Most hotels and many of the restaurants in The Gambia accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express cards but please confirm with management before making a transaction.

Cash in major currencies can be converted at banks or exchange bureaus.

Standard Chartered Bank is the only bank in the Gambia that has an ATM/money machine to withdrawal cash with a VISACard. There is a limit of D4,000 per day.

Travelers’ Cheques are mostly accepted. Passport and a copy of the passport should be brought to the bank.

Banks in Banjul
Monday to Thursday: 8:00 am to 1:30 pm
Friday: 8:00 am to 11:00 am

Closed on Saturday and Public holidays

Branches of all Banks else where
Monday to Friday: 08:00-12.00 and 16:00-18:00
Saturday: 08:00-13:00 (except some branches of Standard Chartered Bank which are open from 16:00-18:00 on Saturdays)

Arab Gambia Islamic Bank
Headquarters: 7 Ecowas Avenue, P.O. Box 1415, Banjul
Other Branches: Serrekunda / Westfield
Tel: (220) 422-2222 / 422-3773/
422-2244
Fax: (220) 422-2211
E-mail: agib@qanet.gm

First International Bank
Headquarters: 6 OAU Boulevard, P O Box 1997, Banjul
Other Branches: Kairaba Ave, Westfield
Tel: (220) 420-2000/5
Fax: (220) 420-2000
E-mail: fib@gamtel.gm

Guaranty Trust Bank
Headquarters: 56 Kairaba Avenue, P.O.Box 1958, Fajara
Other Branches: Senegambia HIghway
Tel: (220) 437-6371/4
Fax: (220) 437-6398

International Bank for Commerce
Headquarters: 11a Liberation Avenue, Banjul
Other Branches: Bakau
Tel: (220) 422-7944 /4 22-8144 /
422-8145
Fax: (220) 422-9312
E-mail: ibc@qanet.gm

International Commercial Bank (G) Ltd
Headquarters: 48 Kairaba Avenue, Serrekunda, KMC
P.O. Box 1600
Banjul, The Ganbia
Tel: (220) 4377878
Fax: (220) 4377880
E-mail: yiphean01@yahoo.com

Standard Chartered Bank (Gambia) Ltd
Headquarters: 8 Ecowas Avenue, P O Box 259, Banjul
Other Branches: Senegambia, Serrekunda/Westfield, Kairaba Avenue/Shell
Tel: (220) 422-8681/3
Fax: (220) 422-7714
E-mail: stsi@scbgam.mhs.compuserve.com

Trust Bank Ltd
Headquarters: 3-4 Ecowas Avenue, Banjul
Other Branches: Serrekunda/Westfield
Tel: (220) 422-5777/8
Fax: (220) 422-5781
E-mail: trust@gamtel.gm

The Gambia's financial system is built around the Central Bank of The Gambia, six commercial banks, foreign exchange bureaux, and nine insurance companies. In addition, there is a non-bank parastatal, the Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC), that invests its available funds to meet future pension and provident fund obligations. Other components of The Gambia's financial system include micro-credit institutions engaged mainly in small-scale rural project financing.