Australia · Financial institution
Westpac Banking Corporation
Westpac Banking Corporation is an Australian public company headquartered at Westpac Place, 275 Kent Street, Sydney. Its ordinary shares are listed on the ASX and NZX, and no parent entity is reported. It provides consumer, business, wealth and institutional banking, mainly in Australia and New Zealand, with a smaller presence in Europe, North America, Asia and the Pacific. It was founded in 1817 as the Bank of New South Wales and took its present name in October 1982 after merging with the Commercial Bank of Australia.
Licences and registrations
Held by the legal entity, not by this BIC
This BIC is mapped to LEI EN5TNI6CI43VEPAMHL14 (Westpac Banking Corporation) in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. The legal entity’s page is Westpac Banking Corporation (WPACSGSG). 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
- WPACAU2SXXX 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 WPACAU2S 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
- 1984-02-20
- Last updated
- 2018-03-24
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Ownership
Publicly listed
Tickers WBC · WBC
Institution type
Universal bank
Trades as Westpac
- Ownership
- The bank's ordinary shares are listed on the ASX and NZX under the code WBC, and no controlling shareholder is reported.
- Stock listings
- ASX WBC
NZX WBC - Head office
- Westpac Place, Level 18, 275 Kent Street, 2000 Sydney, Australia
- Company register
- ABN 33 007 457 141 (ACN 007 457 141)
- Former name
- Bank of New South Wales
Business lines
According to its 2026 interim results, the group reports five segments: Consumer, Business & Wealth, Institutional, New Zealand and Group Businesses. It trades under the Westpac, St.George, BankSA, Bank of Melbourne and BT brands.
Online
- Websites & references
- westpac.com.au ↗
Wikipedia ↗
Wikidata Q2031726 ↗ - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗ · YouTube ↗
Sources · 9 pages consulted
- westpac.com.au/
- westpac.com.au/about-westpac/westpac-group/executive-team/
- westpac.com.au/about-westpac/westpac-group/board-of-directors/
- westpac.com.au/about-westpac/westpac-group/company-overview/
- westpac.com.au/content/dam/public/wbc/documents/pdf/aw/ic/wbc-1H26-financial-results-announcement-2026.p
- westpac.com.au/about-westpac/media/media-releases/2026/24-june/
- asic.gov.au/about-asic/news-centre/find-a-media-release/2026-releases/26-107mr-federal-court-orders-w
- westpac.com.au/about-westpac/westpac-group/company-overview/our-history/
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westpac
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
-
Anthony Miller
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
- Chair
-
Steven Gregg
Chairman and Independent Non-executive Director
- Chief financial officer
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Nathan Goonan
Chief Financial Officer
- Executive
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Ryan Zanin
Chief Risk Officer
- Executive
-
Nell Hutton
Chief Executive, Westpac Institutional Bank
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Australia
- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Prudential supervisorResolution
- Australia
- Reserve Bank of Australia Central bank
- Australia
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission ConductSecurities
- Australia
- Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre AML supervisor
Recent events 1 enforcement or investigation item
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Leadership
The bank appointed Richard Heeley as Chief Information Officer from later in 2026, succeeding the retiring Scott Collary.
westpac.com.au ↗ -
Enforcement
In proceedings brought by ASIC, the Federal Court of Australia ordered the bank to pay AUD 26 million for failing to respond to hardship notices on time.
asic.gov.au ↗ -
Leadership
The bank announced the retirement of Chief Information Officer Scott Collary, who would stay in the role until a successor was found.
westpac.com.au ↗ -
Other
The bank agreed to sell its RAMS mortgage portfolio, with completion scheduled for the second half of the 2026 financial year.
westpac.com.au ↗ -
Leadership
The bank appointed Nathan Goonan, formerly Group Chief Financial Officer of National Australia Bank, as Chief Financial Officer.
westpac.com.au ↗
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
- WPACAU2SXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- WPACBank
- AUCountry · Australia
- 2SLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- FOR ALL NEW SOUTH WALES BRANCHES
- 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
- Australia · East Asia & Pacific
- 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
- Founded
- 1982
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 Westpac Banking Corporation group has 8 institutions in the directory, in 7 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including Westpac Europe GMBH, Bt Funds Management Limited, Westpac New Zealand Limited.
See the Westpac Banking Corporation group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- WESTPAC PLACE FLOOR 5 275 KENT STREET SYDNEY 2000 AUSTRALIA
- Operational address
- WESTPAC PLACE FLOOR 1 275 KENT STREET SYDNEY SYDNEY 2000 AUSTRALIA
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>WPACAU2SXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>EN5TNI6CI43VEPAMHL14</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>WPACAU2SXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>EN5TNI6CI43VEPAMHL14</LEI>
<Nm>WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>SYDNEY</TwnNm>
<Ctry>AU</Ctry>
<AdrLine>WESTPAC PLACE FLOOR 5 275 KENT STREET SYDNEY 2000</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
2 other banks publish 2 accounts held with this bank.
- Own offices
- Respondent banks: they hold accounts here
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUD | The Bank of N.T. Butterfield and Son Limited Bermuda | WPACAU2SXXX | BBT0001972 | incoming payments | butterfieldgroup.com ↗ |
| AUD | The Bank of Nova Scotia Canada | WPACAU2S | — | FX, money market and commercial payments | scotiabank.com ↗ dated 10 Jul 2007 |
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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.
Read the methodology →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.
- Overview, leadership, regulators and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the institution's own website and reports, regulators, company registers and news. Figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
- 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: Westpack · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · original; Anthony Miller: westpac.com.au (official website) · original; Steven Gregg: westpac.com.au (official website) · original; Nathan Goonan: westpac.com.au (official website) · original; Ryan Zanin: westpac.com.au (official website) · original; Nell Hutton: westpac.com.au (official website) · original.
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