# FNB Namibia

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

Specifications:
- [FNB Namibia — official](https://www.fnbnamibia.com.na/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** assets

## Overview

**FNB Namibia** is **FirstRand Group South African parent ~58.4% controlling** + **Namibia's largest commercial bank by assets** + **NSX: FNB** + **eWallet pioneer for unbanked Namibians** <sup>[1][1], [Namibia report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/NA)</sup>.

## History

**1990 — First National Bank of Namibia founded post-Namibian independence**.

**1997 — FNB Namibia NSX listing under ticker FNB** distinctive Namibian banking listing.

**2014 — FNB Namibia Mobile Banking app launch + eWallet for unbanked**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **First National Bank of Namibia Holdings Limited** (NSX: FNB; Namibia's largest commercial bank by assets).

**Major shareholders**: **FirstRand Group (JSE: FSR; South Africa's largest banking group by market cap; FNB South Africa + RMB + WesBank + Aldermore parent) ~58.4% controlling + Namibian retail + institutional + foreign investors**.

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

## Technical integration

FNB Banking App mobile (iOS + Android) + fnbnamibia.com.na online + FNB Namibia branch network + FNB Namibia Visa + Mastercard cards; NA IBAN + NAMSwitch + eWallet (FNB Namibia mobile money for unbanked).

## Implementations & partners

**FirstRand Group**: [FNB Banking App (First National Bank)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/fnb-app) (FNB South Africa; FirstRand Group; South Africa's largest banking group + 12M+ customers) + [FNB eWallet](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/fnb-ewallet) (FNB eWallet South Africa).

**Major Namibian banking + payments competitors**: [Bank Windhoek (Namibia)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-windhoek) (Bank Windhoek; NSX: CGP; Capricorn Group; Namibian commercial bank) + [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, Namibia's largest commercial bank by assets + FirstRand Group South African parent ~58.4% controlling + NSX:FNB + eWallet pioneer for unbanked Namibians** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.fnbnamibia.com.na/ "FNB Namibia — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FirstRand_Namibia "FirstRand Namibia — Wikipedia"
[na-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/NA

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

## Source

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