[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
External links
References
- Banks Businesses & Services Yellow Pages Kenya, retrieved 2025-06-24^
- Central Bank of Kenya. Directory of Licensed Commercial Banks, Mortgage Finance Institutions and Authorised Non-operating Holding Companies Central Bank of Kenya, 30 June 2023, retrieved 22 December 2024^
- Denis Mwangi. Richest Banks In Kenya By Asset Base Business Insider Africa, 16 September 2024, retrieved 22 December 2024^
- Jane Mula. CBK Publishes List of Banks With Lowest And Highest Loan Rates BiznaKenya.com, 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 Central Bank of Kenya, August 2024^