List of Banks in Bahrain

Central Bank of Bahrain -Bahrain

The total number of Banks and Financial Institutions is around 400.

Retail Conventional Banks

• National Bank of Bahrain B.S.C. - NBB
• Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait B.S.C. - BBK
• Ahli United Bank B.S.C. AUB
• Arab Bank plc
• Bahrain Development Bank B.S.C. - BDB
• BMI Bank B.S.C (c) - Subsidiary of Al Salam Bank
• BNP Paribas
• Citibank N.A.
• Credit Libanais SAL
• Eskan Bank B.S.C.(c)
• Future Bank B.S.C. (c)
• Habib Bank Limited - HBL
• HSBC Bank Middle East Limited
• ICICI Bank Limited
• Mashreq Bank PSC
• National Bank of Abu Dhabi (Bahrain Branch)
• National Bank of Kuwait S.A.K. - NBK
• Standard Chartered Bank - SCB
• State Bank of India
• The Housing Bank for Trade and Finance - Jordan United Bank Limited
• United Bank Limited - UBL

Wholesale Conventional Banks

• Addax Bank B.S.C (c)
• Allied Bank Limited
• Alubaf Arab International Bank (Bahrain) B.S.C. (c)
• Arab Bank plc
• Arab Banking Corporation (B.S.C.)
• Arab Investment Company S.A.A.(The)
• Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation APICORP
• Askari Bank Limited
• Awal Bank B.S.C. (c)
• Bahrain Arab International Bank (BAIB) Under liquidation
• Bahrain International Bank E.C. Under liquidation
• Bahrain Middle East Bank B.S.C.
• Bank Alfalah Limited
• Bank Al Habib Limited
• Bank of Baroda
• BNP Paribas
• BNP Paribas 3U
• Cairo Amman Bank
• Canara Bank
• Capital Union E.C. ( c ) Under liquidation
• Citibank N.A.
• Citicorp Banking Corporation
• Denizbank A.S.
• Finansbank A.S.
• Gulf International Bank B.S.C.
• Gulf Investment Corporation
• Gulf One Investment Bank B.S.C ( c )
• Habib Bank Limited
• HDFC Bank
• HSBC Bank Middle East Limited
• ING Bank A.S.
• International Bank for Commerce Under liquidation
• Investcorp Bank B.S.C.
• JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
• JS Bank Limited
• Korea Exchange Bank
• Kuwait Asia Bank E.C. Under liquidation
• Malayan Banking Berhad Maybank
• MCB Bank Limited
• National Bank of Abu Dhabi
• National Bank of Pakistan
• Philippine National Bank
• Saudi National Commercial Bank (The)
• Securities & Investment Company B.S.C ( c )
• Standard Chartered Bank
• State Bank of India
• TAIB Bank B.S.C. (c)
• The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.
• The International Banking Corporation B.S.C. (c)
• Turk Ekonomi Bankasi Under liquidation
• Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S
• Turkiye Is Bankasi A.S.
• UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd.
• United Gulf Bank (B.S.C) E.C.
• Vakifbank Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi
• Woori Bank
• Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi A.S.

Retail Islamic Banks^[4][edit]

• Al Baraka Islamic Bank (Bahrain) B.S.C. ( c ) - AIB
• Al-Salam Bank (Bahrain) B.S.C.
• Bahrain Islamic Bank B.S.C. - BisB
• Ithmaar Bank B.S.C.
• Khaleeji Commercial Bank B.S.C. - KHCB
• Kuwait Finance House (Bahrain) B.S.C. (c) - KFH

Wholesale Islamic Banks

• ABC Islamic Bank (E.C.)
• Al Baraka Banking Group B.S.C. - ABG
• Arab Islamic Bank (E.C)
• Bank Al-Khair B.S.C. ( c )
• Citi Islamic Investment Bank E.C.
• First Energy Bank B.S.C. ( c )
• GFH Investment Bank (B.S.C) E.C.
• Global Banking Corporation BSC ( c ) - G.B.CORP.
• Ibdar Bank B.S.C.
• International Investment Bank B.S.C ( c )
• Investment Dar Bank B.S.C ( c )
• Investors Bank B.S.C. ( c )
• Kuwait Turkish Participation Bank Inc.
• Liquidity Management Center B.S.C ( c ) - LMC
• RA Bahrain B.S.C. ( c )
• Seera Investment Bank B.S.C ( c )
• Turkiye Finans Katilim Banakasi A.S.
• Venture Capital Bank B.S.C ( c ) - VC

Official Bank Holidays

How to send a Wire transfer to Bahrain Banks:

Bahrain BHD -- Bahraini Dinar

Restricted Currency:. Restricted currency payments must include all required information or they will be canceled.

Information Provided by the Beneficiary: Beneficiary should obtain all required bank information when opening a local account (e.g. SWIFT BIC, IBAN, and beneficiary bank address).

Central Bank: For additional information, please refer to www.cbb.gov.bh.

Payment Formatting Rules for BHD

Ordering Customer (SWIFT MT103 F50): Include account number, full name (no initials), and address of the ordering customer. Use of initials can delay receipt of funds by the beneficiary.

Beneficiary Customer (SWIFT MT103 F59): Include account number (IBAN), full name (no initials), address, and telephone number of the beneficiary customer.

Use of initials may delay receipt of funds by the beneficiary.

IBAN numbers for beneficiaries with accounts in Bahrain must be included in the payment instructions.

Beneficiary Bank (SWIFT MT103 F57): Include SWIFT BIC with branch identifier (where required), full name, and address of the beneficiary bank.

SWIFT BIC is 8 or 11 alphanumeric characters: xxxxBHxx or xxxxBHxxxxx.

Reason for Payment (SWIFT MT103 F70): Purpose of payment must be clearly identified (rent, salary, medical expenses, office expenses, etc.). Additional Information

The local market is closed on Fridays.

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