Types Of Nigeria Banks: Complete List Of Banks Operating In Nigeria
When it comes to Banks in Nigeria, only few banks are well known. The likes of Firstbank, Access bank, Zenith Bank, GTBank, FCMB and UBA top the list of Nigeria Banks. But surprisingly these are not the only banks in Nigeria. There are other types of Nigeria Banks that are not well known.
In Nigeria, aside from other financial institution there are about four types of banks in Nigeria. These banks perform from small banking operations for individuals to large banking operations for big companies.
This means that if you are a small business owner there might just be a bank ready to finance your small business and provide your loan options when other big banks refuse to do so.
In this article, we’ll be introducing you to other types of Nigeria banks. The list of Nigeria banks below will be explained with examples and their functions.
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Types Of Nigeria Banks
Below are the various types of banks in Nigeria by categories. These catergories will be broken down to include the names of all banks in each category.
- Commercial Banks
- Microfinance Banks
- Primary Mortgage Banks
- Merchant Banks
- Other Financial Institution
List Of Commercial Banks In Nigeria
There are currently about 23 banks in Nigeria. With the likes of Skye Bank been changed to Polaris bank and the likes of Diamond Bank merged with Access Bank. Below are the complete list of all 23 commercial Banks in Nigeria.
- Access Bank
- Access Bank Plc(Diamond)
- Citi Bank
- Ecobank
- Enterprise Bank
- FCMB(First City monument Bank)
- Fidelity Bank
- First Bank Of Nigeria
- GTBank Plc
- Heritage Bank
- JAIZ Bank
- Keystone Bank
- Polaris Bank (Formerly known as Skye Bank)
- Providus Bank
- StanbicIBTC Bank
- StandardChartered Bank
- Sterling Bank
- Suntrust Bank
- UBA Bank (United Bank For Africa)
- Union Bank
- Unity Bank
- Wema Bank
- Zenith Bank
Above is all 23 commercial banks in Nigeria and they are listed alphabetically. All Banks above are licensed and approved by Central Bank of Nigeria to carry all banking operations and commercial activities in Nigeria.
List Of Microfinance Banks In Nigeria
This falls in the category of the unknown banks. Microfinance banks provide small loan options for business owners. They also perform small daily banking operations but now on a large scale like that of commercial banks.
Surprisingly there are over 70 Microfinance banks currently operating in Nigeria. Below are a list of the Microfinance banks in Nigeria
- ABU MICROFINANCE BANK
- ACCION MFB
- ADDOSER MFBB
- AL-BARKAH MFB
- ALEKUN MICROFINANCE BANK
- ALLWORKERS MFB
- ALPHA KAPITAL MFB
- AMJU MFB
- AMML MFB
- APEKS MFB
- APEKS MFB
- BAINES CREDIT MFB
- BC KASH MFB
- BOCTURST MFB
- BOWEN MFB
- CEMMCS MFB
- CHIKUM MFBCIT MICROFINANCE BANK
- CONSUMER MFB
- COVENANT MFB
- CREDIT AFRIQUE MFB
- DAYLIGHT MFB
- EKONDO MFB
- EMPIRE MFB
- ESO-E MICROFINANCE BANK
- FAST MICROFINANCE BANK
- FFS MICROFINANCE BANK
- FIDFUND MFB
- FINATRUST MFB
- FIRST MULTIPLE MICROFINANCE BANK
- FIRST ROYAL MFB
- FORTIS MICROFINANCE BANK
- FULL RANGE MFB
- FUTY MFB
- GASHUA MICROFINANCE BANK
- GOWANS MFB
- GREENBANK MICROFINANCE BANK
- GROOMING MICROFINANCE BANK
- HACKMAN MICROFINANCE BANK
- HASAL MFB
- HIGHSTREET MICROFINANCE BANK
- IBILE MICROFINANCE BANK
- INFINITY MFB
- IRL MICROFINANCE BANK
- JUBILEELIFE MFB
- KCMB MFB
- LAFAYETTE MICROFINANCE BANK
- MALACHY MFB
- MIDLAN MFB
- MUTUAL TRUST MICROFINANCE BANK
- NAGARTA MFB
- MDIORAH MFB
- NIRSAL MFB
- NPF MFB
- OHAFIA MFB
- OKPOGA MFB
- PAGE MICROFINANCE BANK
- PARRALEX MFB
- PECAN TRUST MFB
- PERSONAL TRUST MFB
- PETRA MFB
- QUICKFUND MFB
- RAHAMA MFB
- REGENT MFB
- RELIANCE MFB
- RENMONEY MIVROFINANCE BANK
- RICHWAY MFB
- ROYAL EXCHANGE MFB
- SEED CAPITAL MFB
- STANDFORD MFB
- UNN MFB
- VITE MFB
- VFD MFB
- VIRTUE MFB
- VISA MICROFINANCE BANK
- WETLAND MFB
- XSLNCE MFB
- YES MFB
The above are some of the microfinance banks currently operating in Nigeria. This list will be updated every month for the most recent microfinance banks.
List Of Primary Mortgage Banks In Nigeria
Another type of bank that is seldomly heard of in Nigeria is the Primary Mortgage Banks. These types of banks are primarily focused on providing mortgage or loans for individuals and corporate bodies who want to acquire house and landed properties.
There are currently about 17 Primary Mortgage Banks in Nigeria. below are the list of the primary Mortgage Banks in Nigeria
- ABBET MORTGAGE BANK
- AG MORTGAGE BANK
- ASO SAVINGS
- BRENT MORTGAGE BANK
- FBN MORGAGES LIMITED
- FIRST GENERATION MORTGAGE BANK
- GATEWAY MORTGAGE BANK
- HAGGAI MORTGAGE BANK LIMITED
- IMPERIAL HOMES MORTGAGE BANK
- INFINITY TRUST MORTGAGE BANK
- LBIC MORTGAGE BANK
- NEW PRUDENT MORTGAGE BANK
- OMOLUABI MORTGAGE BANK PLC
- PLATINUM MORTGAGE BANK
- REFUSE MORTGAGE BANK
- SAFETRUST MORTGAGE BANK
- TRUSTBOND MORTGAGE BANK
The above are the 17 mortgage banks currently in Nigeria. They offer mortgage or loan for house and landed properties for individuals and business. If you wish to acquire a loan specifically to purchase a house or lad then they are your best options.
List Of Merchant Banks In Nigeria
Merchant banks are designed in such a way that they provide loan options for big companies. They are targeted at providing loan options for big businesses and institutions. Little wonder there are few of such banks in Nigeria.
There are about 5 Merchant banks currently in Nigeria. Below is the complete list of all Merchant banks in Nigeria.
- CORONATION MERCHANT BANK
- FBNQUEST MERCHANT BANK
- FSDH MERCHANT BANK
- NOVA MERCHANT BANK
- RAND MERCHANT BANK
The above are the 5 merchant banks we currently have in Nigeria. Please note that it is not advisable that individuals seek loan options from merchant banks. They designed to give loans out to big companies.
List Of Other Financial Institution
Other financial institution are not banks, but they can perform some activities done by banks. at the least, they can send, receive and save money. There are about 3 of such institutions in Nigeria currently.
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Conclusion
In total we have about 125 different institutions performing banking operations in Nigeria. So you can see that aside from the regular commercial banks, there are other types of Nigeria banks.
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