private industry financial services founded 1992 headquarters nairobi kenya key people r.c. kantaria chairman bharat jani managing director products loans checking savings internet banking mobile banking investments debit cards revenue aftertax us 16.6 million kes 1.44 billion 2013 total assets us 570 million kes 49.5 billion 2013 website homepage prime bank kenya limited pbkl commonly known as prime bank kenya but also referred to as prime bank kenya is a commercial bank in kenya the largest economy in the east african community . it is licensed by central bank of kenya cbk the central bank and national banking regulator . 1 contents 1 overview 2 subsidiaries 3 branch network 4 ownership 5 governance 6 see also 7 references 8 external links overview edit the bank is a medium sized retail bank that caters to both individuals and corporate clients . as of december 2014 update the bank s total asset base was estimated at approximately us 570 million kes 49.5 billion with shareholders equity of about us 67 million kes 5.816 billion . 2 at that time the bank ranked number 16 by assets out of 43 licensed commercial banks in kenya . 3 subsidiaries edit the bank has three subsidiaries prime capital & credit limited pccl based in nairobi kenya is owned 100 % by prime bank kenya . first merchant bank a retail bank based in blantyre malawi prime bank kenya has a 22.48 % shareholding in first merchant bank . 11.24 % is held directly by pbkl while the remaining 11.24 % is held through its 100 % subsidiary pccl . 4 capital bank a commercial bank based in gaborone botswana is 51 % owned by first merchant bank of malawi in which prime bank kenya has 22.48 % shareholding . therefore prime bank kenya owns 11.46 % of capital bank of botswana . branch network edit as of august 2014 update the bank maintains a network of 19 branches in kenya s major urban centers . 5 ownership edit the stock of the bank is privately held . the detailed shareholding in prime bank kenya is not publicly known . governance edit r. c. kantaria a non executive director of the bank serves as the chairman of the seven member board of directors . bharat jani is the managing director of prime bank kenya . see also edit list of banks in kenya central bank of kenya economy of kenya references edit cbk . directory of commercial banks and mortgage finance companies pdf . central bank of kenya cbk . retrieved 5 august 2014 . pbk . 17 march 2014 . audited 31 december 2013 financial report pdf . prime bank kenya pbk . retrieved 5 august 2014 . bankelele . 28 april 2014 . kenya bank rankings by assets in 2013 . bankelele.co.ke . retrieved 5 august 2014 . pbk . prime bank kenya is a shareholder in first merchant bank of malawi . prime bank kenya pbk . retrieved 5 august 2014 . pbk . the branch network of prime bank kenya . prime bank kenya pbk . retrieved 5 august 2014 . external links edit website of prime bank kenya website of central bank of kenya v t e banks of kenya central bank central bank of kenya commercial bank african banking corporation bank of africa barclays bank bank of baroda bank of india cfc stanbic bank chase bank citibank na kenya commercial bank of africa consolidated bank of kenya cooperative bank of kenya credit bank development bank of kenya diamond trust bank east african development bank ecobank kenya equity bank family bank fidelitybank first community bank giro commercial bank guaranty trust bank kenya guardian bank gulf african bank habib bank habib bank ag zurich housing finance company of kenya i & m bank limited imperial bank limited jamii bora bank kenya commercial bank middle east bank kenya m oriental bank national bank of kenya nic bank paramount universal bank post bank prime bank sidian bank spire bank standard chartered kenya trans national bank kenya united bank for africa victoria commercial bank financial services organization diamond trust bank group equity group holdings limited commercial bank of africa group guaranty trust bank 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