MCB Bank is one of the oldest banks of Pakistan, incorporated in private sector in 1947. It was nationalized in 1974 and privatized in 1991. MCB Bank's major shareholding is owned by Nishat group, a prominent business conglomerate, having diversified interests in Textiles, Cement, Banking, Insurance, Power Generation, Hotel Business, Agriculture, Dairy, Auto Manufacturing and Paper Products.

To enter into international capital markets, the Bank launched its Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) in 2006. It was the first Pakistani Bank which had its GDRs listed on the London Stock Exchange. In 2008, the Bank entered into a strategic partnership with Maybank, Malaysia, which owns 18.78% stake in MCB through Maybank International Trust (Labuan) Berhad. In 2017, operations of NIB Bank were successfully amalgamated into and with MCB under a merger scheme. MCB is the first Pakistani Bank which incorporated a wholly owned Islamic Banking subsidiary, MCB Islamic Bank Limited, to meet requirements of a significant segment of society, for financial solutions that conform to Shariah rulings, and demonstrate our confidence in the potential of the Islamic Banking industry in the country.

The Bank operates a strong and vast network of over 1,400 Branches and over 1,480 ATMs in Pakistan and 8 branches overseas with a footprint in UAE, Bahrain and Sri Lanka. With a customer base of over 7 million, MCB leads the banking & financial services sector in Pakistan and customers across the globe have 24/7 access to MCB Bank via our World Class Internet Banking. The Bank on a consolidated basis is operating the 2nd largest network of more than 1,600 branches in Pakistan. The Bank enjoys highest local credit ratings pf AAA/A1+ categories for long term and short term respectively issued by PACRA.