# Bank Windhoek (Namibia)

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-windhoek
> research date 2026-05-30 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Bank Windhoek — official](https://www.bankwindhoek.com.na/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** assets

## Overview

**Bank Windhoek (Namibia)** is **Capricorn Group Limited NSX: CGP** + **Namibian commercial bank** + **one of Namibia's largest commercial banks by assets** <sup>[1][1], [Namibia report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/NA)</sup>.

## History

**1982 — Bank Windhoek Limited founded as Namibian commercial bank**.

**1996 — Bank Windhoek listed on NSX**.

**2014 — Bank Windhoek Mobile Banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Bank Windhoek Limited** (Capricorn Group Limited NSX: CGP; Namibian commercial bank).

**Major shareholders**: **Capricorn Group Limited NSX: CGP (Capricorn Investment Holdings Namibian holding company; Capricorn Group Pension Trust majority controlling) majority controlling + Namibian retail + institutional + foreign investors**.

**Regulators**: **BoN (Bank of Namibia)**.

## Technical integration

Bank Windhoek mobile app (iOS + Android) + bankwindhoek.com.na online + Bank Windhoek branch network across Namibia + Bank Windhoek Visa + Mastercard cards; NA IBAN + NAMSwitch.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Namibian banking + payments competitors**: [FNB Namibia](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/fnb-namibia) (FNB Namibia; NSX: FNB; FirstRand Group South African parent ~58.4% controlling; Namibia's largest commercial bank by assets + eWallet pioneer for unbanked Namibians) + [Standard Bank Namibia](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/standard-bank-namibia) (Standard Bank Namibia; Standard Bank Group South African parent subsidiary) + Nedbank Namibia (Nedbank Namibia; Nedbank Group South African parent subsidiary).

**Regulator**: BoN.

## Status

**Active, Capricorn Group Limited NSX:CGP + Namibian commercial bank + one of Namibia's largest commercial banks by assets** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.bankwindhoek.com.na/ "Bank Windhoek — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_Windhoek "Bank Windhoek — Wikipedia"
[na-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/NA

- [1] [Bank Windhoek — official][1]
- [2] [Bank Windhoek — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Namibia report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/NA)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/NA-namibia.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [bank-windhoek.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/bank-windhoek). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.