BANK NXT, Bank of Alexandria and CIB post fastest growth in net fees and commissions income in H1 2026

BANK NXT tops the ranking, rising from last place in the comparable period of 2025 Islamic banks secure one spot among the top 10, out of four banks included in the ranking

BANK NXT topped FirstBank’s ranking of the fastest-growing banks operating in the Egyptian banking market by net fees and commissions income in H1 2026, recording growth of 111.33 per cent.

The bank’s net fees and commissions income rose to about EGP 500.65 million in H1 2026, compared with about EGP 236.90 million in the same period of 2025.

Bank of Alexandria ranked second, with growth of 39.84 per cent, as its net fees and commissions income increased to about EGP 1.72 billion in H1 2026, compared with about EGP 1.23 billion in H1 2025.

Commercial International Bank – Egypt (CIB) ranked third, with growth of 39.69 per cent, as its net fees and commissions income rose to about EGP 5.76 billion in H1 2026, compared with about EGP 4.12 billion in the same period of 2025.

FirstBank’s ranking tracked the development of net fees and commissions income at 23 banks operating in the Egyptian banking sector for which financial data was available.

The data showed that 19 banks recorded positive growth in net fees and commissions income, while four banks posted declines in H1 2026.

Total net fees and commissions income at the banks covered by the analysis reached EGP 31.06 billion in H1 2026, compared with about EGP 27.16 billion in the same period of 2025, representing growth of about 14.34 per cent.

Islamic banks had a limited presence in the ranking, with one of the four banks included securing a place among the top 10. Kuwait Finance House Bank – Egypt (KFH-Egypt) ranked fourth, with growth of 39.15 per cent.

The comparison between the June 2026 and 2025 rankings showed significant changes in the top 10 positions. Only three banks remained among the top 10 in both rankings, although their positions changed, while new banks entered the list and others dropped out.

BANK NXT recorded the biggest improvement, advancing 23 places to top the ranking in H1 2026, compared with 24th place in the comparable period of 2025. Bank of Alexandria ranked second, up from fourth, while CIB climbed from seventh to third.

KFH-Egypt ranked fourth, advancing from 23rd place, while National Bank of Kuwait – Egypt (NBK-Egypt) jumped from 17th to fifth. FABMISR ranked sixth, up from 15th, followed by Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank – Egypt (ADCB Egypt) in seventh, compared with eighth previously. Egyptian Gulf Bank (EG BANK) ranked eighth, advancing from 16th.

Banque du Caire climbed from 13th to ninth, while Attijariwafa Bank Egypt ranked 10th, up from 19th.

All values and growth rates cited in the analysis are based on the separate financial statements disclosed by each bank.  

Rank	اسم البنك	Net fees and commissions income in H1 2026 (EGP Bn)	Net fees and commissions income in H1 2025 (EGP Bn)	Growth Rate (%)
1	BANK NXT	0.501	0.237	111.33%
2	Bank of Alexandria	1.716	1.227	39.84%
3	Commercial International Bank (CIB)	5.761	4.124	39.69%
4	Kuwait Finance House – Egypt	0.557	0.400	39.15%
5	National Bank of Kuwait – Egypt	0.994	0.792	25.54%
6	First Abu Dhabi Bank Egypt-FAB	1.700	1.360	25.03%
7	Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank – Egypt	0.774	0.663	16.79%
8	EGBANK	0.795	0.695	14.43%
9	Banque du Caire	3.337	2.919	14.32%
10	Attijariwafa bank Egypt	0.650	0.569	14.27%
11	HSBC Bank Egypt	1.582	1.419	11.43%
12	Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank – Egypt (ADIB-Egypt)	1.503	1.353	11.10%
13	Housing and Development Bank	0.601	0.543	10.59%
14	Suez Canal Bank	0.764	0.692	10.33%
15	Al Baraka Bank Egypt	0.558	0.515	8.52%
16	The United Bank	0.367	0.352	4.48%
17	Qatar National Bank-QNB	3.408	3.265	4.37%
18	Export Development Bank of Egypt (EBank)	0.767	0.759	1.10%
19	Emirates NBD Egypt	0.924	0.918	0.55%
20	Credit Agricole Egypt	0.799	0.795	0.52%
21	Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait – Egypt	0.651	0.697	-6.61%
22	Bank ABC Egypt	0.257	0.276	-6.84%
23	saib	0.521	0.569	-8.42%
24	Arab African International Bank	1.570	2.022	-22.35%