Banks in Kathmandu

Siddhartha Bank Limited began operations in December 2002 as the eighteenth commercial bank licensed by Nepal Rastra Bank and is now one of the larger private banks in the country. It runs about 196 branches and 226 ATMs from its head office at Naxal, Kathmandu, and is the title sponsor of the Nepal Premier League from 2024 to 2028.

Prabhu Bank Limited is one of Nepal's largest commercial banks by branch count, built from the merger of seven financial institutions since 2014, including Kist Bank, Grand Bank Nepal and Century Commercial Bank. It serves more than 3.8 million customers through around 300 branches, 66 extension counters and 265 ATMs from its head office at Babarmahal, Kathmandu.

NMB Bank Limited is a Class 'A' commercial bank formed in 2008 from the merger of four financial institutions, with the Dutch development bank FMO as its largest shareholder. Known for renewable energy, agriculture and SME financing, it operates around 197 branches and 176 ATMs from its head office at Babarmahal, Kathmandu.

NIC Asia Bank Limited is one of Nepal's largest commercial banks by network, formed in 2013 when Nepal Industrial and Commercial Bank merged with Bank of Asia Nepal, the first merger of two commercial banks in the country. It serves over three million customers through around 360 branches, 647 ATMs and 108 extension counters from its head office at Kamaladi, Kathmandu.

Machhapuchchhre Bank Limited was Nepal's first regional commercial bank from the western region, opening in Pokhara in 2000 before becoming a nationwide Class 'A' bank. It now runs around 180 service points from its head office at MBL Tower, Lazimpat, Kathmandu, with a strong digital banking focus.

Global IME Bank Limited is Nepal's largest commercial bank by paid-up capital, formed from Global Bank in 2007 and expanded by absorbing 21 financial institutions, among them Bank of Kathmandu, Janata Bank Nepal and Lumbini Bank. It operates around 440 service points nationwide from its head office at Kamaladi, Kathmandu.

Prime Commercial Bank Limited opened in September 2007 as Nepal's twenty-first commercial bank and absorbed Kailash Bikas Bank in 2020. It runs around 192 branches nationwide from its head office at Kamalpokhari, Kathmandu, with paid-up capital of about Rs 21 billion.

Citizens Bank International Limited began operations on 20 April 2007 as the twentieth commercial bank licensed in Nepal. Run from its head office at Narayanhiti, Kathmandu, it offers personal, business and digital banking through a nationwide branch and ATM network, with paid-up capital of around Rs 15.5 billion.

Laxmi Sunrise Bank Limited was formed in July 2023 when Laxmi Bank, in business since 2002, merged with Sunrise Bank. It is one of Nepal's larger private commercial banks by capital, operating nationwide from its head office at Laxmi Complex, Hattisar, Kathmandu.

Kumari Bank Limited opened in April 2001 as Nepal's fifteenth commercial bank and merged with Nepal Credit and Commerce Bank in January 2023. It now runs around 303 branches and 294 ATMs nationwide from its head office on Thirbam Sadak, Tangal, Kathmandu, offering consumer, SME and corporate banking alongside a broad digital banking range.

Everest Bank Limited is a Nepali commercial bank run in joint venture with Punjab National Bank of India, which holds a 20 percent stake. Operating since 1994 from its corporate office at Lazimpat, Kathmandu, it serves more than 1.4 million customers through around 133 branches and 161 ATMs, and is widely used for India-Nepal remittance and trade transactions.

Himalayan Bank Limited began operations in 1993 as a joint venture with Habib Bank of Pakistan and the Employees Provident Fund, and was the first Nepali commercial bank with majority private-sector ownership. Following its 2023 acquisition of Civil Bank it runs about 190 branches and 20 extension counters nationwide from its head office at Kamaladi, Kathmandu.

Rastriya Banijya Bank Limited is Nepal's largest state-owned commercial bank, established in 1966 and now wholly owned by the Government of Nepal. It runs more than 300 branches and 205 ATMs nationwide, handling retail and corporate banking, agricultural and deprived-sector credit, pension payments and government treasury transactions from its central office at Singhadurbar Plaza, Kathmandu.

Agricultural Development Bank Limited (ADBL) is a state-controlled commercial bank set up in 1968 to finance farming and rural development in Nepal. It now operates as a full Class 'A' bank with about 279 branches nationwide, combining agricultural and deprived-sector credit with ordinary retail, SME and corporate banking from its head office at Ramshah Path, Kathmandu.

Nepal Bank Limited is the country's first commercial bank, opened on 15 November 1937 under the Nepal Bank Act and now majority-owned by the Government of Nepal. It provides deposits, retail and business lending, remittance, cards and digital banking through a nationwide branch network run from its head office at Dharmapath, New Road, Kathmandu.

Nepal Rastra Bank is the central bank of Nepal, established in 1956 and operating under the Nepal Rastra Bank Act, 2002. It issues the Nepalese rupee, sets monetary and foreign exchange policy, manages the national reserves, and licenses and supervises every bank, finance company and microfinance institution in the country. Its central office is at Baluwatar, Kathmandu, supported by a banking office at Thapathali and eight provincial offices.

Sanima Bank Limited started in 2004 as a national-level development bank promoted largely by non-resident Nepali investors and was upgraded to a Class 'A' commercial bank in 2012. Run from Alakapuri, Naxal, Kathmandu, it is known for hydropower and SME lending alongside everyday retail banking.

Nepal SBI Bank Limited is the first Indo-Nepal joint venture in Nepal's financial sector, promoted by the State Bank of India, which holds 55 percent of its shares. Operating since 1993 from its corporate office at Kamaladi, Kathmandu, it runs about 127 service outlets and 121 ATMs and offers the YONO Nepal SBI digital banking app.

Nepal Investment Mega Bank Limited was formed in January 2023 when Nepal Investment Bank, in business since 1986, merged with Mega Bank Nepal. It is one of the largest commercial banks in the country by paid-up capital, running more than 200 branches nationwide from its head office at Durbar Marg, Kathmandu.

Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Limited is the only international commercial bank operating in Nepal, majority-owned by the Standard Chartered Group with a 70.21 percent stake. In business since 1987, it runs 14 branches, four extension counters and 23 ATMs from its head office at New Baneshwor, Kathmandu, focusing on corporate, institutional and wealth and retail banking.