Kathmandu. Commercial banks are 'A' Class Financial Institutions in Nepal. Nepal Bank Limited is the first & oldest Commercial bank in Nepal established in 1937 AD. Commercial Bank mainly provide facilities to their customer like Deposits, Loans, Letters of Credit, Internet Banking, Mobile Banking, Remittances, Debit cards, credit cards, branchless banking service & ATMs.
Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) is the central bank of Nepal and is responsible for the regulation and supervision of the financial system in the country. It is also responsible for implementing monetary policy and maintaining financial stability.
After 5 Mergers and 2 Acquisitions of Commercial Banks in Nepal, the number of commercial banks has been decreased on 20 as of May 2023.
c(Class A)
- Kumari Bank (After the merger with Nepal Credit and Commerce Bank)
- Rastriya Banijya Bank
- Agriculture Development Bank
- Nabil Bank (After the acquisition with Nepal Bangladesh Bank)
- Nepal Investment Mega Bank (After the merger with Mega Bank Nepal Limited)
- Standard Chartered Bank Nepal
- Himalayan Bank (After the merger with Civil Bank Limited)
- Nepal SBI Bank
- Everest Bank
- Prabhu Bank (After the acquisition of Century Bank Limited)
- Laxmi Sunrise Bank (After the merger with Laxmi Bank)
- Global IME Limited (After the merger with Bank of Kathmandu)
- Citizens Bank International
- Prime Commercial Bank
- NMB Bank Nepal
- NIC Asia Bank
- Siddhartha Bank
- Sanima Bank
- Machhapuchchhre Bank
- Nepal Bank Limited
- Nepal Bank Limited
- Rastriya Bannijya Bank
- Nabil Bank Ltd
- Himalayan Bank Ltd
- Standard Chartered Bank
- NEPAL SBI BANK LIMITED,
- Nepal Bangladesh Bank Ltd
- Everest Bank Ltd
- Bank of Kathmandu Limited
- NCC Bank Ltd
- Lumbini Bank Ltd
- Machhapuchhre Bank Ltd
- Kumari Bank Ltd
- Laxmi Bank Ltd
- Siddhartha Bank Ltd
- Agriculture Development Bank Ltd
- Global Bank Ltd
- Citizens Bank International
- Prime Commercial Bank Ltd
- Bank of Asia Nepal Ltd
- Sunrise Bank Ltd
- Grand Bank Nepal Limited
- NMB Bank Ltd
- Kist Bank Ltd
- Janata Bank Nepal Ltd
- Mega Bank Nepal Ltd
- Commerz and Trust Bank Nepal Ltd.
- Civil Bank Ltd.
- Century Commercial Bank Limited.
- Sanima Bank Limited
List of Commercial Banks (Class A) Before Merger