# Arab Bank

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

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

## Overview

**Arab Bank** is **Amman Stock Exchange ASE: ARBK** + **Jordanian commercial bank** + **one of MENA's largest commercial banks by assets** + **Shoman family Jordanian-Palestinian founding family controlling minority + 600+ branches across 30+ countries on 5 continents** + **founded May 21 1930 in Jerusalem** <sup>[1][1], [Jordan report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/JO)</sup>.

## History

**May 21 1930 — Arab Bank founded in Jerusalem by Abdul Hameed Shoman as first Arab-owned commercial bank in Palestine** distinctive Jordanian-Palestinian + MENA banking heritage.

**1948 — Arab-Israeli War + Arab Bank Jordan relocation post-displacement from Jerusalem**.

**2010 — Arabi Mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Arab Bank plc** (Jordanian commercial bank; Amman Stock Exchange ASE: ARBK).

**Major shareholders**: **Shoman family Jordanian-Palestinian founding family controlling minority + Jordanian retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

**Regulators**: **Central Bank of Jordan + national regulators across 30+ countries**.

## Technical integration

Arabi Mobile mobile app (iOS + Android) + arabbank.com online + Arab Bank branch network across 30+ countries (~600+ branches) + Arab Bank Visa + Mastercard cards; JO IBAN + CLEAR JO (Central Liquidity Engine for Automated Reconciliation Jordanian payments).

## Implementations & partners

**Major Jordanian + MENA banking + payments competitors**: [Jordan Islamic Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/jordan-islamic-bank) (Jordan Islamic Bank; Amman Stock Exchange ASE: JIBA; Jordanian Islamic commercial bank; Al Baraka Banking Group Bahrain parent controlling) + [Housing Bank for Trade and Finance](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/housing-bank-trade) (Housing Bank for Trade and Finance; Amman Stock Exchange ASE: THBK; Jordan's #2 commercial bank by assets) + [Cairo Amman Bank (CAB Mobile Banking)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/cairo-amman-bank) (Cairo Amman Bank; Amman Stock Exchange ASE: CABK; Jordanian commercial bank) + [Bank of Jordan](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-of-jordan) (Bank of Jordan; Amman Stock Exchange ASE: BOJX; Jordanian commercial bank) + [Capital Bank of Jordan](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/capital-bank-jordan) (Capital Bank of Jordan; Amman Stock Exchange ASE: EXFB; Jordanian commercial bank) + [Jordan Ahli Bank (JAB)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/jordan-ahli-bank) (Jordan Ahli Bank; Amman Stock Exchange ASE: AHLI; Jordanian commercial bank) + Bank al Etihad (Bank al Etihad; Amman Stock Exchange ASE: UBSI; Jordanian commercial bank).

**Regulators**: Central Bank of Jordan + national regulators across 30+ countries.

## Status

**Active, Amman Stock Exchange ASE:ARBK + Jordanian commercial bank + one of MENA's largest commercial banks by assets + Shoman family Jordanian-Palestinian founding family controlling minority + 600+ branches across 30+ countries on 5 continents + founded May 21 1930 in Jerusalem** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

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

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

## Source

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