List of Banks in South Africa - wikipedia List of Banks in South Africa This is a list of commercial banks in South Africa Contents 1 Banks 1.1 Locally controlled banks 1.1. 1 Co-operative banks 1.2 Foreign - controlled banks 1.3 Branches of foreign banks 1.4 Foreign Bank Representatives 1.5 Mutual banks 1.6 Other banks 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Banks Locally controlled banks African Bank Limited Bidvest Bank Limited Capitec Bank Limited Discovery Bank Limited First National Bank FirstRand Bank - A subsidiary of First Rand Limited Grindrod Bank Limited Imperial Bank South Africa Investec Bank Limited Nedbank Limited Sasfin Bank Limited Standard Bank of South Africa UBANK Limited Co-operative banks Ditsobotla Primary Savings and Credit Co-operative Bank OSK Koöperatiewe Bank Beperk Foreign - controlled banks Absa Group Limited Albaraka Bank Limited Habib Overseas Bank Limited Habib Bank AG Zurich Mercantile Bank Limited South African Bank of Athens Limited Branches of foreign banks Bank of Baroda Bank of China Bank of Taiwan BNP Paribas Calyon Corporate and Investment Bank China Construction Bank Corporation Citibank N.A. Deutsche Bank AG JPMorgan Chase Bank Société Générale Standard Chartered Bank State Bank of India Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation ( HSBC ) Royal Bank of Scotland Wittelsbach Princely Trust Bank Foreign Bank Representatives AfrAsia Bank Limited Banco Africano de Investimentos Banco BIC Banco BPI SA Banco Espirito Santo e Comercial de Lisboa Banco Santander Totta S.A. Bank Leumi Le - Israel BM Bank of America Bank of Cyprus Group Bank of India Barclays Bank Plc Barclays Private Clients International Limited Commerzbank AG Johannesburg Credit Suisse AG Ecobank Export - Import Bank of India Fairbairn Private Bank ( Isle of Man ) Limited Fairbairn Private Bank ( Jersey ) Limited First Bank of Nigeria First City Monument Bank Plc Hellenic Bank Public Company Limited HSBC Bank International Limited ICICI Bank Limited Industrial and Commercial Bank of China KfW Ipex - Bank GmbH Lloyds TSB Offshore Limited Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited Mukuru Millennium BCP National Bank of Egypt NATIXIS Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited Société Générale Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation The Bank of New York Mellon The Bank of Tokyo - Mitsubishi UFJ Limited The Export - Import Bank of China The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. UBS AG Unicredit Bank AG Union Bank of Nigeria Plc Wells Fargo Bank Zenith Bank Plc Mutual banks GBS Mutual Bank VBS Mutual Bank Finbond Mutual Bank Bank Zero Other banks Development Bank of Southern Africa Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa Postbank See also List of banks in Africa South African Reserve Bank BankservAfrica FinBank References Jump up ^ `` South African Registered Banks and Representative Offices - South African Reserve Bank ''. www.resbank.co.za. Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 31. ^ Jump up to : `` Registered Co-operative Banks - South African Reserve Bank ''. www.resbank.co.za. Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 31. Jump up ^ Janice Kew, and Renee Bonorchis ( 1 March 2018 ). `` Start of African renaissance for Absa as Maria Ramos dumps Barclays Africa brand ''. Biznews.com. Retrieved 2 March 2018. Jump up ^ Jacks, Mzwandile ( 2009 - 06 - 11 ). `` South Africa : Six Foreign Banks ' Plan ' to Quit ''. The Namibian ( Windhoek ). Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 31. 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Question: give 5 examples of commercial banks in south africa
Answer: African Bank Limited