No, they are not same. One is blessed and the other is cursed. A lot of people having no knowledge usually bring this 'same same' logic without going into financial details and point out the non-islamic element, in islamic banking, to prove it wrong.

On the outside vodka and sprite may look same same! At the core of it, merriage and fornication are same! Why not apply this same same logic here as well?

Din't wanna offend anyone but if you want to say that islamic banking is same as interest based commercial banking then bring ur proof...

Yasir.