# Eastern Bank Bangladesh

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

Specifications:
- [EBL — official](https://www.ebl.com.bd/)

## Overview

**Eastern Bank Bangladesh** is **DSE: EBL + CSE: EBL** + **Bangladeshi commercial bank** + **one of Bangladesh's largest commercial banks** + **founded Aug 8 1992 to take over the former BCCI (Bank of Credit and Commerce International) Bangladesh branches after BCCI's 1991 collapse** <sup>[1][1], [Bangladesh report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BD)</sup>.

## History

**Aug 8 1992 — Eastern Bank Limited EBL founded to take over the former BCCI (Bank of Credit and Commerce International) Bangladesh branches after BCCI's 1991 collapse** distinctive Bangladeshi banking heritage.

**2014 — EBL Skybanking mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Eastern Bank Limited EBL** (Bangladeshi commercial bank; DSE: EBL + CSE: EBL).

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

**Regulators**: **Bangladesh Bank + national regulators across 4+ countries**.

## Technical integration

EBL Skybanking mobile app (iOS + Android) + ebl.com.bd online + Eastern Bank Limited branch network across Bangladesh + Myanmar + Kenya + Hong Kong international branches + EBL Visa + Mastercard cards; 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) + [The City Bank Bangladesh](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/city-bank-bd) (The City Bank; DSE: CITYBANK + CSE: CITYBANK; 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 + national regulators across 4+ countries.

## Status

**Active, DSE:EBL + CSE:EBL + Bangladeshi commercial bank + one of Bangladesh's largest commercial banks + founded Aug 8 1992 to take over the former BCCI (Bank of Credit and Commerce International) Bangladesh branches after BCCI's 1991 collapse** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.ebl.com.bd/ "EBL — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Bank_Limited "EBL — Wikipedia"
[bd-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BD

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

## Source

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