# Arab Bank Egypt

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

Specifications:
- [Arab Bank EG — official](https://www.arabbank.com.eg/)

## Key details

- **Launch:** 1944

## Overview

**Arab Bank Egypt** is **Egyptian commercial banking subsidiary of Arab Bank Jordanian parent ASE: ARBK** + **Arab Bank Jordanian parent ~100%+ controlling** + **one of Egypt's foreign-owned commercial banks** + **founded 1944 in Cairo Egypt as Arab Bank's Egyptian commercial banking subsidiary** <sup>[1][1], [Egypt report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/EG)</sup>.

## History

**1944 — Arab Bank Egypt founded in Cairo Egypt as Arab Bank Jordanian parent ASE: ARBK's Egyptian commercial banking subsidiary** distinctive Egyptian-Jordanian pan-Arab banking heritage.

**2014 — Arab Bank Egypt Mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Arab Bank Egypt SAE** (Egyptian commercial banking subsidiary of Arab Bank Jordanian parent).

**Major shareholders**: **Arab Bank (ASE: ARBK; Jordanian parent) ~100%+ controlling**.

**Regulators**: **Central Bank of Egypt CBE + Central Bank of Jordan CBJ via Arab Bank parent**.

## Technical integration

Arab Bank Egypt Mobile app (iOS + Android) + arabbank.com.eg online + Arab Bank Egypt branch network across Egypt + Arab Bank Visa + Mastercard + Meeza Egyptian national card scheme; Meeza national card scheme + Meeza QR (Egyptian national QR payment scheme) + Egyptian Pound EGP domestic transfers.

## Implementations & partners

**Parent group**: [Arab Bank (Arabi Mobile)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/arab-bank) (Arab Bank; ASE: ARBK; Jordanian commercial bank; one of Middle East's oldest + largest commercial banks; founded May 21 1930 in Jerusalem by Abdul Hameed Shoman; ~600+ branches across 28+ countries).

**Major Egyptian banking + payments competitors**: [National Bank of Egypt (NBE)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/nbe-egypt) (National Bank of Egypt NBE) + [CIB (Commercial International Bank Egypt)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/cib-egypt) (Commercial International Bank CIB; CASE: COMI) + [Banque Misr (BM Online + onebank)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/banque-misr) (Banque Misr) + [QNB AlAhli](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/qnb-alahli) (QNB Al Ahli Bank Egypt) + [Arab African International Bank (AAIB)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/aaib-egypt) (Arab African International Bank AAIB) + [HSBC Egypt](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/hsbc-egypt) (HSBC Egypt) + [FAB Egypt](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/fab-egypt) (FAB Egypt) + [Emirates NBD Egypt](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/emirates-nbd-egypt) (Emirates NBD Egypt) + [Mashreq Egypt](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/mashreq-egypt) (Mashreq Egypt).

**Regulators**: Central Bank of Egypt CBE + Central Bank of Jordan CBJ via Arab Bank parent.

## Status

**Active, Egyptian commercial banking subsidiary of Arab Bank Jordanian parent ASE:ARBK + Arab Bank Jordanian parent ~100%+ controlling + one of Egypt's foreign-owned commercial banks + founded 1944 in Cairo Egypt as Arab Bank's Egyptian commercial banking subsidiary** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.arabbank.com.eg/ "Arab Bank EG — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Bank "Arab Bank — Wikipedia"
[eg-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/EG

- [1] [Arab Bank EG — official][1]
- [2] [Arab Bank — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Egypt report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/EG)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/EG-egypt.md`

## Source

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