List of banks in Bahrain

Last updated January 02, 2025

The following is a list of banks and financial institutions in Bahrain as of 30 June 2015:^{[ needs update ]}^[1]

Central Bank

Central Bank of Bahrain

Conventional banks

Full name^[2]	Call name	Established	Majority owner	Website
Ahli United Bank B.S.C	Ahli United Bank	12 July 2000	Public	ahliunited.com/bh
Arab Bank plc., Bahrain	Arab Bank	5 December 1960	Arab Bank	arabbank.bh
Arab Banking Corporation (B.S.C)	ila (Retail) Bank ABC (Wholesale)	25 December 1979	Central Bank of Libya	ilabank.com bank-abc.com
Allied Bank Limited, Wholesale Branch	Allied Bank	21 March 2011	Allied Bank Limited	abl.com
Alubaf Arab International Bank (Bahrain) B.S.C. (c)	Alubaf	19 January 1982	Libyan Foreign Bank	alubafbank.com
The Arab Investment Company S.A.A.	TAIC	2 September 1982	Arab League ^[3]	taic.com
Arab Petroleum Investment Corporation	APICORP	17 September 2005	OAPEC ^[4]	apicorp.org
Askari Wholesale Bank, Bahrain	Askari Bank	18 November 2002	Fauji Foundation	askaribank.com
BNP Paribas CRB Bahrain	BNP Paribas	18 February 1975	BNP Paribas	mea.bnpparibas.com
Bahrain Development Bank B.S.C.	BDB	22 January 1992	Government	bdb-bh.com
Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait B.S.C.	BBK	16 March 1971	Ithmaar Bank	bbkonline.com
Bahrain Middle East Bank B.S.C.	BMB	3 December 1980	AN Investment^[5]	bmb.com.bh
Bank Al Habib Wholesale Branch, Manama	Bank Al Habib	17 September 2005	Dawood Habib	bankalhabib.com
Bank Alfalah Bahrain	Bank Alfalah	8 April 2006	Bank Alfalah Limited	bankalfalah.com/bh
Bank of Jordan, Bahrain	Bank of Jordan	2 January 2018	Bank of Jordan	bankofjordan.com
Citibank N.A., Kingdom of Bahrain	Citibank Bahrain	2 December 1969	Citibank, N.A.	citibank.com.bh
Credit Libanais SAL, Bahrain	Credit Libanais	17 January 2007	Credit Libanais SAL	creditlibanais.com.lb
Cairo Amman Bank Bahrain	CAB	22 July 2014	Cairo Amman Bank	cab.jo
Citicorp Banking Corporation	Citicorp	8 February 1983	Citigroup
DenizBank A.Ş., Bahrain	DenizBank	20 July 2002	DenizBank A.Ş.	denizbank.com
Eskan Bank B.S.C. (c)	Eskan Bank	10 March 1979	Government	eskanbank.com
QNB Finansbank A.Ş., Bahrain	QNB Finansbank	5 June 1999	QNB Finansbank A.Ş.	qnbfinansbank.com
First Abu Dhabi Bank - Bahrain Branch	FAB	19 May 2001	FAB PJSC	bankfab.com/en-bh
Gulf International Bank B.S.C	GIB	14 March 1977	Public Investment Fund	gib.com
Habib Bank Limited - HBL Bahrain	HBL	17 November 1968	Habib Bank Limited	globalhbl.com/bahrain
HSBC Bank Middle East Limited - Bahrain	HSBC	16 December 1944	HSBC Bank Middle East	hsbc.com.bh
HDFC Bank Limited - Bahrain	HDFC Bank	7 October 2007	HDFC Bank Limited	hdfcbankbahrain.com
ICICI Bank, Bahrain Branch	ICICI Bank	6 January 2004	ICICI Bank Limited	icicibank.bh
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Bahrain	JPMorgan	26 November 1976	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	jpmorgan.com/bh
JS Bank, Bahrain Branch	JS Bank	30 June 2005	JS Bank Limited	jsbl.com
KEB Hana Bank, Bahrain Branch	KEB Hana Bank	23 February 1977	KEB Hana Bank	global.1qbank.com
MCB Wholesale Bank (Branch) Manama - Bahrain	MCB	22 August 1995	MCB Bank Limited	mcb.com.pk
MUFG Bank, Bahrain Branch	MUFG	24 October 1979	MUFG Bank, Ltd.	bk.mufg.jp
Mashreqbank P.S.C., Bahrain	Mashreq	2 August 2017	Mashreqbank P.S.C.	mashreqbank.com
National Bank of Bahrain BSC	NBB	1 January 1957	Mumtalakat	nbbonline.com
National Bank of Kuwait S.A.K.P, Bahrain	NBK	22 March 1977	NBK S.A.K.P	nbk.com/bahrain
National Bank of Pakistan, Bahrain	NBP	26 January 1978	National Bank of Pakistan	nbp.com.pk
Palestine Investment Bank, Bahrain	PIB	25 August 2016	PIB Palestine	pibbahrain.com
Rafidain Bank Bahrain	Rafidain Bank	1 July 1969	Rafidain Bank	rafidainbankbh.com
SICO Bank	SICO	3 December 1996	SIO Services	sicobank.com
The Saudi National Bank, Bahrain	SNB	4 November 1978	Saudi National Bank	alahli.com
Standard Chartered Bank (Bahrain) Limited	StanChart	11 August 1918	Standard Chartered plc	sc.com/bh
State Bank of India, Branch, Bahrain	SBI	17 September 2005	State Bank of India	bh.statebank
The Housing Bank - Bahrain	HBTF	11 June 2002	HBTF Jordan	hbtf.bh
Ziraat Bank, Bahrain Branch	Ziraat Bank	26 July 2016	T.C. Ziraat Bankası A.Ş.	ziraatbankbahrain.com
Halkbank, Bahrain Branch	Halkbank	24 November 2004	Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş.	halkbank.com.tr
İşbank, Bahrain Branch	İşbank	14 October 2000	Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.	isbahrain.com.bh
United Bank Limited, Bahrain	UBL	22 March 1969	United Bank Limited	ubldigital.com/Bahrain
UBS AG Manama Representative Office	UBS	17 February 1993	UBS Asset Management	ubs.com/bh
United Gulf Bank B.S.C. (c)	UGB	29 May 1988	United Gulf Holding Co.	ugbbh.com
Vakifbank Bahrain Branch	VakıfBank	3 May 2005	Türkiye Vakıflar Bankası	vakifbank.com.tr
Woori Bank Bahrain	Woori Bank	30 June 1983	Woori Bank	wooribank.com/bh
Yapı Kredi - Bahrain Branch	Yapı Kredi	19 January 1982	Yapı ve Kredi Bankası	yapikredi.com.tr

Islamic banks

Full name^[2]	Call name	Established	Majority owner	Website
ABC Islamic Bank (E.C.)	ABC Islamic Bank	29 July 1985	Arab Banking Corporation	bank-abc.com/islamicbank
Al Baraka Islamic Bank B.S.C. (c)	alBaraka	30 September 1983	Al Baraka Group	albaraka.bh
Al Baraka Banking Group B.S.C. (c)	alBaraka (Wholesale)	6 January 1998	Dallah Al-Baraka	albaraka.com
Al Salam Bank B.S.C.	Al Salam Bank	3 May 2005	Bank Muscat	alsalambank.com
Bahrain Islamic Bank B.S.C.	BisB	29 October 1978	NBB	bisb.com
BOK International, Bahrain	BOK International	9 November 2015	Bank of Khartoum	bokintl.com
Bank Al-Khair B.S.C (c)	Bank Alkhair	6 January 2004	Private	bankalkhair.com
Citi Islamic Investment Bank E.C.	CIIB	17 March 1996	Citicorp	citi.com/icg/bahrain
GFH Financial Group B.S.C.	gfh	2 August 1999	Public	gfh.com
Ithmaar Bank B.S.C. ( c )	Ithmaar Bank	17 March 1996	Private	ithmaarbank.com
Khaleeji Commercial Bank B.S.C.	KHCB	20 October 2003	GFH Group	khcbonline.com
Kuwait Finance House Bahrain B.S.C. (c)	KFH Bahrain	9 December 2001	Kuwait Finance House	kfh.bh
Kuwait Turkish Participation Bank Inc., Bahrain	Kuveyt Türk Bahrain	3 February 2002	Kuveyt Türk A.S.	kuveytturk.com.tr
Liquidity Management Centre B.S.C. (c)	LMC	11 June 2002	Private	lmcbahrain.com
RA Bahrain B.S.C. (c)	RA Bahrain	20 August 1996	Arcapita
Venture Capital Bank B.S.C (c)	VC Bank	3 May 2005	Private	vc-bank.com

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References

↑ "Central Bank of Bahrain - CBB Register".
1 2 "CBB REGISTER LIST 2021". Central Bank of Bahrain.
↑ "Company in Brief". TAIC.
↑ "About Us". APICORP.
↑ "BMB Major Shareholder" (PDF). Bahrain Bourse.

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[1] "Central Bank of Bahrain - CBB Register".

[cbb.gov.bh-2] 1 2 "CBB REGISTER LIST 2021". Central Bank of Bahrain.

[3] "Company in Brief". TAIC.

[4] "About Us". APICORP.

[5] "BMB Major Shareholder" (PDF). Bahrain Bourse.

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