[3] The bank was one of the earliest financial institutions to open to serve the banking needs of the people of South Sudan.

Ivory Bank was founded in 1994 by a group of South Sudanese businesspeople to serve the banking needs of the people and businesses of South Sudan.

The bank originally maintained its headquarters in Khartoum, Sudan.

In April 2009, the bank relocated the headquarters to Juba, the capital and largest city in South Sudan.

[4] As of October 2013[update], Ivory Bank maintained branches at the following locations:[5]