Al Rayan of Qatar Axis Bank UK, owned by Axis Bank of India Bank of Ceylon (UK), owned by Bank of Ceylon of Sri Lanka Bank of Baroda (UK), owned by Bank of Baroda of India Bank of China (UK), owned by Bank of China Bank of India (UK), owned by Bank of India Bank Sepah International plc, owned by Bank Sepah of Iran FCMB Bank (UK) Limited, owned by First City Monument Bank of Nigeria Zenith Bank (UK), owned by Zenith Bank of Nigeria Bank of Ireland UK, owned by Bank of Ireland of the Republic of Ireland; one of the leading banks in Northern Ireland, and present in Great Britain to a lesser extent Citibank (UK), owned by Citigroup of the United States ICBC (London) plc, by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China ICICI Bank (UK), owned by ICICI Bank of India Danske Bank (formerly Northern Bank), owned by Danske Bank of Denmark Habib Bank UK, owned by Habib Bank of Pakistan Punjab National Bank (International), owned by Punjab National Bank of India RCI Bank UK, owned by RCI Banque SA Santander UK (formerly Abbey, Alliance & Leicester and Bradford & Bingley), owned by Santander Group of Spain SEB (UK), owned by Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Sweden Silicon Valley Bank UK, owned by Silicon Valley Bank of the United States State Bank of India (UK), owned by State Bank of India Svenska Handelsbanken, UK Branch The Bank of East Asia, UK Branch TSB Bank, part of Sabadell Group, headquartered in Spain Union Bank of India (UK) Ltd, owned by Union Bank of India of India United Bank UK, owned by United Bank Limited of Pakistan Building societies in the UK The other main class of consumer financial service organisation in the United Kingdom is the building society. The building society sector has become much smaller with fewer building societies. This was caused, firstly, a number of building societies demutualising in the 1980s and 1990s and subsequently, taken over by banks. Secondly, there has been ongoing consolidation via mergers between societies. There are 42 building societies in the UK as of 2021 which provide retail banking services to the general public. The five largest as of October 2020 are: See also 2008 United Kingdom bank rescue package 2009 United Kingdom bank rescue package Banking in the United Kingdom Building society List of building societies in the United Kingdom :Category:Banks of