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Top 14 Financial institutions based in Nigeria

RevenueBase identified 40 financial institutions headquartered in Nigeria as of September 2026 and tracks 35,864 professional contacts across them, including 10,703 with verified work emails. Lagos is the largest hub.

This list covers financial institutions headquartered in Nigeria, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
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The 14 largest financial institutions based in Nigeria

Ranked by team size
Top 14 of 40 financial institutions based in Nigeria, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to financial institutions: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceLagos Island, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+11,823 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“First Bank of Nigeria Ltd – Keeping You First First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) is Nigeria’s premier commercial bank and most valuable banking brand.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2Indirect evidenceVictoria Island, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 20, 20265,001-10,0006,295 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Fidelity Bank Plc began operations in 1988 as Fidelity Union Merchant Bank Limited.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3Partial evidenceLagos, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 20, 20265,001-10,0005,057 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We’ve built a legacy of financial excellence.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4Indirect evidenceLagos, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 20, 20265,001-10,0004,223 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5Strong evidenceVictoria Island, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 20, 20265,001-10,0004,044 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Polaris Bank is a forward-thinking financial institution committed to delivering customer-first banking experiences across Nigeria.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6Strong evidenceLagos, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 20, 20265,001-10,0002,388 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Skye Bank PLC has evolved into one of the top financial institutions in Nigeria, after its very seamless consolidation exercise in 2006.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7Indirect evidenceIkoyi, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,0001,392 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Renmoney, we believe finance should be simple, useful and accessible to everyone.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8Indirect evidenceMaitama, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200182 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9Strong evidenceFederal Capital Territory, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20027 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We provide individuals and institutions with a comprehensive range of financial products and services including Asset Management, Investment Banking, Securities Brokerage…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10Indirect evidenceVictoria Island, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5024 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We (Bank78) are simplifying banking for businesses and individuals with digital accounts, easy payment scheduling, and competitive savings, so they can thrive wherever they go.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11Strong evidenceLagos, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5022 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Moneymarque Finance is an innovative retail finance institution with the clear objective of offering outstanding products and services to suit the financial requirements of our…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12Indirect evidenceLagos, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5017 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Stateside Microfinance Bank Ltd is licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to carry out banking business & all deposits are insured by the Nigerian Deposit Insurance…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13Partial evidenceLagos, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-108 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Providing financial services such as savings and deposits, and loans.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14Indirect evidenceLagos, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,0007 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Banking Focused on You.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

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Financial institutions based in Nigeria at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
29.8%Verified-email coverage
896.6Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
15.0%Largest-city concentration · Lagos
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
3
11-50
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51-200
7
201-500
1
501-1,000
2
5,001-10,000
5
10001+
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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Nigeria, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Nigeria, over 40 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among financial institutions, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Nigeria whose own description of what they do matches “financial institutions”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names financial institutions), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among financial institutions, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Nigeria are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 10,703 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names financial institutions, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many financial institutions are there based in Nigeria?

RevenueBase identified 40 financial institutions headquartered in Nigeria as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

First Bank Of Nigeria LTD, headquartered in Lagos Island, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most financial institutions?

Lagos leads with 6 headquartered companies, followed by Lagos State (5) and Victoria Island Lagos (3).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 10,703 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 40 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.