# Bahrain Islamic Bank

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

Specifications:
- [BISB — official](https://www.bisb.com/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** assets

## Overview

**Bahrain Islamic Bank** is **Bahrain Bourse: BISB** + **Bahraini Islamic bank** + **National Bank of Bahrain NBB Islamic banking subsidiary post-Jan 2020 ~$220M acquisition** + **Bahrain's #2 Islamic bank by assets** + **founded Mar 7 1979 as Bahrain's first Islamic commercial bank** <sup>[1][1], [Bahrain report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BH)</sup>.

## History

**Mar 7 1979 — Bahrain Islamic Bank BISB founded as Bahrain's first Islamic commercial bank** distinctive Bahraini + global Islamic banking heritage.

**Jan 2020 — National Bank of Bahrain NBB acquires Bahrain Islamic Bank BISB for ~$220M consolidating Bahraini banking**.

**2014 — BISB Mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Bahrain Islamic Bank BISB** (Bahraini Islamic bank; Bahrain Bourse: BISB).

**Major shareholders**: **National Bank of Bahrain NBB (Bahrain Bourse: NBB; Bahrain's largest commercial bank by assets) ~52%+ controlling + Bahraini retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

**Regulators**: **CBB Central Bank of Bahrain + DSN Shariah Supervisory Board**.

## Technical integration

BISB Mobile banking app (iOS + Android) + bisb.com online + Bahrain Islamic Bank branch network across Bahrain + BISB Visa + Mastercard cards; BH IBAN + Benefit BH + Islamic-compliant retail + commercial banking (no interest; profit-sharing + Murabaha + Sukuk).

## Implementations & partners

**NBB parent**: [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).

**Major Bahraini banking + Islamic banking + payments competitors**: [Ahli United Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ahli-united-bank-bahrain) (Ahli United Bank AUB; Bahrain Bourse: AUB; Kuwait Finance House KFH Kuwaiti parent ~96.7% controlling) + [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) + [Al Baraka Banking Group](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/albaraka-bahrain) (Al Baraka Banking Group ABG; 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) + [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 + DSN Shariah Supervisory Board.

## Status

**Active, Bahrain Bourse:BISB + Bahraini Islamic bank + National Bank of Bahrain NBB Islamic banking subsidiary post-Jan 2020 ~$220M acquisition + Bahrain's #2 Islamic bank by assets + founded Mar 7 1979 as Bahrain's first Islamic commercial bank** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

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

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

## Source

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