[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
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
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
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