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title: "Western Union International Bank GMBH - Sucursal En Espana SWIFT/BIC code WUIBESM2XXX · Spain | Elucidate"
description: "SWIFT/BIC code WUIBESM2XXX for Western Union International Bank GMBH - Sucursal En Espana, Spain. Head-office BIC, LEI 549300POR1VXCUOJ3V54."
url: https://elucidate.co/directory/western-union-international-bank-gmbh-sucursal-en-espana-wuibesm2
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Spain · Credit institution
# Western Union International Bank GMBH - Sucursal En Espana
Legal name in the LEI record WESTERN UNION INTERNATIONAL BANK GMBH
BIC **WUIBESM2XXX** LEI **[549300POR1VXCUOJ3V54](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/549300POR1VXCUOJ3V54)** Licence no. **Not on a tracked register** Reverse billing Head-office BIC only [Group: The Western Union Company](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/28ID94QU1140NC23S047) [Claim this profile](https://elucidate.co/directory/western-union-international-bank-gmbh-sucursal-en-espana-wuibesm2#claim)
## Licences and registrations
Held by the legal entity, not by this BIC
This BIC is mapped to LEI 549300POR1VXCUOJ3V54 (Western Union International Bank GMBH) in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. The legal entity’s page is [Western Union International Bank GMBH (WUIBATWW)](https://elucidate.co/directory/western-union-international-bank-gmbh-wuibatww). 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.
## Regulatory status
### ECB banking supervision
List of supervised entities as of 2026-07-01
- **Classification:** Less significant institution
- **Supervisor:** Finanzmarktaufsicht / Oesterreichische Nationalbank (with ECB oversight)
- **Listed as:** Western Union International Bank GmbH
- **Entity type:** Credit institution
## European registers
### ECB · monetary financial institutions
List as at 2026-09-25
- **Category:** Credit institution
- **Minimum reserves:** Subject to minimum reserves
- **Listed as:** Western Union International Bank GMBH, Sucursal en España
- **RIAD code:** ES1575
- **Head institution:** Western Union International Bank GmbH
### ESMA · MiFID II register
Register as at 2026-09-28
| Entry | Competent authority | Authorised | Services or instruments |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Investment services (MiFID II) | Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) | 2004-10-13 | A1 A4 A5 B5 |
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:** WUIBESM2XXX head office
- **Connection to Swift:** Reverse billing
- **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
- **Other BICs with this LEI:** [WUIGFRP1](https://elucidate.co/directory/western-union-international-bank-gmbh-french-branch-wuigfrp1) · [WEUICZP1](https://elucidate.co/directory/western-union-international-bank-weuiczp1) · [WUIBATWW](https://elucidate.co/directory/western-union-international-bank-gmbh-wuibatww) · [WUIBITR2](https://elucidate.co/directory/western-union-international-bank-gmbh-italian-branch-wuibitr2) · [WUIDDEF1](https://elucidate.co/directory/western-union-international-bank-nl-deutschland-wuiddef1)
- **BIC first registered:** 2022-02-05
- **Last updated:** 2022-02-05
## Identifiers
Head-office record
- **BIC:** WUIBESM2XXX
- **How the BIC breaks down:** 1. WUIB Bank 2. ES Country · Spain 3. M2 Location · reverse billing 4. XXX Branch · head office
- **Branch description:** Not recorded in the directory
- **LEI:** [549300POR1VXCUOJ3V54](https://elucidate.co/directory/western-union-international-bank-gmbh-wuibatww)
- **LEI record:** [View on GLEIF ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/549300POR1VXCUOJ3V54)
- **How the LEI was matched:** BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
## Profile
- **Type:** Credit institution
- **Regulation:** Prudentially supervised (ECB list)
- **Register licences:** None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers
- **Country · region:** Spain · Europe & Central Asia
- **Banking supervision:** [Less significant · Finanzmarktaufsicht / Oesterreichische Nationalbank](https://elucidate.co/directory/western-union-international-bank-gmbh-sucursal-en-espana-wuibesm2#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
- **Direct parent:** The Western Union Company · United States[28ID94QU1140NC23S047 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/28ID94QU1140NC23S047)
The The Western Union Company group has 17 institutions in the directory, in 13 countries: 11 hold a BIC and 6 do not.
Including [Convera Malta Financial Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/convera-malta-financial-limited-tgbpmtmt), [Convera UK Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/convera-uk-limited-chfxgb3l), [Western Union Payment Services Ireland Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/western-union-payment-services-ireland-limited-6d0f5d1b2d00), [Convera Australia Pty LTD](https://elucidate.co/directory/convera-australia-pty-ltd-cnayau22), [Convera Hong Kong Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/convera-hong-kong-limited-acb45e8e17c8).
[See the The Western Union Company group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/28ID94QU1140NC23S047)
Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
## Addresses
- **Registered address:** EDIFICIO IV/PLANTA 2 CALLE BEATRIZ DE BOBADILLA 14 MADRID 28040 SPAIN
- **Operational address:** EDIFICIO IV/ PLANTA 2 CALLE BEATRIZ DE BOBADILLA 14 MADRID 28040 MADRID SPAIN
## 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
WUIBESM2XXX
549300POR1VXCUOJ3V54
```
### 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
WUIBESM2XXX
549300POR1VXCUOJ3V54
WESTERN UNION INTERNATIONAL BANK GMBH - SUCURSAL EN ESPANA
MADRID
ES
EDIFICIO IV/PLANTA 2 CALLE BEATRIZ DE BOBADILLA 14 MADRID 28040
```
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.
## Related institutions
### Legal entity
- [Western Union International Bank GMBH BIC WUIBATWW Credit institution Prudential licence Austria · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 549300POR1VXCUOJ3V54](https://elucidate.co/directory/western-union-international-bank-gmbh-wuibatww)
The page that carries this LEI’s licences and group facts.
### Same legal entity
- [Western Union International Bank GMBH - French Branch BIC WUIGFRP1 Credit institution Prudential licence France · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 549300POR1VXCUOJ3V54](https://elucidate.co/directory/western-union-international-bank-gmbh-french-branch-wuigfrp1)
- [Western Union International Bank BIC WEUICZP1 Credit institution Prudential licence Czechia · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 549300POR1VXCUOJ3V54](https://elucidate.co/directory/western-union-international-bank-weuiczp1)
- [Western Union International Bank GMBH - Italian Branch BIC WUIBITR2 Credit institution Prudential licence Italy · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 549300POR1VXCUOJ3V54](https://elucidate.co/directory/western-union-international-bank-gmbh-italian-branch-wuibitr2)
- [Western Union International Bank Nl Deutschland BIC WUIDDEF1 Credit institution Prudential licence Germany · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 549300POR1VXCUOJ3V54](https://elucidate.co/directory/western-union-international-bank-nl-deutschland-wuiddef1)
Other BICs mapped to the same LEI.
### Same group
- [Convera Malta Financial Limited BIC TGBPMTMT Payments & e-money Prudential licence Malta · Licensed by Malta Financial Services Authority · C22339 (EBA-PSD2) · LEI 549300FY5PQTSMJKWY35](https://elucidate.co/directory/convera-malta-financial-limited-tgbpmtmt)
- [Convera UK Limited BIC CHFXGB3L Payments & e-money Money service business Prudential licence United Kingdom · Licensed by FCA · 517165 (FCA-PSD) · also on FINTRAC-MSB, FINCEN-MSB · LEI 549300ZDHJL1XXIM5E64](https://elucidate.co/directory/convera-uk-limited-chfxgb3l)
- [Western Union Payment Services Ireland Limited No BIC Payments & e-money Prudential licence Ireland · Licensed by Central Bank of Ireland · C55075 (EBA-PSD2) · LEI 2549001KT0ONU8BSTX35](https://elucidate.co/directory/western-union-payment-services-ireland-limited-6d0f5d1b2d00)
- [Convera Australia Pty LTD BIC CNAYAU22 Money service business AML registration only Australia · Registered with AUSTRAC (AUSTRAC-RSR) · LEI 549300XVKZNJ4UTCN573](https://elucidate.co/directory/convera-australia-pty-ltd-cnayau22)
- [Convera Hong Kong Limited · trading as CONVERA No BIC Money service business AML registration only Hong Kong SAR China · Registered with Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) · 12-06-00062 (CED-MSO) · LEI 549300PZV5W9E1BBIU77](https://elucidate.co/directory/convera-hong-kong-limited-acb45e8e17c8)
- [Western Union International Services, LLC No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · LEI MPZW9QQ3ARO07TVMGD25](https://elucidate.co/directory/western-union-international-services-llc-4b033396b2c5)
- [Convera UK Limited BIC TGBPGB22 Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Kingdom · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300M7EOXYU5SJQ317](https://elucidate.co/directory/convera-uk-limited-tgbpgb22)
- [Ruesch International Inc. BIC RUINUS31 Financial institution Not on a tracked register United States · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5493001XHQQ5SXGMLK46](https://elucidate.co/directory/ruesch-international-inc-ruinus31)
[All 17 institutions in the The Western Union Company group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/28ID94QU1140NC23S047)
### Largest institutions in Spain
- [BNP Paribas S.A. Sucursal En Espana BIC PARBESX1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Spain · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-s-a-sucursal-en-espana-parbesx1)
- [Banco de Espana BIC ESPBESMM Financial institution Not on a tracked register Spain · Not on a tracked register · LEI 95980020140006022422](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-de-espana-espbesmm)
- [Banco Cooperativo Espanol BIC BCOEESMM Credit institution Prudential licence Spain · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 549300LYFYVPUCG6SY25](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-cooperativo-espanol-bcoeesmm)
- [Sociedad de Gestion de Los Sistemas de Registro, Compensacion y Liquid. de Valores, S.A. (Iberclear) BIC IBRCESMM Financial institution Not on a tracked register Spain · Not on a tracked register · LEI 959800DN0D5DXFUBNB37](https://elucidate.co/directory/sociedad-de-gestion-de-los-sistemas-de-registro-compensacion-y-liquid-de-valores-ibrcesmm)
- [Bankinter, S.A BIC BKBKESMM Credit institution Prudential licence Spain · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI VWMYAEQSTOPNV0SUGU82](https://elucidate.co/directory/bankinter-s-a-bkbkesmm)
- [Cajamar Caja Rural, Sociedad Cooperativa de Credito BIC CCRIES2A Credit institution Prudential licence Spain · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 635400CE9HHFB55PEY43](https://elucidate.co/directory/cajamar-caja-rural-sociedad-cooperativa-de-credito-ccries2a)
- [BNP Paribas S.A. Sucursal En Espana BIC PARBESMX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Spain · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-s-a-sucursal-en-espana-parbesmx)
- [Caixabank, S.A. BIC CAIXESBB Credit institution Prudential licence Spain · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 7CUNS533WID6K7DGFI87](https://elucidate.co/directory/caixabank-s-a-caixesbb)
[See every BIC in Spain →](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/es#bics)
### In Elucidate research
- [Beyond the BIC: why we built one directory for banks and regulated payment firms](https://elucidate.co/blog/beyond-the-bic-bank-and-firm-directory) 28 September 2026
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Sources & method
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Credits for this page
- **Banking supervision**—Source: European Central Bank, list of supervised entities.
- **Ownership and group**—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- **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.
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