The following is the list of banks in Jordan. [1]
| Bank Name | Type | Chairman | General Manager/CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arab Bank | Commercial | Sabih Taher Darwish Al-Masri | Randa Al-Sadiq | arabbank.com.jo |
| Arab Banking Corporation (Jordan) | Commercial | Sael Fayes Izzat Alwaary | George Sofia | www.bank-abc.com |
| Bank of Jordan | Commercial | Shaker Tawfiq Fakhouri | Saleh Rajab Hammad | bankofjordan.com |
| Cairo Amman Bank | Commercial | Yazid Adnan Mustafa Almufti | Kamal Al - Bakri | cab.jo |
| Capital Bank of Jordan | Commercial | Bassem Khalil Alsalem | Dawod Al Ghoul | capitalbank.jo |
| Central Bank of Jordan | Central | Adel Al-Sharkas | cbj.gov.jo | |
| Jordan Commercial Bank | Commercial | Michael Al-Sayegh | Caesar Hani Aziz Qulajen | jcbank.com.jo |
| Jordan Kuwait Bank | Commercial | Nasser A. Lozi | Haethum Buttikhi | https://www.jkb.com/ |
| Jordan Ahli Bank | Commercial | Saad Nabil Yousef Mouasher | Mohammad Mousa Daoud | ahli.com |
| Housing Bank for Trade & Finance | Commercial | Abdel Elah Al-Khatib | Ammar Al-Safadi | hbtf.com |
| Arab Jordan Investment Bank | Commercial | Hani Abdulkadir Al-Qadi | Nasser Al-Tarawneh | ajib.com |
| INVESTBANK | Commercial | Fahmi F. AbuKhadra | Muntaser Dawwas | investbank.jo |
| Société Générale de Banque Jordanie | Commercial | NA | NA | NA |
| Bank al Etihad | Commercial | Isam Salfiti | Nadia Al Saeed | bankaletihad.com |
| Islamic International Arab Bank | Islamic (Jordanian) | "Mohammed Said" Mohammed Shahin | Iyad Ghasoub Asali | iiabank.com.jo |
| Jordan Islamic Bank | Islamic (Jordanian) | Musa Abdel-Aziz Shihadeh | Hussein Said Mohammad “ Ammar Saifan” | jordanislamicbank.com |
| Safwa Islamic Bank | Islamic (Jordanian) | Moh'd Naser Salem Abu-Hammour | Samer Al-Tamimi | safwabank.com |
| Standard Chartered | Foreign | standardchartered.com | ||
| Egyptian Arab Land Bank | Foreign | Tarek Akel | https://aqaribank.jo | |
| Citibank | Foreign | Nour Jarrar | citibank.com/jordan | |
| Rafidain Bank | Foreign | Sameerah Swadi Hussein | rafidain-bank.gov.iq | |
| National Bank of Kuwait | Foreign | Ihab Al-Aqqad | nbk.com | |
| BLOM Bank | Foreign | Dr. Adnan Al- A’raj | blombank.com | |
| Bank Audi | Foreign | Yousef Ali Ensour | banqueaudi.com/jordan | |
| Al-Rajhi Bank | Islamic (foreign) | Ahmad Y. Alkhub | https://www.alrajhibank.com.jo/ | |
| Blink | Digital | Zein Malhas | https://theblink.com/en | |
| Reflect | Digital | reflectapp.com | ||
| ila | Digital | https://ilabank.com/jo |
| Orange Money | Zain Cash | UWALLET | Dinarak | Alawnehpay | National Wallet | Gadha (Gate To Pay) | URPay | CLIQ |
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