List of banks in Kenya

This is a list of commercial banks and other licensed credit institutions in Kenya, as updated mid-2023 by the Central Bank of Kenya.

List of commercial banks

• Absa Bank Kenya PLC, part of Absa Group
• Access Bank (Kenya) PLC, part of Access Bank Group
• African Banking Corporation Ltd (ABC Bank)
• Bank of Africa Kenya Ltd, part of Bank of Africa Group
• Bank of Baroda (Kenya) Ltd, part of Bank of Baroda Group
• Bank of India, part of Bank of India Group
• Citibank N.A. Kenya, part of Citigroup
• Commercial International Bank Kenya Ltd (CIB), part of CIB Group
• Consolidated Bank of Kenya Ltd, state-owned
• Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd
• Credit Bank PLC
• Development Bank of Kenya Ltd, state-owned
• Diamond Trust Bank Kenya Ltd, part of Diamond Trust Bank Group
• DIB Bank Kenya Ltd
• Ecobank Kenya Ltd, part of Ecobank Group
• Equity Bank Kenya Limited, part of Equity Group
• Family Bank Ltd
• Guaranty Trust Bank (Kenya) Ltd, part of GTCO Group
• Guardian Bank Ltd
• Gulf African Bank Ltd
• Habib Bank, part of Habib Bank Group
• I&M Bank Ltd, part of I&M Bank Group
• KCB Bank Kenya Limited, part of KCB Group
• Kingdom Bank Ltd
• Middle East Bank (Kenya) Ltd
• M Oriental Bank Ltd
• National Bank of Kenya Ltd, state-owned
• NCBA Bank Kenya PLC, part of NCBA Group
• Paramount Bank Ltd
• Premier Bank Kenya Ltd
• Prime Bank Ltd
• SBM Bank Kenya Ltd, part of State Bank of Mauritius Group
• Sidian Bank Ltd, part of the Centum Group
• Spire Bank Ltd
• Stanbic Bank Kenya Ltd, part of Standard Bank Group
• Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Ltd, part of Standard Chartered Group
• United Bank for Africa Kenya Ltd, part of UBA Group
• Victoria Commercial Bank PLC

Mortgage finance institution

• Housing Finance Company of Kenya Ltd (HFC)

Non-operating bank holding companies

• Bakki Holdco Limited, intermediate holding of the Centum Group and parent of Sidian Bank
• Equity Group Holdings Limited, parent of Equity Group
• HF Group Limited, parent of HFC
• I&M Group PLC, parent of I&M Bank Group
• KCB Group PLC, parent of KCB Group
• M Holdings Limited, parent of M Oriental Group
• NCBA Group PLC, parent of NCBA Group
• Stanbic Holdings PLC, intermediate holding of the Standard Bank Group

Microfinance banks

This is the Central Bank of Kenya's list of Licensed Microfinance Banks, updated in August 2024.

• Caritas Microfinance Bank Ltd
• Branch Microfinance Bank Ltd
• Choice Microfinance Bank Ltd
• Daraja Microfinance Bank Ltd
• Faulu Microfinance Bank Ltd
• Kenya Women Microfinance Bank PLC
• Rafiki Microfinance Bank Ltd
• Lolc Kenya Microfinance Bank PLC
• SMEP Microfinance Bank Ltd
• Sumac Microfinance Bank Ltd
• U & I Microfinance Bank Ltd
• Salaam Microfinance Bank Ltd
• On It Microfinance Bank Ltd
• Muungano Microfinance Bank PLC

See also

• Mwalimu Cooperative Savings and Credit Society Limited
• Kenya Post Office Savings Bank
• Economy of Kenya
• List of banks in Africa

External links

• CBK Revokes Chase Bank License, Kick Starts Winding Up As of 21 April 2021.
• Kenya: CBK Cancels Licence for Indian Bank's Kenya Office
• Central Bank of Kenya Names Liquidator for Dubai Bank - 24 August 2015
• Website of Central Bank of Kenya
• Commercial Banks in Kenya