List of banks in Nepal

The Nepal Rastra Bank has licensed 107 BFIs[1] as of mid-Jan 2025 and 4 of them are declared problematic a& transactions are suspended. This is a list of banks and financial institutions in Nepal licensed by the Nepal Rastra Bank and their branches/ extension counters.[2]

Class A: Commercial banks

Commercial banks are classified as Class "A" banks by the Nepal Rastra Bank. There are 20 commercial banks as of Mid July 2025.[3]

Bank Name Headquarters Paid-up capital Total Assets Branches
Agriculture Development Bank Ramshahpath, Kathmandu रु 19.29 Arab रु 374.31 Arab 309
Citizens Bank Narayanhitipath, Kathmandu रु 14.77 Arab रु 248.87 Arab 210
Everest Bank Lazimpat, Kathmandu रु 12.94 Arab रु 328.03 Arab 145
Global IME Bank Limited Kamaladi, Kathmandu रु 38.12 Arab रु 674.84 Arab 439
Himalayan Bank Kamaladi, Kathmandu रु 22.58 Arab रु 390.2 Arab 212
Kumari Bank Naxal, Kathmandu रु 26.23 Arab रु 352.56 Arab 360
Laxmi Sunrise Bank Hattisar, Kathmandu रु 24.35 Arab रु 427.7 Arab 299
Machhapuchhre Bank Lazimpat, Kathmandu रु 11.62 Arab रु 214.53 Arab 184
Nabil Bank Teendhara, Kathmandu रु 27.06 Arab रु 651.15 Arab 296
Nepal Bank Dharmapath, Kathmandu रु 14.69 Arab रु 390.99 Arab 300
Nepal Investment Mega Bank Durbar Marg, Kathmandu रु 34.13 Arab रु 606.21 Arab 355
Nepal SBI Bank Kamaladi, Kathmandu रु 10.90 Arab रु 231.98 Arab 131
NIC Asia Bank Kamaladi, Kathmandu रु 14.92 Arab रु 380.14 Arab 484
NMB Bank Nepal Babar Mahal, Kathmandu रु 18.37 Arab रु 358.04 Arab 218
Prabhu Bank Anamnagar, Kathmandu रु 23.54 Arab रु 400.24 Arab 396
Prime Commercial Bank Kamal Pokhari, Kathmandu रु 19.40 Arab रु 321.95 Arab 201
Rastriya Banijya Bank Singha Durbar, Kathmandu रु 15.64 Arab रु 552.75 Arab 378
Sanima Bank Narayanchaur, Kathmandu रु 13.58 Arab रु 260.29 Arab 141
Siddhartha Bank Naxal, Kathmandu रु 14.09 Arab रु 335.55 Arab 205
Standard Chartered Bank Naya Baneshwor, Kathmandu रु 10.04 Arab रु 156.12 Arab 17

Merger And Acquisition of commercial banks

Bank Year Fate
Bank of Asia and NIC Bank Limited 2013 Merged and operated as NIC Asia Bank Limited[4]
Commerz & Trust Bank and Global IME Bank Limited 2014 Merged and operated as Global IME Bank Limited[5]
KIST Bank Limited and Prabhu Bank Limited 2014 Merged and operated as Prabhu Bank Limited[6]
Grand Bank Nepal and Prabhu Bank Limited 2016 Merged and operated as Prabhu Bank Limited[7]
Lumbini Bank Limited and Bank of Kathmandu 2016 Merged and operated as Bank of Kathmandu Lumbini (later renamed to Bank of Kathmandu)[8]
Janata Bank and Global IME Bank Limited 2019 Merged and operated as Global IME Bank Limited[9]
Nepal Bangladesh Bank and Nabil Bank Limited 2022 Acquired by Nabil Bank Limited[10]
Nepal Credit & Commerce Bank and Kumari Bank Limited 2023 Merged and operated as Kumari Bank Limited[11]
Bank of Kathmandu and Global IME Bank Limited 2023 Merged and operated as Global IME Bank Limited[12]
Century Commercial Bank and Prabhu Bank Limited 2023 Acquired by Prabhu Bank Limited[13]
Mega Bank Nepal Limited and Nepal Investment Bank Limited 2023 Merged and operated as Nepal Investment Mega Bank[14]
Civil Bank and Himalayan Bank Limited 2023 Acquired by Himalayan Bank Limited[15]
Sunrise Bank Limited and Laxmi Bank Limited 2023 Merged and operated as Laxmi Sunrise Bank[16]

Class B: Development banks

Nepal Rastra Bank has licensed 17 development banks and has classified these on national and province level as per working area. There are 8 national level and 8 province/district level development banks operational as of July 2025 and a development bank is suspended from NRB.

Bank Name Headquarters/ Corporate Office Working Area Paid-up capital Branches &
Extension Counters		 Website
Corporate Development Bank Adarsanagar, Birgunj Parsa District रु 0.53 Arab 4 [1]
Excel Development Bank Mukti Chowk, Birtamode Koshi Pradesh रु 1.25 Arab 48 [2]
Garima Bikas Bank Lazimpat, Kathmandu National रु 6.02 Arab 137 [3]
Green Development Bank Sabhagriha Chowk, Pokhara Gandaki Province रु 0.57 Arab 16 [4]
Jyoti Bikas Bank Kamaladi, Kathmandu National रु 4.40 Arab 123 [5]
Kamana Sewa Bikas Bank Gyaneshwor, Kathmandu National रु 3.86 Arab 131 [6]
Lumbini Bikas Bank Dillibazaar, Kathmandu National रु 3.62 Arab 91 [7]
Mahalaxmi Development Bank Durbar Marg, Kathmandu National रु 4.30 Arab 104 [8]
Miteri Development Bank Mahendra Path, Dharan Koshi Pradesh रु 1.22 Arab 18 [9]
Muktinath Bikash Bank Kamaladi, Kathmandu National रु 8.00 Arab 191 [10]
Narayani Development Bank Ratnanagar, Chitwan Chitwan District रु 0.52 Arab 5 [11]
Sangrila Development Bank Baluwatar, Kathmandu National रु 3.56 Arab 109 [12]
Shine Resunga Development Bank Kalikanagar, Butwal National रु 4.88 Arab 90 [13]
Salapa Bikash Bank Diktel Bazar, Khotang Khotang District रु 0.53 Arab 6 [14]
Saptakoshi Development Bank Main Road, Biratnagar Koshi Pradesh रु 0.83 Arab 36 [15]
Sindhu Bikas Bank Banepa, Kavrepalanchowk Bagmati Pradesh रु 0.56 Arab 27 [16]

Problematic Development Bank

Following development companies are declared problematic by Nepal Ratra bank and is under resolution process.

Defunct Development Banks (National)

Bank Closed Fate
Supreme Development Bank 2017 Merged with NCC Bank Nepal [20]
Reliable Development Bank 2017 Acquired by Global IME Bank[21]
Siddhartha Development Bank 2017 Acquired by Janata Bank Nepal Limited[22]
Ace Development Bank 2017 Acquired by Nepal Investment Bank Limited[23]
Tourism Development Bank 2018 Merged with Mega Bank Nepal[24]
NIDC Development Bank 2018 Acquired by Rastriya Banijya Bank[25]
Om Development Bank 2019 Merged with NMB Bank[26]
Kailash Bikash Bank 2020 Merged with Prime Commercial Bank[27]
Deva Development Bank 2020 Acquired by Kumari Bank[28]
Gandaki Bikash Bank 2020 Merged with Mega Bank Nepal[24]

Class C: Finance Companies

Nepal Rastra Bank has licensed 17 finance companies as of mid Jan 2025. Among them 2 finance companies are problematic and 15 are operational.[3]

Company Name Headquarters/ Corporate Office Working Area Paid-up capital Branches Website
Best Finance Chabahil, Kathmandu National रु 0.89 Arab 19 [17]
Central Finance Kupondole, Lalitpur National रु 0.95 Arab 20 [18]
Gurkhas Finance Dillibazar, Kathmandu National रु 0.87 Arab 27 [19]
Goodwill Finance Hattisar, Kathmandu National रु 0.95 Arab 19 [20]
Guheshwori Merchant Banking & Finance Pulchowk, Lalitpur National रु 1.01 Arab 27 [21]
ICFC Finance Bhatbhateni, Kathmandu National रु 1.18 Arab 21 [22]
Janaki Finance Station Road, Janakpur Madhesh Province रु 0.69 Arab 5 [23]
Manjushree Finance Nayabaneshwor, Kathmandu National रु 1.35 Arab 28 [24]
Multipurpose Finance Bidhyapati Chowk, Janakpur Madhesh Province रु 0.61 Arab 8 [25]
Nepal Finance Kamaladi, Kathmandu National रु 0.84 Arab 13 [26]
Pokhara Finance New Road, Pokhara National रु 1.08 Arab 26 [27]
Progressive Finance New Road, Kathmandu National रु 0.85 Arab 28 [28]
Reliance Finance Pradarsani Marg, Kathmandu National रु 1.12 Arab 22 [29]
Samriddhi Finance Putalisadak, Kathmandu National रु 0.82 Arab 13 [30]
Shree Investment & Finance Dillibazar, Kathmandu National रु 1.00 Arab 13 [31]

Problematic Finance Companies

Following finance companies are declared problematic by Nepal Ratra bank and is under resolution process.

  • Nepal Share Markets & Finance company
  • Capital Merchant Banking & Finance Company

Class D: Micro Finance Financial Institutions

Micro finance financial institutions are classified as Class "D" banks by the Nepal Rastra Bank. There are 52 microfinance companies as of Dec 2024, and 51 are operational & a microfinance is suspended. Following are the details.[3]

Company Name Headquarter/ Corporate Office Working Area Paid-up capital In Crores Branches Website
Aatmanirbhar Laghubitta Ghorahi, Dang Lumbini Province रु 7.83 22 [32]
Aviyan Laghubitta Panauti, Kavrepalanchowk National रु 25 61 [33]
Aarambha Chautari Laghubitta Banepa, Kavrepalanchowk National रु 36.71 137 [34]
Asha Laghubitta Madanpur, Nuwakot National रु 73.30 133 [35]
Chhimek Laghubitta Mid-Baneshwor, Kathmandu National रु 321.53 205 [36]
CYC Nepal Laghubitta Pokhara, Kaski National रु 26.64 125 [37]
Deprosc Laghubitta Bharatpur, Chitwan National रु 183.83 158 [38]
Dhaulagiri Laghubitta Baglung bazar, Baglung National रु 13.31 59 [39]
First Microfinance Laghubitta Gyaneswar, Kathmandu Wholesale Banking रु 134.49 3 [40]
Forward Laghubitta Duhabi, Sunsari National रु 119.6 161 [41]
Ganapati Laghubitta Suklagandaki, Tanahu National रु 15.16 44 [42]
Global IME Laghubitta Pokhara, Kaski National रु 61.89 125 [43]
Grameen Bikas Laghubitta [29] Butwal, Rupandehi National रु 100.53 200 [44]
Gurans Laghubitta Dhankutabazar, Dhankuta Koshi Province रु 11.58 37 [45]
Himalayan Laghubitta Chabahil, Kathmandu National रु 31.98 76 [46]
Infinity Laghubitta Gaidakot, Nawalparasi National रु 49.74 98 [47]
Jeevan Bikas Laghubitta Katahari Morang National रु 153.62 165 [48]
Janautthan Samudayik Laghubitta Butwal, Rupandehi National रु 17.01 40 [49]
Kalika Laghubitta Pokhara, Kaski National रु 40.77 106 [50]
Laxmi Laghubitta Maharajgung, Kathmandu National रु 44.17 96 [51]
Mahila Laghubitta Banepa, Kavrepalanchowk National रु 21.76 85 [52]
Mahuli Laghubitta Bakdhuwa, Saptari National रु 36.99 66 [53]
Manushi Laghubitta Banepa, Kavrepalanchowk National रु 10.94 37 [54]
Matribhumi Laghubitta [30] Budanilkantha, Kathmandu National रु 62.84 237 [55]
Mero Microfinance Laghubitta Battar, Nuwakot National रु 141.9 151 [56]
Mithila Laghubitta Dhalkebar, Dhanusha Madhesh Province रु 19.60 45 [57]
NADEP Laghubitta Gajuri, Dhading National रु 48.58 98 [58]
National Laghubitta Nilkantha, Dhading National रु 133.16 187 [59]
Nerude Mirmire Laghubitta Banepa, Kavrepalanchowk National रु 139.78 233 [60]
NESDO Samridda Laghubitta Kushma, Parbat National रु 29.13 57 [61]
NIC Asia Laghubitta Banepa, Kavrepalanchowk National रु 173.94 296 [62]
Nirdhan Uthhan Laghubitta Naxal, Kathmandu National रु 261.21 196 [63]
NMB Laghubitta Pokhara, Kaski National रु 72.14 156 [64]
RSDC Laghubitta Rupandehi, Butwal Wholesale Banking रु 103.41 4 [65]
Sampada Laghubitta[31] Gaindakot-5, Nawalparasi East [32] National रु 70.09 157 [66]
Samata Garelu Laghubitta [33] Banepa, Kavrepalanchowk National रु 62.91 92 [67]
Samudayik Laghubitta Banepa, Kavrepalanchowk National रु 17.08 47 [68]
Sana Kisan Bikas Laghubitta Babarmahal, Kathmandu Wholesale Banking रु 431.26 13 [69]
Shrinjansil Laghubitta Golbazar, Siraha National रु 10.94 34 [70]
Support Laghubitta Itahari, Sunsari Koshi Province रु 12.24 26 [71]
Suryodaya Womi Laghubitta Banepa, Kavrepalanchowk National रु 79.19 173 [72]
Swabalamban Laghubitta Kamalpokhari, Kathmandu National रु 165.66 155 [73]
Swabhiman Laghubitta Tillottama, Rupandehi Lumbini Province रु 14.61 37 [74]
Swastik Laghubitta Lahan, Siraha Madhesh Province रु 4.78 13 [75]
Sworojgar Laghubitta Banepa, Kavrepalanchowk National रु 69.07 91 [76]
Unique Nepal Laghubitta Kohalpur, Banke National रु 14.86 42 [77]
Unnati Sahakarya Laghubitta Siddharthanagar, Rupandehi National रु 24.69 84 [78]
Upakar Laghubitta Kohalpur, Banke Lumbini Province रु 10.61 37 [79]
Vijaya Laghubitta Gaidakot, Nawalparasi National रु 74.50 136 [80]
Wean Nepal Laghubitta Banepa, Kavrepalanchowk Bagmati Province रु 7.92 23 [81]

Problematic Retail Microfinance

Following finance companies are declared problematic by Nepal Ratra bank and is under resolution process.

  • Super Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha.

Infrastructure Development Bank

Infrastructure Development Bank is non-classified Financial Institution licensed by Nepal Rastra Bank. There is one BFI as of January 2024.[3]

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