Paramount Universal Bank

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Paramount Bank
Company type Private company
Industry Financial services
Founded1993 (1993)
Headquarters Nairobi, Kenya
Products Transaction accounts, Savings, Investments, Debit Cards
Website www.paramountbank.co.ke

Paramount Bank, is a commercial bank in Kenya. It is one of the forty-four commercial banks licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the national banking regulator. [1]

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Paramount Bank is a small retail bank in Kenya. As of December 2013, the bank was ranked number 37, by assets, out of 43 licensed commercial banks in the country. [2] The bank is an active member of the MoneyGram money transfer network.

History

The bank was established in 1993, as a deposit-taking, non-bank financial institution called Combined Finance Limited. The company's share capital at that time was approximately US$300,000 (KES:25 million). In 1995, after increasing its share capital and following the issuance of a commercial banking license, the company rebranded to Paramount Bank Limited , and began banking operations. In 2000, Paramount Bank merged with Universal Bank Limited to form Paramount Universal Bank. [3] [4]

Ownership

As of August 2014, Paramount Universal Bank is a privately held company whose owners are not publicly known.

Branch network

The bank maintains a network of branches at the following locations, as of January 2015: [5]

  1. Westlands Branch - Sound Plaza, Woodvale Grove, Westlands, Nairobi (main branch)
  2. Parklands Branch - Amani Plaza, 3rd Parklands Avenue, Parklands, Nairobi
  3. Kimathi House Branch - Kimathi House, City Centre, Nairobi
  4. Koinange Street Branch - Paramount Bank House, Koinange Street, Nairobi
  5. Mombasa Branch - Jubilee Building, Moi Avenue, Mombasa
  6. Eldoret Branch - Karims Hardware Building, Oloo Street, Eldoret
  7. Industrial area Branch - Dar es Salaam Road Nairobi

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References

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