Private company
Trust Merchant Bank
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Commercial bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo,1
Trust Merchant Bank or TMB, is a commercial bank based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with its headquarters located in Lubumbashi. The bank began operations in 2004. TMB operates in all sectors of the local banking market, including in retail banking, SME banking, corporate banking, and mobile banking.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrybank1
- HeadquartersLubumbashi1
- Websitewww.trustmerchantbank.com
- Legal formSociete Anonyme - (SA)3
- LEI5493000RGZ5OQRL3DA343
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusIssued and current3
- Registered address1223 Avenue Lumumba, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo3
- Registered withGuichet Unique de Création d’Entreprise (Ministere de la Justice et Droits Humains), CD/LSH/RCCM/14-B-016243
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Trust Merchant Bank or TMB, is a commercial bank based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with its headquarters located in Lubumbashi. The bank began operations in 2004. TMB operates in all sectors of the local banking market, including in retail banking, SME banking, corporate banking, and mobile banking.2
Products and brands
- loan
Listed on Wikidata.1
Trust Merchant Bank operates over 105 branches across 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo:
Bandundu-Ville
Beni
Boma
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Bukavu (multiple branches)
Bunia
Butembo
Fungurume
Gbadolite
Gemena
Goma (multiple branches)
Kabinda
Kalemie
Kamina
Kamoa
Kananga
Kasumbalesa (multiple branches)
Kenge
Kikwit
Kilwa
Kindu
Kinshasa (multiple branches)
Kitona
Kisangani
Kolwezi (multiple branches)
Likasi
Lodja
Logu
Lubumbashi (multiple branches)
Manono
Matadi (multiple branches)
Mbandaka
Mbanza Ngundu
Mbuji-Mayi
Mwene-Ditu
Muanda
Uvira
The bank maintains a representative office in Brussels.
TMB is the only bank in the DRC to operate bank branches onsite at a number of MONUSCO sites across the country, including in Kisangani and Bunia.
From Wikipedia’s article on Trust Merchant Bank, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5
Acquisitions
In August 2022, KCB Group, based in Nairobi, Kenya agreed to acquire 85 percent shareholding in Trust Merchant Bank at "1.49 times the book value". It is estimated that that would cost approximately KSh15 billion/= (US$127 million then). KCB also agreed to acquire the remaining 15 percent ownership in the bank, not later than 2024. The deal requires shareholder and regulatory approvals in DRCongo and Kenya.
From Wikipedia’s article on Trust Merchant Bank, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5
Timeline
- 2004Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.trustmerchantbank.com1
- WikipediaTrust Merchant Bank
- WikidataQ1890153
Sources
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- 1WikidataTrust Merchant Bank on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaTrust Merchant Bank on Wikipedia
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