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The Reserve Bank is Fiji’s central bank. Our objectives as are to protect the value of currency in the interest of balanced and sustainable economic growth, formulate monetary policy, promote price stability and issue currency.The story of the Reserve Bank stretches almost a century back to 1914 when the colonial Government took an important step in establishing the Currency Board with the sole right to issue notes and coins in the then Colony of Fiji.

It has been a long and eventful journey of almost a century across 25 countries. Starting in 1908 from a small building in Baroda to its new hi-rise and hi-tech Baroda Corporate Centre in Mumbai, is a saga of vision, enterprise, financial prudence and corporate governance. It is a story scripted in corporate wisdom and social pride. It is a story crafted in private capital, princely patronage and state ownership. It is a story of ordinary bankers and their extraordinary contribution in the ascent of Bank of Baroda to the formidable heights of corporate glory.

Our Business principle is 'Customer First'. in determining our product, services culture and our presence, we are mindful, first and foremost, of our customers' needs, wants, aspirations and expectations of their banks. We are innovative and fair. Through this approach, and our aims and aspirations, we strive to bring you exceptional customer service, convenience in banking, good and simple products and our BEST offers possible to enable you to save on fees and charges and earn high interest on your savings and investments.

Westpac Fiji offers a full range of retail banking services as well as financial services geared towards large corporations and institutional clients. However, our role is more than simply providing banking and financial services. It’s about being part of the stability and security of a sound financial system, playing an integral role in the local economy and contributing to the social and environmental wellbeing of local communities.

ANZ is fully committed to Fiji, where we’ve had a proud and long history. ANZ was first established in the old capital of Levuka as the Union Bank of Australia in 1880. We established our first Suva branch in 1883. In 1951, the Bank of Australasia merged with the Union Bank of Australia to form ANZ Bank Limited. We’ve since continued to grow our presence in Fiji with the acquisition of the Fiji operations of Barclays and Grindlays Banks in 1985, Bank of New Zealand in 1990, and Bank of Hawaii in 2002.In 2002 we also opened our operations centre in Kalabo, now called the Suva Hub (Pacific Operations Ltd), to support our growth in the Pacific through the centralisation of ANZ Pacific’s regional operations into a single shared service centre.

In June 1962, the Fiji Government together with the British Overseas Development Corporation (BODC) (now known as Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC)) formed Home Finance Company Limited.May 1989, all shareholders had equal shares.In December 1995 Fiji Government sold its 25% shares to FNPF making FNPF a major shareholder at 50% with FDC maintaining management rights of HFC, under agreement by all shareholders.In January 2002 FDC decided to sell its interest in HFC. FNPF, exercising its rights to purchase FDC’s 25% shares, extended its major shareholding capacity to 75%.With six branches Fiji wide, in March 2014 HFC transitioned to offer fully-fledged banking services.

The Fijian government established the National Bank of Fiji in 1976 on the base of the Savings Bank of Fiji, founded in 1907. After the 1987 coup, the NBF made a push to serve the indigenous Fijian population (in contradistinction to the Fijian population of Indian origin) by introducing new services, expanding its staff by hiring mainly indigenous Fijians, and increasing its lending to indigenous Fijians. The full name of the bank is National Bank of Fiji trading as Colonial National Bank.