Himalayan Bank was established in 1993 in joint venture with Habib Bank Limited of Pakistan. Despite the tough competition in the Nepalese Banking sector, Himalayan Bank has been able to maintain a lead in the primary banking activities- Loans and Deposits.
Legacy of Himalayan lives on in an institution that's known throughout Nepal for its innovative approaches to merchandising and customer service. Products such as Premium Savings Account, HBL Proprietary Card and Millionaire Deposit Scheme besides services such as ATMs and Tele-banking were first introduced by HBL. Other financial institutions in the country have been following our lead by introducing similar products and services. Therefore, we stand for the innovations that we bring about in this country to help our Customers besides modernizing the banking sector. With the highest deposit base and loan portfolio amongst private sector banks and extending guarantees to correspondent banks covering exposure of other local banks under our credit standing with foreign correspondent banks, we believe we obviously lead the banking sector of Nepal. The most recent rating of HBL by Bankers’ Almanac as country’s number 1 Bank easily confirms our claim.
Siddhartha Bank Limited (SBL) commenced operations in 2002. The Bank is promoted by a group of highly reputed Nepalese dignitaries having wide commercial experience. We provide a full range of commercial banking services through our network of 187 branches spread across the country .
The environment of Nepalese banking sector is undergoing a rapid transformation. With liberalization in financial markets and integration of domestic market with external markets, bank operations have become more complex and dynamic. We are geared to meet the challenges and keep abreast with the changes.
The Vision statement of the Bank describes the core values and purposes that guide the Bank as well as an envisioned future. Fundamentally, in all dealings SBL earnestly believes in transparency, financial soundness, efficiency and better technology.