List of banks in Kenya
[1] This is a list of commercial banks and other licensed credit institutions in Kenya, as updated mid-2025 by the Central Bank of Kenya.[2][3][4]
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 AG Zurich, 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, owned by Access Bank Group
 - 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
 
Investment banks
This is a list of Investment banks and stockbrokerage firms in Kenya They are regulated by the Capital Markets Authority and the Nairobi Securities Exchange:[5][6]
- ABC Capital
 - African Alliance Kenya Investment Bank
 - Afrika Investment Bank
 - ApexAfrica Capital
 - CBA Capital
 - Discount Securities (Under Statutory management)
 - Dyer & Blair Investment Bank
 - Equity Investment Bank
 - Faida Investment Bank
 - Hakuna Ventures
 - Francis Drummond & Company
 - Genghis Capital
 - Kestrel Capital
 - Kingdom Securities
 - Ngenye Kariuki & Co (Under Statutory management)
 - NIC Securities
 - Old Mutual Securities
 - Renaissance Capital (Kenya)
 - SBG Securities
 - Standard Investment Bank
 - Sterling Capital Limited
 - Suntra Investment Bank
 
Mortgage finance institution
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.[7]
- 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
- Capital Markets Authority
 - Central Bank of Kenya
 - Companies traded on the Nairobi Securities Exchange
 - Mwalimu Cooperative Savings and Credit Society Limited
 - Nairobi Securities Exchange
 - Kenya Post Office Savings Bank
 - Economy of Kenya
 - List of banks in Africa
 
References
- ^ "Banks Businesses & Services". Yellow Pages Kenya. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
 - ^ Central Bank of Kenya (30 June 2023). "Directory of Licensed Commercial Banks, Mortgage Finance Institutions and Authorised Non-operating Holding Companies" (PDF). Central Bank of Kenya. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
 - ^ Denis Mwangi (16 September 2024). "Richest Banks In Kenya By Asset Base". Business Insider Africa. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
 - ^ Jane Mula. "CBK Publishes List of Banks With Lowest And Highest Loan Rates". BiznaKenya.com. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
 - ^ NSE List of Member Firms
 - ^ "Member Firms of the Nairobi Securities Exchange". Central Bank of Kenya. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
 - ^ "Directory of Licensed Microfinance Banks" (PDF). Central Bank of Kenya. August 2024.
 

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