The Central Bank of Syria (CBS) (Arabic: مصرف سورية المركزي, Masrif Suriat Almarkazi) is the central bank of Syria. The bank was established in 1953 and started operations in 1956. Its headquarters are in Damascus, with 11 branches in the provincial capitals. The largest bank, the French-owned Banque de Syrie et du Liban (Bank of Syria and Lebanon), assumed central bank functions and became the bank of currency issue, in addition to its commercial operations. Syria joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on April 10, 1947 and fixed the exchange rate at 2.19 Syrian pounds to US$1.

Qatar National Bank (QNB Group) (Arabic: بنك قطر الوطني) is a Qatari multinational commercial bank headquartered in Doha, Qatar. It was founded in 1964 and currently has subsidiaries and associates in 31 countries spanning three continents. The bank's ownership is evenly divided between the Qatar Investment Authority and members of the public. QNB was founded on 6 June 1964 as the country's first domestically-owned commercial bank. It had 35 employees in its first year and was initially headquartered in a government-owned building in Qatar's capital city, Doha.

The Commercial Bank of Syria (Arabic: المصرف التجاري السوري) is a fully government owned bank in Syria. It is the largest commercial bank in Syria with its headquarters in Damascus. The Commercial Bank accounts for the highest assets share in the banking sector, amounting to 37% of all bank assets at the end of 2017. The bank offers commercial banking services including long-term loans in Syrian pounds, armored car service, and collections services. The bank has dozens of branches and ATM's throughout Syria

Cham Bank (Arabic: بنك الشام) is the first Islamic bank to be established in Syria. It started operations in 2007. The Bank's operations and activities are supervised by the Central Bank of Syria. Cham Bank works to achieve an increase in the growth of returns, as this benefits customers and shareholders, as it works to ensure the safety and development of the banking system through the application of effective banking supervision and contribute to strengthening the base of deposits and investing them in various economic sectors under the frameworks of Islamic Sharia.