List of Popular Banks in Nigeria.

Over the past 26 years, Access Bank Plc. has evolved from an obscure Nigerian Bank into a world-class African financial institution. Today, Access Bank Plc is one of the five largest banks in Nigeria in terms of assets, loans, deposits, and branch network; a feat which has been achieved through a robust long-term approach to client solutions – providing committed and innovative advice.

Access Bank has built its strength and success in corporate banking and is now applying that expertise to the personal and business banking platforms it acquired from Nigeria’s International Commercial bank in 2012. The next two years were spent integrating the business, investing in infrastructure, and strengthening the product offer.

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc is a Nigerian multinational financial institution that offers retail banking, corporate banking, and investment banking services. It has subsidiaries in Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, and the United Kingdom.

First Bank of Nigeria Limited is the oldest bank in Nigeria. It provides a wide range of financial services, including corporate banking, retail banking, investment banking, and asset management.

United Bank for Africa (UBA) is Africa’s Global bank with a rich history spanning over seven decades. The bank which is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, is one of the most recognized financial institutions to originate from Sub-Saharan Africa with thriving operations in 20 African countries – Republique du Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Congo Brazzaville, Congo DRC, Cote d’Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Tchad, Uganda and Zambia.

UBA also operates in the United Kingdom and France and only sub-Saharan African bank with a deposit-taking license in the USA. The bank officially opened for business in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates in 2022.

UBA offers a broad range of banking services, including personal banking, corporate banking, investment banking, and wealth management. Its personal banking services include savings accounts, current accounts, credit cards, personal loans, and mortgages. The bank also offers corporate banking services, such as trade finance, cash management, and treasury services, among others.

Zenith Bank is a leading financial institution in Nigeria and West Africa. It provides a wide range of financial services to individuals, small businesses, corporations, and government institutions.

Ecobank Nigeria is a subsidiary of the Ecobank Group, which operates in 33 African countries. It provides a wide range of financial services to individuals, small businesses, corporations, and government institutions.

Union Bank of Nigeria is a full-service commercial bank that provides a wide range of financial services to individuals, small businesses, corporations, and government institutions. It has over 300 branches in Nigeria.

Fidelity Bank is a full-fledged commercial bank operating in Nigeria, with over 7.2 million customers who are serviced across its 250 business offices and various other digital banking channels. Focused on select niche corporate banking sectors as well as Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Fidelity Bank is rapidly implementing a digital-based retail banking strategy which has resulted in exponential growth in savings deposits over the last 12 years, with over 57 percent customer enrollment on the Bank’s flagship mobile/internet banking products.

Quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Fidelity Bank Plc began operations in 1988 as a Merchant Bank. In 1999, it converted to Commercial Banking and then became a Universal Bank in February 2001. The current enlarged Fidelity Bank is a result of the merger with the former FSB International Bank Plc and Manny Bank Plc in 2005.

Stanbic IBTC Bank is a subsidiary of the Standard Bank Group, a leading financial services organization in Africa. It provides a wide range of financial services to individuals, small businesses, corporations, and government institutions.