Banking is easy in Burundi! Your ATM card will work at many of our eight main commercial banks. Business is transacted mainly in cash, but many hotels and restaurants will accept VISA, Mastercard, US dollars and Euros. There are also several Forex Bureaus where you can exchange your money for local Burundian Francs.

 

Below is a list of the commercial banks and Exchange Bureaus in Burundi:

• Banque Commerciale du Burundi (Burundi Commercial Bank) (BANCOBU)

• Access Bank dba Finbank S.A.

• Banque de Gestion et de Financement (BGF)

• Banque Burundaise pour le Commerce et l'Investissement (Burundi Bank of Commerce and Investment) (BBCI)

• Bank of Africa Burundi - Operating as Banque de Credit de Bujumbura (Bujumbura Bank of Credit)(BCB)

• CRDB Bank BurundiDiamond Trust Bank

• Ecobank

• Interbank Burundi (IBB)

• Kenya Commercial Bank