIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT | Seoul | SEOUL SEOUL KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | — | 2018-03-27 |

[See every BIC in South Korea →](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kr#bics)

## Related institutions

### Subsidiaries in the directory

-   [Standard Chartered Securities Korea Limited BIC SCKRKRS1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Korea · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300VJGFAO55EWKF41](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-securities-korea-limited-sckrkrs1)

Entities that GLEIF records with this LEI as their direct parent.

### Same group

-   [Standard Chartered Bank BIC SCBLGB2L Credit institution Prudential licence United Kingdom · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI RILFO74KP1CM8P6PCT96](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-scblgb2l)
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-   [Standard Chartered Bank AG BIC SCBLDEFX Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 549300WDT1HWUMTUW770](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-ag-scbldefx)
-   [Zodia Custody (Europe) S.A. · trading as Zodia No BIC Payments & e-money Crypto Prudential licence Luxembourg · Licensed by Commission for the Supervision of Financial Sector · Z00000031 (EBA-PSD2) · also on ESMA-CASP · LEI 213800K35A9YPYDQKB81](https://elucidate.co/directory/zodia-custody-europe-s-a-6fb5b48b7e65)
-   [Currencyfair Limited BIC CURYIE21 Payments & e-money Prudential licence Ireland · Licensed by Central Bank of Ireland · C57373 (EBA-PSD2) · LEI 6354005QTKFQZOTBFJ44](https://elucidate.co/directory/currencyfair-limited-curyie21)
-   [Currencyfair (Singapore) PTE. LTD. No BIC Payments & e-money Prudential licence Singapore · Licensed by Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) (MAS-MPI) · LEI 549300UU12SKHTLJQM04](https://elucidate.co/directory/currencyfair-singapore-pte-ltd-b66cbc7c1c2e)
-   [Standard Chartered Bank BIC SCBLQAQX Credit institution Prudential licence Qatar · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 276345HYMX591FE8F735](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-scblqaqx)
-   [Zodia Markets (AME) Limited · trading as ZMAME No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · LEI 213800Y7EK43Q1BPW687](https://elucidate.co/directory/zodia-markets-ame-limited-c9dee897edd0)

[All 64 institutions in the Standard Chartered PLC group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/U4LOSYZ7YG4W3S5F2G91)

### Largest institutions in South Korea

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-   [Bank of China Seoul Branch BIC BKCHKRSE Credit institution Prudential licence South Korea · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 54930053HGCFWVHYZX42](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-china-seoul-branch-bkchkrse)
-   [Korea Securities Depository BIC KSDCKRSE Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Korea · Not on a tracked register · LEI 9884008RRMX1X5HV6625](https://elucidate.co/directory/korea-securities-depository-ksdckrse)
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-   [Citibank Korea Inc. BIC CITIKRSX Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Korea · Not on a tracked register · LEI 745P3MMS7E8CUVXDRJ82](https://elucidate.co/directory/citibank-korea-inc-citikrsx)
-   [Keb Hana Bank BIC KOEXKRSE Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Korea · Not on a tracked register · LEI 6RPK2YDJN6L35AS0M510](https://elucidate.co/directory/keb-hana-bank-koexkrse)
-   [Morgan Stanley and CO. International PLC, Seoul Branch BIC MSKRKRSX Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Korea · Not on a tracked register · LEI 4PQUHN3JPFGFNF3BB653](https://elucidate.co/directory/morgan-stanley-and-co-international-plc-seoul-branch-mskrkrsx)

[See every BIC in South Korea →](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/kr#bics)

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Sources & method

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