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title: "The Bank of Nova Scotia SWIFT/BIC code NOSCGB2AXXX · United Kingdom | Elucidate"
description: "SWIFT/BIC code NOSCGB2AXXX for The Bank of Nova Scotia, United Kingdom. Head-office BIC, LEI L3I9ZG2KFGXZ61BMYR72, addresses and Swift connectivity."
url: https://elucidate.co/directory/the-bank-of-nova-scotia-noscgb2a
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United Kingdom · Financial institution
# The Bank of Nova Scotia
BIC **NOSCGB2AXXX** LEI **[L3I9ZG2KFGXZ61BMYR72](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/L3I9ZG2KFGXZ61BMYR72)** Licence no. **Not on a tracked register** Connected to Swift Swift GPI live member Market operator · MIC **BNSX** Head-office BIC only [Group: The Bank of Nova Scotia](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/L3I9ZG2KFGXZ61BMYR72) [Claim this profile](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-bank-of-nova-scotia-noscgb2a#claim)
## Licences and registrations
Held by the legal entity, not by this BIC
This BIC is mapped to LEI L3I9ZG2KFGXZ61BMYR72 (The Bank of Nova Scotia) in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. The legal entity’s page is [The Bank of Nova Scotia (NOSCCATT)](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-bank-of-nova-scotia-nosccatt). 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:** NOSCGB2AXXX head office
- **Connection to Swift:** Connected to Swift
- **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
- **Other BICs with this LEI:** [NOSCCATT](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-bank-of-nova-scotia-nosccatt) · [NOSCUS33](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-nova-scotia-noscus33) · [NOSCINBB](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-bank-of-nova-scotia-noscinbb) · [NOSCHKHH](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-bank-of-nova-scotia-noschkhh) · [NOSCSGSG](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-bank-of-nova-scotia-noscsgsg) · [NOSCGB22](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-bank-of-nova-scotia-noscgb22) +3 more
- **BIC first registered:** 2016-12-27
- **Last updated:** 2022-02-14
## Identifiers
Head-office record
- **BIC:** NOSCGB2AXXX
- **How the BIC breaks down:** 1. NOSC Bank 2. GB Country · United Kingdom 3. 2A Location 4. XXX Branch · head office
- **Branch description:** Not recorded in the directory
- **LEI:** [L3I9ZG2KFGXZ61BMYR72](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-bank-of-nova-scotia-nosccatt)
- **LEI record:** [View on GLEIF ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/L3I9ZG2KFGXZ61BMYR72)
- **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 registers
- **Country · region:** United Kingdom · Europe & Central Asia
- **Trading venues (MIC):** [Operates MIC BNSX](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-bank-of-nova-scotia-noscgb2a#markets) 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
- **Founded:** 1832
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 The Bank of Nova Scotia group has 31 institutions in the directory, in 22 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including [Scotiabank (Ireland) Designated Activity Company](https://elucidate.co/directory/scotiabank-ireland-designated-activity-company-noscie2x), [Scotiabank Inverlat, S.A. Institucion de Banca Multiple](https://elucidate.co/directory/scotiabank-inverlat-s-a-institucion-de-banca-multiple-mbcomxmm), [Scotiabank Chile](https://elucidate.co/directory/scotiabank-chile-bksaclrm), [Scotia Capital USA Inc](https://elucidate.co/directory/scotia-capital-usa-inc-noscus3s), [Scotiabank (Bahamas) Ltd.](https://elucidate.co/directory/scotiabank-bahamas-ltd-noscbsns).
[See the The Bank of Nova Scotia group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/L3I9ZG2KFGXZ61BMYR72)
Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
## Addresses
- **Registered address:** 201 BISHOPSGATE FLOOR 6 LONDON EC2M 3NS UNITED KINGDOM
- **Operational address:** 201 BISHOPSGATE FLOOR 6 LONDON LONDON EC2M 3NS UNITED KINGDOM
## 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
NOSCGB2AXXX
L3I9ZG2KFGXZ61BMYR72
```
### 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
NOSCGB2AXXX
L3I9ZG2KFGXZ61BMYR72
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
LONDON
GB
201 BISHOPSGATE FLOOR 6 LONDON EC2M 3NS
```
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.
## Market identifiers
One trading venue or reporting service run under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
| MIC | Market | Kind | Category |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BNSX | THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | Operating MIC | Systematic internaliser |
## About
From Wikidata, matched on this institution's BIC or LEI
Photo: SimonP · [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) · [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scotia_Plaza_2009.JPG) · [original](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Scotia_Plaza_2009.JPG/960px-Scotia_Plaza_2009.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- **Founded:** 1832
- **Headquarters:** Toronto
- **Website:** [scotiabank.com ↗](https://www.scotiabank.com/)
- **Employees:** 89,000 2015
- **Wikipedia:** [Scotiabank ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotiabank)
- **Wikidata:** [Q451476 ↗](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q451476)
## Related institutions
### Legal entity
- [The Bank of Nova Scotia BIC NOSCCATT Financial institution Not on a tracked register Canada · Not on a tracked register · LEI L3I9ZG2KFGXZ61BMYR72](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-bank-of-nova-scotia-nosccatt)
The page that carries this LEI’s licences and group facts.
### Same legal entity
- [Bank of Nova Scotia BIC NOSCUS33 Financial institution Not on a tracked register United States · Not on a tracked register · LEI L3I9ZG2KFGXZ61BMYR72](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-nova-scotia-noscus33)
- [The Bank of Nova Scotia BIC NOSCINBB Financial institution Not on a tracked register India · Not on a tracked register · LEI L3I9ZG2KFGXZ61BMYR72](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-bank-of-nova-scotia-noscinbb)
- [The Bank of Nova Scotia BIC NOSCHKHH Financial institution Not on a tracked register Hong Kong SAR China · Not on a tracked register · LEI L3I9ZG2KFGXZ61BMYR72](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-bank-of-nova-scotia-noschkhh)
- [The Bank of Nova Scotia BIC NOSCSGSG Financial institution Not on a tracked register Singapore · Not on a tracked register · LEI L3I9ZG2KFGXZ61BMYR72](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-bank-of-nova-scotia-noscsgsg)
- [The Bank of Nova Scotia BIC NOSCGB22 Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Kingdom · Not on a tracked register · LEI L3I9ZG2KFGXZ61BMYR72](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-bank-of-nova-scotia-noscgb22)
- [The Bank of Nova Scotia Guangzhou Branch BIC NOSCCN22 Financial institution Not on a tracked register China · Not on a tracked register · LEI L3I9ZG2KFGXZ61BMYR72](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-bank-of-nova-scotia-guangzhou-branch-nosccn22)
- [The Bank of Nova Scotia BIC NOSCAU2S Financial institution Not on a tracked register Australia · Not on a tracked register · LEI L3I9ZG2KFGXZ61BMYR72](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-bank-of-nova-scotia-noscau2s)
- [The Bank of Nova Scotia BIC NOSCJPJ1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Japan · Not on a tracked register · LEI L3I9ZG2KFGXZ61BMYR72](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-bank-of-nova-scotia-noscjpj1)
Other BICs mapped to the same LEI.
### Subsidiaries in the directory
- [Scotia Capital Inc. BIC SCMCCATT Financial institution Not on a tracked register Canada · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5493009NLZXZGJDOPC94](https://elucidate.co/directory/scotia-capital-inc-scmccatt)
- [Scotiabank Republica Dominicana, S.A., Banco Multiple BIC NOSCDOSD Financial institution Not on a tracked register Dominican Republic · Not on a tracked register · LEI 2549000L42F1L349F697](https://elucidate.co/directory/scotiabank-republica-dominicana-s-a-banco-multiple-noscdosd)
- [Scotiabank Brasil S.A. Banco Multiplo BIC NOSCBRSP Financial institution Not on a tracked register Brazil · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5493006BOR66ZCLIQG62](https://elucidate.co/directory/scotiabank-brasil-s-a-banco-multiplo-noscbrsp)
- [The Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica LTD BIC NOSCJMKN Financial institution Not on a tracked register Jamaica · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5493005VYNLTKY87Y404](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-bank-of-nova-scotia-jamaica-ltd-noscjmkn)
Entities that GLEIF records with this LEI as their direct parent.
### Same group
- [Scotiabank (Ireland) Designated Activity Company BIC NOSCIE2X Credit institution Prudential licence Ireland · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 747DLM6L5TO7LXZY5T60](https://elucidate.co/directory/scotiabank-ireland-designated-activity-company-noscie2x)
- [Scotiabank Inverlat, S.A. Institucion de Banca Multiple BIC MBCOMXMM Financial institution Not on a tracked register Mexico · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300T60BY4RTBQCL56](https://elucidate.co/directory/scotiabank-inverlat-s-a-institucion-de-banca-multiple-mbcomxmm)
- [Scotiabank Chile BIC BKSACLRM Financial institution Not on a tracked register Chile · Not on a tracked register · LEI 54930018SOOHBHRLWC16](https://elucidate.co/directory/scotiabank-chile-bksaclrm)
- [Scotia Capital USA Inc BIC NOSCUS3S Financial institution Not on a tracked register United States · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300BLWPABP1VNME36](https://elucidate.co/directory/scotia-capital-usa-inc-noscus3s)
- [Scotiabank (Bahamas) Ltd. BIC NOSCBSNS Financial institution Not on a tracked register Bahamas · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300H8VV043UPPN494](https://elucidate.co/directory/scotiabank-bahamas-ltd-noscbsns)
- [Republic Bank (Bvi) Limited BIC RBNKVGVG Financial institution Not on a tracked register British Virgin Islands · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300VH1UQNCZSVGI82](https://elucidate.co/directory/republic-bank-bvi-limited-rbnkvgvg)
- [Scotiabank and Trust (Cayman) Ltd. BIC NOSCKYKX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Cayman Islands · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300S1SYQJL97KAF87](https://elucidate.co/directory/scotiabank-and-trust-cayman-ltd-nosckykx)
- [Scotiabank Uruguay S. A. BIC COMEUYMM Financial institution Not on a tracked register Uruguay · Not on a tracked register · LEI 54930020E6CBTX7HHT21](https://elucidate.co/directory/scotiabank-uruguay-s-a-comeuymm)
[All 31 institutions in the The Bank of Nova Scotia group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/L3I9ZG2KFGXZ61BMYR72)
### Same name, different BIC
- [The Bank of Nova Scotia BIC NOSCUS4H Financial institution Not on a tracked register United States · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-bank-of-nova-scotia-noscus4h)
- [The Bank of Nova Scotia BIC NOSCCATM Financial institution Not on a tracked register Canada · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-bank-of-nova-scotia-nosccatm)
- [The Bank of Nova Scotia BIC NOSCSG21 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Singapore · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-bank-of-nova-scotia-noscsg21)
### Largest institutions in the United Kingdom
- [Bank of Scotland PLC BIC HLFXGB21 Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Kingdom · Not on a tracked register · LEI OQ3T05P7YR8P5YJEVI93](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-scotland-plc-hlfxgb21)
- [Calastone LTD BIC CLAOGB2L Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Kingdom · Not on a tracked register · LEI 894500EE472N5MWWAE18](https://elucidate.co/directory/calastone-ltd-claogb2l)
- [HSBC UK Bank PLC BIC HBUKGB41 Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Kingdom · Not on a tracked register · LEI 21380081EP12LC86CB82](https://elucidate.co/directory/hsbc-uk-bank-plc-hbukgb41)
- [HSBC Bank PLC BIC MIDLGB21 Credit institution Prudential licence United Kingdom · On the FSB G-SIB list · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/hsbc-bank-plc-midlgb21)
- [Lloyds Bank PLC BIC LOYDGB21 Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Kingdom · Not on a tracked register · LEI H7FNTJ4851HG0EXQ1Z70](https://elucidate.co/directory/lloyds-bank-plc-loydgb21)
- [National Westminster Bank PLC BIC NWBKGB21 Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Kingdom · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-westminster-bank-plc-nwbkgb21)
- [The Royal Bank of Scotland Public Limited Company BIC RBOSGB21 Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Kingdom · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-royal-bank-of-scotland-public-limited-company-rbosgb21)
- [Clearbank Limited BIC CLRBGB22 Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Kingdom · Not on a tracked register · LEI 213800PERENGATFCHD95](https://elucidate.co/directory/clearbank-limited-clrbgb22)
[See every BIC in United Kingdom →](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gb#bics)
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Sources & method
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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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Credits for this page
- **Wikidata**—CC0, matched on the BIC or LEI recorded in Wikidata. It is community-edited, so check key facts.
- **Ownership and group**—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- **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: Scotiabank · Public domain · [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scotiabank_logo.svg) · [original](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Scotiabank_logo.svg/330px-Scotiabank_logo.svg.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail).
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