# Ahli United Bank

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ahli-united-bank-bahrain
> research date 2026-06-01 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [AUB — official](https://www.ahliunited.com/)

## Overview

**Ahli United Bank** is **Bahrain Bourse: AUB** + **Bahraini commercial bank** + **Kuwait Finance House KFH Kuwaiti parent ~96.7% controlling post-Oct 2 2022 ~$11.6B acquisition** + **one of Bahrain's largest commercial banks** <sup>[1][1], [Bahrain report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BH)</sup>.

## History

**Jan 2000 — Ahli United Bank AUB founded via Ahli Commercial Bank + United Bank of Kuwait merger** distinctive Bahraini banking heritage.

**Oct 2 2022 — Kuwait Finance House KFH Kuwaiti parent acquires ~96.7% controlling stake in Ahli United Bank AUB for ~$11.6B + Islamic banking conversion underway**.

**2014 — AUB Mobile Banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Ahli United Bank AUB** (Bahraini commercial bank; Kuwait Finance House KFH Kuwaiti parent ~96.7% controlling).

**Major shareholders**: **Kuwait Finance House KFH (Boursa Kuwait: KFIN; Kuwaiti Islamic bank) ~96.7% controlling + Bahraini retail + institutional + foreign investors free float minority**.

**Regulators**: **CBB Central Bank of Bahrain + Central Bank of Kuwait CBoK + national regulators across 8+ countries**.

## Technical integration

AUB Mobile Banking app (iOS + Android) + ahliunited.com online + AUB branch network across Bahrain + UK + Egypt + Iraq + Oman + Kuwait + UAE + Libya international branches + AUB Visa + Mastercard cards; BH IBAN + Benefit BH.

## Implementations & partners

**KFH parent**: [Kuwait Finance House (KFH) / KFHOnline](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/kfh) (Kuwait Finance House Kuwait; Boursa Kuwait: KFIN; Kuwaiti Islamic bank) + [Kuveyt Türk](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/kuveyt-turk) (Kuveyt Türk; Kuwait Finance House KFH Kuwaiti parent ~62.24% controlling; Turkish participation Islamic bank).

**Major Bahraini banking + payments competitors**: [National Bank of Bahrain](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/nbb-bank) (National Bank of Bahrain NBB; Bahrain Bourse: NBB; Bahrain's largest commercial bank by assets) + [Arab Banking Corporation (Bank ABC)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/arab-banking-corporation) (Arab Banking Corporation Bank ABC; Bahrain Bourse: BANB; Bahraini international commercial banking group + 25+ countries operations) + [Al Baraka Banking Group](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/albaraka-bahrain) (Al Baraka Banking Group Bahrain; Bahrain Bourse: BARKA; Bahraini Islamic banking group) + [Ithmaar Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ithmaar-bank) (Ithmaar Bank; Bahrain Bourse: ITHMR; Bahraini Islamic bank) + [Bahrain Islamic Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bahrain-islamic-bank) (Bahrain Islamic Bank BISB; National Bank of Bahrain Islamic banking subsidiary post-Jan 2020 ~$220M acquisition) + [Khaleeji Commercial Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/khaleeji-commercial-bank) (Khaleeji Commercial Bank KHCB; Bahrain Bourse: KHCB; Bahraini Islamic bank) + CrediMax (CrediMax Bahrain credit card scheme + payment processor).

**Regulators**: CBB Central Bank of Bahrain + Central Bank of Kuwait CBoK + national regulators across 8+ countries.

## Status

**Active, Bahrain Bourse:AUB + Bahraini commercial bank + Kuwait Finance House KFH Kuwaiti parent ~96.7% controlling post-Oct 2 2022 ~$11.6B acquisition + one of Bahrain's largest commercial banks** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.ahliunited.com/ "AUB — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahli_United_Bank "AUB — Wikipedia"
[bh-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BH

- [1] [AUB — official][1]
- [2] [AUB — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Bahrain report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BH)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/BH-bahrain.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [ahli-united-bank-bahrain.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/ahli-united-bank-bahrain). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.