---
title: "ユバフーアラブ・フランス連合銀行日本 (UBAF Japan)"
aliases:
  - "UBAF Japan"
  - "Union de Banques Arabes et Françaises Tokyo Branch"
  - "ユバフーアラブ・フランス連合銀行東京支店"
  - "Union of Arab and French Banks Japan"
domain: foreign-financial-institutions
created: 2026-05-22
last_updated: 2026-07-30
last_tended: 2026-07-30
review_by: 2026-11-22
confidence: likely
tags: [JapanFG, foreign-bank, France, trade-finance, correspondent-banking]
status: active
sources:
  - "https://www.fsa.go.jp/menkyo/menkyoj/ginkou.xlsx"
  - "https://www.ubaf.fr/en"
  - "https://www.ubaf.fr/en/our-clearers"
  - "https://www.ubaf.fr/sites/default/files/2023-12/20231130_Standard%20Terms%20and%20Conditions%202020_Overseas%20Tokyo%20branch.pdf"
---

# ユバフーアラブ・フランス連合銀行日本 (UBAF Japan)

## Wiki route

UBAF Japan sits under [[foreign-financial-institutions/INDEX|foreign-financial-institutions INDEX]] and is a France-linked foreign-bank branch route in [[foreign-financial-institutions/foreign-bank-branches-japan-index|the foreign-bank branch registry]]. Read it with [[foreign-financial-institutions/credit-agricole-bank-japan|Credit Agricole Bank Japan]], [[foreign-financial-institutions/bnp-paribas-japan|BNP Paribas Japan]], [[foreign-financial-institutions/natixis-japan|Natixis Japan]], and [[banking/INDEX|banking index]].

Use this page for trade-finance, correspondent-banking, Europe-Asia-Arab-world flow, and Tokyo Branch clearing questions around Union de Banques Arabes et Françaises.

## Overview

UBAF describes itself as a French-law financial institution created in 1970, with shareholders from the Arab world associated with Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank. Its public presentation emphasizes trade finance and international trade support. Its clearers page lists a JPY / Japan / Tokyo row for Union de Banques Arabes et Françaises.

The page is worth standalone treatment because UBAF is not just another French bank row. It is a trade-finance and correspondent-banking specialist route linking Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Arab world, with a Tokyo branch surface.

## Entity Boundary

The following table is scoped to public primary sources (fsa.go.jp, ubaf.fr). It restates licence / structure / product boundaries from those materials and does not invent market share, ranking, or unstated numerical claims. ^[source:fsa.go.jp; ubaf.fr]

| Item | Reading |
|---|---|
| Parent institution | Union de Banques Arabes et Françaises |
| Japan branch | Tokyo Branch |
| Home jurisdiction | France |
| Strategic lane | Trade finance and international trade flows |
| Public clearing route | UBAF clearers page lists Japan / Tokyo / UBAFJPJX. |
| Regulatory route | FSA foreign-bank branch list |

## Business Role Map

| Function | Japan relevance |
|---|---|
| Trade finance | UBAF's public description centers on international trade finance. |
| Correspondent / clearing | Public clearers page identifies the Japan / Tokyo BIC route. |
| Europe-Asia-Arab corridor | Connects Japan to Arab-world and Africa trade-finance routes through a French-law bank. |
| French-bank peer map | Complements BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole, Societe Generale, and Natixis Japan pages. |

## Public Context

UBAF should be read as a specialist foreign-bank branch. It is more useful for FinWiki as a trade-finance / clearing route than as a broad retail or universal-bank page.

Specific commodity, project-finance, Islamic-finance, or country-exposure claims should be added only with public transaction or annual-report support.

## Research Checklist

1. Confirm current branch status in the FSA bank-license workbook.
2. Use UBAF public presentation for group purpose and trade-finance focus.
3. Use UBAF clearers and Tokyo Branch terms documents for the Japan route.
4. Compare with [[foreign-financial-institutions/natixis-japan|Natixis Japan]] and [[foreign-financial-institutions/credit-agricole-bank-japan|Credit Agricole Bank Japan]] for French-bank market position.

## Related

- [[foreign-financial-institutions/INDEX]]
- [[foreign-financial-institutions/foreign-bank-branches-japan-index]]
- [[foreign-financial-institutions/credit-agricole-bank-japan]]
- [[foreign-financial-institutions/bnp-paribas-japan]]
- [[foreign-financial-institutions/natixis-japan]]
- [[foreign-financial-institutions/socgen-japan]]
- [[financial-licenses/foreign-bank-branch-license-route]]
- [[finance/cross-border-m-a-japan]]
- [[INDEX|FinWiki index]]

## Sources

- FSA: bank license list, foreign bank branches.
- UBAF: public English presentation.
- UBAF: clearers page.
- UBAF: Tokyo Branch standard terms and conditions document.