# The City Bank Bangladesh

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/city-bank-bd
> research date 2026-06-01 · extracted at 2026-10-03
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [City Bank — official](https://www.thecitybank.com/)

## Overview

**The City Bank Bangladesh** is **DSE: CITYBANK + CSE: CITYBANK** + **Bangladeshi commercial bank** + **one of Bangladesh's largest commercial banks** + **founded Mar 27 1983 as Bangladesh's first private commercial bank** <sup>[1][1], [Bangladesh report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BD)</sup>.

## History

**Mar 27 1983 — The City Bank founded as Bangladesh's first private commercial bank** distinctive Bangladeshi banking heritage.

**2014 — City Touch mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **The City Bank Limited** (Bangladeshi commercial bank; DSE: CITYBANK + CSE: CITYBANK).

**Major shareholders**: **Bangladeshi institutional + retail + foreign investors free float**.

**Regulators**: **Bangladesh Bank**.

## Technical integration

City Touch mobile app (iOS + Android) + thecitybank.com online + The City Bank branch network across Bangladesh + City Bank Visa + Mastercard + American Express cards (City Bank is American Express exclusive Bangladeshi issuer + acquirer); BD IBAN + NPSB + Bangla QR.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Bangladeshi banking + payments competitors**: [bKash](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bkash) (bKash; BRAC Bank parent; Bangladesh's largest mobile financial service ~80M+ users) + [Nagad](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/nagad) (Nagad; Bangladesh Postal Department mobile money) + [BRAC Bank (Astha App)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/brac-bank) (BRAC Bank; DSE: BRACBANK; Bangladeshi commercial bank; bKash parent) + [Eastern Bank Bangladesh](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/eastern-bank-bd) (Eastern Bank; Bangladeshi commercial bank) + [Dutch-Bangla Bank (DBBL)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/dutch-bangla-bank) (Dutch-Bangla Bank DBBL; DSE: DUTCHBANGL + CSE: DUTCHBANGL; Bangladeshi commercial bank) + [HSBC Bangladesh](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/hsbc-bangladesh) (HSBC Bangladesh; HSBC Holdings UK parent subsidiary) + [Standard Chartered Bangladesh](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/standard-chartered-bangladesh) (Standard Chartered Bangladesh; LSE: STAN + SEHK: 2888 UK-headquartered international banking group).

**Regulators**: Bangladesh Bank.

## Status

**Active, DSE:CITYBANK + CSE:CITYBANK + Bangladeshi commercial bank + one of Bangladesh's largest commercial banks + founded Mar 27 1983 as Bangladesh's first private commercial bank** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.thecitybank.com/ "City Bank — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_Bank_Limited "City Bank — Wikipedia"
[bd-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BD

- [1] [City Bank — official][1]
- [2] [City Bank — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Bangladesh report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BD)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/BD-bangladesh.md`

## Source

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