Simple. Secure. Seamless.
Part of the United Kingdom LEI knowledge hub — back to the United Kingdom pillar.
LEI in SWIFT Messaging in United Kingdom In United Kingdom, the LEI links to the SWIFT BIC through the BIC-to-LEI mapping, connecting your messaging identity to your verified legal identity in correspondent banking.
Your SWIFT BIC identifies you in messaging; your LEI identifies the legal entity. The GLEIF BIC-to-LEI mapping connects the two.
Correspondent banks increasingly expect the LEI alongside the BIC for identity verification and screening.
As messaging moves to ISO 20022, the LEI travels inside the structured party data.
Apply for your LEI
Transfer (free)
Renew
Get your LEI
Fast-Track LEI issuance in 2 to 4 UK working hours is available subject to data completeness, applicant authority, and successful compliance validation. Transfers from another GLEIF-accredited LOU are free.
No — the BIC is a messaging code; the LEI identifies the legal entity. They are mapped together.
To connect messaging identity to verified legal identity for screening and trust.
Yes — in structured party data.