# Al Salam Bank Bahrain

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/al-salam-bahrain
> research date 2026-06-01 · extracted at 2026-10-03
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Al Salam — official](https://www.alsalambank.com/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** assets

## Overview

**Al Salam Bank Bahrain** is **Bahraini Islamic commercial bank** + **BHB: SALAM** + **Bahraini retail + institutional + foreign investors free float** + **one of Bahrain's largest Islamic commercial banks by assets** + **founded Jan 23 2006 in Manama Bahrain as Bahraini Islamic commercial bank** <sup>[1][1], [Bahrain report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BH)</sup>.

## History

**Jan 23 2006 — Al Salam Bank BSC founded in Manama Bahrain as Bahraini Islamic commercial bank** distinctive Bahraini Islamic banking heritage.

**Mar 30 2014 — Al Salam Bank BMI Bank Bahrain BSC acquisition completed consolidating into Al Salam Bank**.

**2014 — Al Salam Bank Mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Al Salam Bank BSC** (Bahraini Islamic commercial bank; BHB: SALAM).

**Major shareholders**: **Bahraini retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

**Regulators**: **Central Bank of Bahrain CBB + national regulators across 2+ countries**.

## Technical integration

Al Salam Bank Mobile app (iOS + Android) + alsalambank.com online + Al Salam Bank branch network across Bahrain + Saudi Arabia + Al Salam Visa + Mastercard cards; EMVCo QRCPS QR payments + BenefitPay QR (Bahraini national QR payment scheme; BENEFIT Bahrain national payments switch operator) + Bahraini Dinar BHD domestic transfers.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Bahraini banking + payments competitors**: [National Bank of Bahrain](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/nbb-bank) (National Bank of Bahrain NBB; BHB: NBB; Bahrain's largest commercial bank by assets) + [BBK Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (MaxWallet + BBK Mobile)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bbk-bahrain) (Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BBK; BHB: BBK; Bahraini commercial bank) + [Ahli United Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ahli-united-bank-bahrain) (Ahli United Bank AUB; Bahraini commercial bank; Kuwait Finance House KFH parent ~100%+ controlling) + [Bahrain Islamic Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bahrain-islamic-bank) (Bahrain Islamic Bank BISB; BHB: BISB; Bahraini Islamic commercial bank; NBB Bahraini parent ~78%+ controlling) + [Ithmaar Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ithmaar-bank) (Ithmaar Bank; BHB: ITHMR; Bahraini Islamic commercial bank) + [Al Baraka Banking Group](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/albaraka-bahrain) (Al Baraka Banking Group ABG; BHB: BARKA; Bahraini Islamic commercial bank holding).

**Regulators**: Central Bank of Bahrain CBB + national regulators across 2+ countries.

## Status

**Active, Bahraini Islamic commercial bank + BHB:SALAM + Bahraini retail + institutional + foreign investors free float + one of Bahrain's largest Islamic commercial banks by assets + founded Jan 23 2006 in Manama Bahrain as Bahraini Islamic commercial bank** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.alsalambank.com/ "Al Salam — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Salam_Bank-Bahrain "Al Salam — Wikipedia"
[bh-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BH

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

## Source

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