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title: "Standard Lesotho Bank Ltd. SWIFT/BIC code SBICLSMXXXX · Lesotho | Elucidate"
description: "SWIFT/BIC code SBICLSMXXXX for Standard Lesotho Bank Ltd., Lesotho. Head-office BIC, LEI 254900ZY2R9BTDHOAR90, addresses and Swift connectivity."
url: https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-lesotho-bank-ltd-sbiclsmx
---
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3. Standard Lesotho Bank Ltd.
Lesotho · Financial institution
# Standard Lesotho Bank Ltd.
Legal name in the LEI record STANDARD LESOTHO BANK LTD
BIC **SBICLSMXXXX** LEI **[254900ZY2R9BTDHOAR90](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/254900ZY2R9BTDHOAR90)** Licence no. **Not on a tracked register** Connected to Swift Head-office BIC only [**1** respondent bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-lesotho-bank-ltd-sbiclsmx#respondents) [Group: Standard Bank Group Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/2549003PEZXUT7MDBU41) [Claim this profile](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-lesotho-bank-ltd-sbiclsmx#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.
## Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- **BIC:** SBICLSMXXXX 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:** None: head-office BIC only
- **BIC first registered:** 1996-09-07
- **Last updated:** 2022-02-14
## Identifiers
Head-office record
- **BIC:** SBICLSMXXXX
- **How the BIC breaks down:** 1. SBIC Bank 2. LS Country · Lesotho 3. MX Location 4. XXX Branch · head office
- **Branch description:** Not recorded in the directory
- **LEI:** 254900ZY2R9BTDHOAR90
- **LEI record:** [View on GLEIF ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/254900ZY2R9BTDHOAR90)
- **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:** Lesotho · Sub-Saharan 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
- **Ultimate parent:** Standard Bank Group Limited · South Africa[2549003PEZXUT7MDBU41 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/2549003PEZXUT7MDBU41)
The Standard Bank Group Limited group has 26 institutions in the directory, in 21 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including [The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-standard-bank-of-south-africa-limited-sbzazajj), [Standard Bank Namibia Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-bank-namibia-limited-sbnmnanx), [Melville Douglas Investment Manage- Ment (Pty) LTD](https://elucidate.co/directory/melville-douglas-investment-manage-ment-pty-ltd-mdimzaj1), [Sbg Securities (Pty) Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/sbg-securities-pty-limited-sbeqzajj), [Stanbic Bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/stanbic-bank-sbicciab).
[See the Standard Bank Group Limited group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/2549003PEZXUT7MDBU41)
Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
## Addresses
- **Registered address:** BANK BUILDING FLOOR 1 KINGSWAY MASERU 100 LESOTHO
- **Operational address:** BANK BUILDING KINGSWAY MASERU 100 MASERU POB 115 LESOTHO
## 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
SBICLSMXXXX
254900ZY2R9BTDHOAR90
```
### 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
SBICLSMXXXX
254900ZY2R9BTDHOAR90
STANDARD LESOTHO BANK LTD.
MASERU
LS
BANK BUILDING FLOOR 1 KINGSWAY MASERU 100
```
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
Firstrand Bank Limited publishes 1 account held with this bank.
### Respondent banks
From the correspondent lists other banks publish
Firstrand Bank Limited publishes 1 account held with this bank.
| Currency | Respondent bank | Held at | Account | Published in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LSL | [Firstrand Bank Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/firstrand-bank-limited-firnzajj) South Africa | SBICLSMX | 111141112400 | [fnbcib.com ↗](https://www.fnbcib.com/solution/nostro-services-for-foreign-banks) |
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.
## Related institutions
### Same group
- [The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited BIC SBZAZAJJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Africa · Not on a tracked register · LEI QFC8ZCW3Q5PRXU1XTM60](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-standard-bank-of-south-africa-limited-sbzazajj)
- [Standard Bank Namibia Limited BIC SBNMNANX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Namibia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900K6TJFDYKSQWV49](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-bank-namibia-limited-sbnmnanx)
- [Melville Douglas Investment Manage- Ment (Pty) LTD BIC MDIMZAJ1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Africa · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300KO2EX5JZ22XO06](https://elucidate.co/directory/melville-douglas-investment-manage-ment-pty-ltd-mdimzaj1)
- [Sbg Securities (Pty) Limited BIC SBEQZAJJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Africa · Not on a tracked register · LEI 378900E04C570BD2FB77](https://elucidate.co/directory/sbg-securities-pty-limited-sbeqzajj)
- [Stanbic Bank BIC SBICCIAB Financial institution Not on a tracked register Côte d’Ivoire · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900JQHLYVAALH3154](https://elucidate.co/directory/stanbic-bank-sbicciab)
- [Stanbic Bank Botswana Limited BIC SBICBWGX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Botswana · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900CFACP5V9H8W758](https://elucidate.co/directory/stanbic-bank-botswana-limited-sbicbwgx)
- [Stanbic Bank Ghana LTD BIC SBICGHAC Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ghana · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300M3N5M3E5WDG321](https://elucidate.co/directory/stanbic-bank-ghana-ltd-sbicghac)
- [Stanbic Bank Kenya Limited BIC SBICKENX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Kenya · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300BEL47N4GGJM871](https://elucidate.co/directory/stanbic-bank-kenya-limited-sbickenx)
[All 26 institutions in the Standard Bank Group Limited group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/2549003PEZXUT7MDBU41)
### Largest institutions in Lesotho
- [Central Bank of Lesotho BIC CBLELSMA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lesotho · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/central-bank-of-lesotho-cblelsma)
- [Central Bank of Lesotho BIC CBLELSMX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lesotho · Not on a tracked register · LEI 2549000TI4IJJKZA8M91](https://elucidate.co/directory/central-bank-of-lesotho-cblelsmx)
- [First National Bank of Lesotho BIC FIRNLSMX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lesotho · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/first-national-bank-of-lesotho-firnlsmx)
- [Lesotho Postbank LTD BIC LESHLSMM Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lesotho · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/lesotho-postbank-ltd-leshlsmm)
- [Maluti Mountain Brewery Limited BIC SABMLSM1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lesotho · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/maluti-mountain-brewery-limited-sabmlsm1)
- [Nedbank (Lesotho) Limited BIC NEDLLSMX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Lesotho · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/nedbank-lesotho-limited-nedllsmx)
[See every BIC in Lesotho →](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ls#bics)
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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.
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Credits for this page
- **Ownership and group**—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
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