# Kina Bank

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/kina-bank-png
> research date 2026-06-01 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Kina — official](https://www.kinabank.com.pg/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** assets
- **Launch:** 1985

## Overview

**Kina Bank** is **Papua New Guinea commercial bank** + **POMSoX: KSL ASX: KSL** + **Papua New Guinea retail + institutional + foreign investors free float** + **one of PNG's largest commercial banks by assets** + **founded 1985 in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea as Kina Securities then 2013 Maybank PNG acquisition + 2015 PNG full commercial banking license + Sep 30 2019 ANZ PNG retail commercial banking acquisition for ~$95M consolidating into Kina Bank** <sup>[1][1], [Papua New Guinea report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/PG)</sup>.

## History

**1985 — Kina Securities founded in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea as PNG securities firm**.

**2013 — Kina Securities Maybank PNG acquisition consolidating into PNG commercial banking sector**.

**Jul 31 2015 — Kina Bank full Bank of Papua New Guinea commercial banking license**.

**Sep 30 2019 — Kina Bank ANZ PNG retail commercial banking acquisition completed for ~$95M consolidating into PNG's largest commercial banks by assets** distinctive PNG banking consolidation.

**2019 — Kina Mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Kina Securities Limited dba Kina Bank** (Papua New Guinea commercial bank; POMSoX: KSL; ASX: KSL).

**Major shareholders**: **Papua New Guinea retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

**Regulators**: **Bank of Papua New Guinea + Australian Prudential Regulation Authority APRA via ASX dual listing**.

## Technical integration

Kina Mobile app (iOS + Android) + kinabank.com.pg online + Kina Bank branch network across Papua New Guinea + Kina Visa + Mastercard cards; EMVCo QRCPS QR payments + Papua New Guinea Kina PGK domestic transfers.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Papua New Guinea banking + payments competitors**: [Wantok Wallet (BSP)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/wantok-wallet) (Bank South Pacific BSP; POMSoX: BSP ASX: BSP; PNG's largest commercial bank by assets + branches; ~2M+ BSP customers across PNG + Pacific) + Westpac PNG (Westpac PNG; Westpac Australian parent ASX: WBC) + ANZ PNG (ANZ PNG; ANZ Australian parent ASX: ANZ; sold retail commercial banking to Kina Bank Sep 30 2019).

**Regulators**: Bank of Papua New Guinea + Australian Prudential Regulation Authority APRA via ASX dual listing.

## Status

**Active, Papua New Guinea commercial bank + POMSoX:KSL ASX:KSL + Papua New Guinea retail + institutional + foreign investors free float + one of PNG's largest commercial banks by assets + founded 1985 in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea as Kina Securities then 2013 Maybank PNG acquisition + 2015 PNG full commercial banking license + Sep 30 2019 ANZ PNG retail commercial banking acquisition for ~$95M consolidating into Kina Bank** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.kinabank.com.pg/ "Kina — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kina_Bank "Kina — Wikipedia"
[pg-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/PG

- [1] [Kina — official][1]
- [2] [Kina — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Papua New Guinea report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/PG)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/PG-papua-new-guinea.md`

## Source

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