List of banks in Nepal

The Nepal Rastra Bank has licensed 103 BFIs^[1] as of mid-july 2026 and a development bank and 2 finance companies are declared problematic a& transactions are suspended. Among them, 50 are BFIs that conduct general banking, and 50 are microfinance institutions that serve deprived women in society by providing loans. 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 2026.^[3]

Bank Name	Head Office	Paid-up capital in arab	Branches
Agriculture Development Bank	Ramshahpath, Kathmandu	रु 19.74	310
Citizens Bank	Narayanhitipath, Kathmandu	रु 15.51	210
Everest Bank	Lazimpat, Kathmandu	रु 13.72	144
Global IME Bank Limited	Kamaladi, Kathmandu	रु 38.12	429
Himalayan Bank	Kamaladi, Kathmandu	रु 22.58	198
Kumari Bank	Naxal, Kathmandu	रु 26.23	336
Laxmi Sunrise Bank	Hattisar, Kathmandu	रु 26.78	294
Machhapuchhre Bank	Lazimpat, Kathmandu	रु 12.09	177
Nabil Bank	Teendhara, Kathmandu	रु 27.06	288
Nepal Bank	Dharmapath, Kathmandu	रु 14.69	297
Nepal Investment Mega Bank	Durbar Marg, Kathmandu	रु 34.13	328
Nepal SBI Bank	Kamaladi, Kathmandu	रु 11.33	133
NIC Asia Bank	Kamaladi, Kathmandu	रु 14.92	428
NMB Bank Nepal	Babar Mahal, Kathmandu	रु 19.28	212
Prabhu Bank	Anamnagar, Kathmandu	रु 23.54	374
Prime Commercial Bank	Kamal Pokhari, Kathmandu	रु 20.95	195
Rastriya Banijya Bank	Singha Durbar, Kathmandu	रु 15.64	384
Sanima Bank	Narayanchaur, Kathmandu	रु 13.58	141
Siddhartha Bank	Naxal, Kathmandu	रु 14.09	198
Standard Chartered Bank	Naya Baneshwor, Kathmandu	रु 10.04	18

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 are regional ie province/district level development banks operational as of July 2026 & 1 development bank is declared problematic. The list of National Level Development Banks are.

Company Name	Headquarters/ Corporate Office	Paid-up capital (In arab)	Branches
Garima Bikas Bank	Lazimpat, Kathmandu	रु 6.02	137
Jyoti Bikas Bank	Kamaladi, Kathmandu	रु 4.40	119
Kamana Sewa Bikas Bank	Gyaneshwor, Kathmandu	रु 3.86	124
Lumbini Bikas Bank	Dillibazaar, Kathmandu	रु 3.62	91
Mahalaxmi Development Bank	Durbar Marg, Kathmandu	रु 4.30	100
Muktinath Bikash Bank	Kamaladi, Kathmandu	रु 8.00	189
Sangrila Development Bank	Baluwatar, Kathmandu	रु 3.56	109
Shine Resunga Development Bank	Kalikanagar, Butwal	रु 4.88	88

The list of regional (Province/District) Level development banks are.

Bank Name	Headquarters/ Corporate Office	Working Area	Paid-up capital(In crore)	Branches & Extension Counters
Corporate Development Bank	Adarsanagar, Birgunj	Madhesh Province	रु 53	5
Excel Development Bank	Mukti Chowk, Birtamode	Koshi Pradesh	रु 125	48
Green Development Bank	Sabhagriha Chowk, Pokhara	Gandaki Province	रु 61	15
Miteri Development Bank	Mahendra Path, Dharan	Koshi Pradesh	रु 122	18
Narayani Development Bank	Ratnanagar, Chitwan	Chitwan District	रु 49	5
Salapa Bikash Bank	Diktel Bazar, Khotang	Khotang District	रु 52	6
Saptakoshi Development Bank	Main Road, Biratnagar	Koshi Pradesh	रु 83	34
Sindhu Bikas Bank	Banepa, Kavrepalanchowk	Bagmati Pradesh	रु 56	27

Problematic Development Bank

Karnali Development Bank.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Defunct Development Banks (National)

Bank	Closed	Fate
Supreme Development Bank	2017	Merged with NCC Bank Nepal ^[7]
Reliable Development Bank	2017	Acquired by Global IME Bank^[8]
Siddhartha Development Bank	2017	Acquired by Janata Bank Nepal Limited^[9]
Ace Development Bank	2017	Acquired by Nepal Investment Bank Limited^[10]
Tourism Development Bank	2018	Merged with Mega Bank Nepal^[11]
NIDC Development Bank	2018	Acquired by Rastriya Banijya Bank^[12]
Om Development Bank	2019	Merged with NMB Bank^[13]
Kailash Bikash Bank	2020	Merged with Prime Commercial Bank^[14]
Deva Development Bank	2020	Acquired by Kumari Bank^[15]
Gandaki Bikash Bank	2020	Merged with Mega Bank Nepal^[11]

Class C: Finance Companies

Nepal Rastra Bank has licensed 16 finance companies as of mid July 2026. Among them 2 finance companies are problematic and 14 are operational.^[3]

Company Name	Headquarters/ Corporate Office	Paid-up capital (In Crore)	Branches
Best Finance	Chabahil, Kathmandu	रु 89	19
Central Finance	Kupondole, Lalitpur	रु 95	20
Gurkhas Finance	Dillibazar, Kathmandu	रु 87	27
Goodwill Finance	Hattisar, Kathmandu	रु 95	19
Guheshwori Merchant Banking & Finance	Pulchowk, Lalitpur	रु 101	27
ICFC Finance	Bhatbhateni, Kathmandu	रु 118	21
Janaki Finance	Station Road, Janakpur	रु 69	5
Manjushree Finance	Nayabaneshwor, Kathmandu	रु 135	29
Multipurpose Finance	Bidhyapati Chowk, Janakpur	रु 61	10
Nepal Finance	Kamaladi, Kathmandu	रु 78	13
Pokhara Finance	Kamaladi, Kathmandu	रु 190	38
Progressive Finance	New Road, Kathmandu	रु 85	28
Reliance Finance	Pradarsani Marg, Kathmandu	रु 112	22
Shree Investment & Finance	Dillibazar, Kathmandu	रु 100	13

Problematic Finance Companies

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

Class D: Micro Finance Financial Institutions

Microfinance financial institutions are classified as Class "D" banks by the Nepal Rastra Bank. There are 50 microfinance companies as of march 2026. Microfinance in Nepal are divided as retail and wholesale institutions.^[3] Retail microfinance provide services to individual institutions whereas wholesale microfinance provides services to retail microfinances and cooperatives. The list of wholesale microfinances are.

Company Name	Headquarter/ Corporate Office Area	Paid-up capital In Crores	Branches
First Microfinance Laghubitta	Gyaneswar, Kathmandu	रु 134	3
RSDC Laghubitta	Rupandehi, Butwal	रु 103	4
Sana Kisan Bikas Laghubitta	Babarmahal, Kathmandu	रु 493	13

There are 47 retail microfinance licensed by NRB. Retail microfinance are further sub divided in national and regional (province/district) level. The list of national level retail microfinance and their details are.

Company Name	Headquarter/ Corporate Office	Paid-up capital In Crores	Branches
Aviyan Laghubitta	Panauti, Kavrepalanchowk	रु 25	61
Aarambha Chautari Laghubitta	Banepa, Kavrepalanchowk	रु 37	136
Asha Laghubitta	Madanpur, Nuwakot	रु 80	133
Chhimek Laghubitta	Mid-Baneshwor, Kathmandu	रु 362	205
CYC Nepal Laghubitta	Pokhara, Kaski	रु 27	125
Deprosc Laghubitta	Bharatpur, Chitwan	रु 206	161
Dhaulagiri Laghubitta	Baglung bazar, Baglung	रु 13	59
Forward Laghubitta	Duhabi, Sunsari	रु 120	161
Ganapati Laghubitta	Suklagandaki, Tanahu	रु 15	44
Global IME Laghubitta	Pokhara, Kaski	रु 62	126
Grameen Bikas Laghubitta	Butwal, Rupandehi	रु 100	197
Himalayan Laghubitta	Chabahil, Kathmandu	रु 32	76
Infinity Laghubitta	Gaidakot, Nawalparasi	रु 50	104
Jeevan Bikas Laghubitta	Katahari Morang	रु 154	165
Janautthan Samudayik Laghubitta	Butwal, Rupandehi	रु 17	40
Kalika Laghubitta	Pokhara, Kaski	रु 41	110
Laxmi Laghubitta	Maharajgung, Kathmandu	रु 44	96
Mahila Laghubitta	Banepa, Kavrepalanchowk	रु 22	85
Mahuli Laghubitta	Bakdhuwa, Saptari	रु 37	66
Manushi Laghubitta	Banepa, Kavrepalanchowk	रु 11	37
Matribhumi Laghubitta	Budanilkantha, Kathmandu	रु 63	210
Mero Microfinance Laghubitta	Battar, Nuwakot	रु 143	151
NADEP Laghubitta	Gajuri, Dhading	रु 49	98
National Laghubitta	Nilkantha, Dhading	रु 133	187
Nerude Mirmire Laghubitta	Banepa, Kavrepalanchowk	रु 140	233
NESDO Samridda Laghubitta	Kushma, Parbat	रु 29	61
NIC Asia Laghubitta	Banepa, Kavrepalanchowk	रु 174	296
Nirdhan Uthhan Laghubitta	Naxal, Kathmandu	रु 261	196
NMB Laghubitta	Pokhara, Kaski	रु 72	156
Sampada Laghubitta	Gaidakot, Nawalparasi	रु 79	157
Samata Garelu Laghubitta	Banepa, Kavrepalanchowk	रु 63	92
Samudayik Laghubitta	Banepa, Kavrepalanchowk	रु 17	45
Shrinjansil Laghubitta	Golbazar, Siraha	रु 11	34
Suryodaya Womi Laghubitta	Banepa, Kavrepalanchowk	रु 79	169
Swabalamban Laghubitta	Kamalpokhari, Kathmandu	रु 166	155
Sworojgar Laghubitta ^[16]	Banepa, Kavrepalanchowk	रु 79	113
Unique Nepal Laghubitta	Kohalpur, Banke	रु 15	42
Unnati Sahakarya Laghubitta	Siddharthanagar, Rupandehi	रु 25	84
Vijaya Laghubitta	Gaidakot, Nawalparasi	रु 79	136

The list of regional (Province/District) Level microfinance are.

Bank Name	Headquarters/ Corporate Office	Working Area	Paid-up capital(In crore)	Branches & Extension Counters
Aatmanirbhar Laghubitta	Ghorahi, Dang	Lumbini Province	रु 9	22
Gurans Laghubitta	Dhankutabazar, Dhankuta	Koshi Province	रु 13	38
Mithila Laghubitta	Dhalkebar, Dhanusha	Madhesh Province	रु 25	45
Sanjeevani Laghubitta	Tulsipur, Dang	Lumbini Province	रु 81	19
Support Laghubitta	Itahari, Sunsari	Koshi Province	रु 13	29
Swabhiman Laghubitta	Tillottama, Rupandehi	Lumbini Province	रु 15	37
Swastik Laghubitta	Lahan, Siraha	Madhesh Province	रु 5	13
Upakar Laghubitta	Kohalpur, Banke	Lumbini Province	रु 11	39

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]

Nepal Infrastructure Bank Limited

Others

Limited banking cooperatives

National Cooperative Bank Limited

Hire Purchase

Omni Hire Purchase Pvt.Ltd.
Hulas FinServe Hire Purchase Ltd.
Sipradi Hire Purchase Pvt. Ltd.
M.A.W. Hire Purchase Pvt. Ltd.
Batas Hire Purchase Pvt. Ltd.
Syakar Hire Purchase Pvt. Ltd.
Jagadamba Hire Purchase Pvt. Ltd.
Venture Hire Purchase Pvt. Ltd.
Manokamana Hire Purchase Pvt. Ltd.
Agni Hire Purchase Pvt. Ltd.

Representative Offices

Mashreq Bank PSC, Dubai , UAE
Doha Bank, Doha , Qatar
ICICI Bank Limited, Mumbai, India

Hydropower Investment and Development

Hydroelectricity Investment and Development Company Limited (HIDCL)

References

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↑ "BFI's outlets". Nepal Rastra Bank. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
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↑ "NRB declares Karnali Development Bank as Problematic" (PDF) (in Nepali). Retrieved 2024-12-25.
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↑ "Global IME Bank & Reliable Development bank start joint transaction after acquisition". 15 December 2016. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
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↑ "Nepal Investment Bank & AceDevelopment bank start joint transaction after acquisition". Retrieved 2017-07-14.
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[1] "List of Banks and Financial Institutions (Licensed by NRB)" (PDF). Retrieved 11 June 2025.

[:0-2] "BFI's outlets". Nepal Rastra Bank. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

[:4-3] 1 2 3 4 "List of BFIs" (PDF). nrb.org.np.

[4] "NRB declares Karnali Development Bank as Problematic" (PDF) (in Nepali). Retrieved 2024-12-25.

[5] "NRB declares Karnali Development Bank as problematic".

[6] "NRB declares Karnali Development Bank as crisis-ridden bank, takes management control". Retrieved 2024-12-25.

[7] "NCC Bank & Supreme Development bank start joint transaction after merger". Retrieved 2017-01-01.

[8] "Global IME Bank & Reliable Development bank start joint transaction after acquisition". 15 December 2016. Retrieved 2017-07-07.

[9] "Janata Bank Nepal & Siddhartha Development bank start joint transaction after acquisition". Retrieved 2017-07-17.

[10] "Nepal Investment Bank & AceDevelopment bank start joint transaction after acquisition". Retrieved 2017-07-14.

[:5-11] 1 2 "Mega Bank & Gandaki Bikash bank start joint transaction after merger". Retrieved 2020-06-30.

[12] "Rastriya Baninjya Bank & NIDC Development bank start joint transaction after aquisition [sic]". Retrieved 2018-05-03.

[13] "NMB Bank & Om Development bank start joint transaction after merger". 15 December 2016. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

[14] "Prime Bank & Kailash Bikash bank start joint transaction after merger". 15 December 2016. Retrieved 2020-03-10.

[15] "Kumari Bank & Deva Development bank start joint transaction after acquisition". Retrieved 2020-01-20.

[16] "स्वरोजगार लघुवित्तले विन नेपाल लघुवित्तलाई प्राप्ति गर्यो, एकीकृत कारोबार भदौ २१ गतेदेखि". bizshala.com. 23 August 2026. Retrieved 2026-08-23.

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