# Bank Aljazira (Saudi Arabia)

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-aljazira
> research date 2026-05-30 · extracted at 2026-10-03
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Bank Aljazira — official](https://www.bankaljazira.com/)

## Overview

**Bank Aljazira (Saudi Arabia)** is **Saudi Islamic commercial bank** + **Tadawul: 1020** + **#24 Forbes Middle East 30 Most Valuable Banks 2025** + **National Bank of Pakistan partial ownership pre-1992 + Saudi government acquisition** <sup>[1][1], [Saudi Arabia report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/SA)</sup>.

## History

**1975 — Bank Aljazira founded** as Saudi commercial bank by Saudi government acquisition + National Bank of Pakistan partial ownership pre-1992.

**1992 — National Bank of Pakistan Saudi Aljazira divestment + Saudi private + Saudi government ownership consolidation**.

**2010s — Bank Aljazira Sharia-compliant Islamic banking transition**.

**2014 — Bank Aljazira Mobile Banking app launch** distinctive Saudi Islamic mobile banking strategy.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Bank Aljazira** (Tadawul: 1020; Saudi Islamic commercial bank).

**Major shareholders**: **Saudi public investment fund PIF + General Organization for Social Insurance GOSI + Saudi retail + institutional + foreign investors**.

**Regulators**: **SAMA (Saudi Central Bank) + Sharia Board**.

## Technical integration

Bank Aljazira mobile banking app (iOS + Android) + bankaljazira.com online + Bank Aljazira branch network across Saudi Arabia + Bank Aljazira Visa + Mastercard + mada cards; mada + SARIE + SPI.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Saudi banking + Islamic banking competitors**: [Saudi National Bank (SNB)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/saudi-national-bank) (Saudi National Bank SNB; Tadawul: 1180; Saudi Arabia's largest commercial bank by assets) + [Al Rajhi Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/al-rajhi-bank) (Al Rajhi Bank; Tadawul: 1120; Saudi Arabia's largest Islamic bank by assets) + [Bank Albilad (Albilad App)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-albilad) (Bank Albilad; Tadawul: 1140; Saudi Islamic banking + 680% surge in open-banking transactions + BaaS APIs) + [Alinma Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/alinma) (Alinma Bank; Tadawul: 1150; Saudi Islamic banking) + [Saudi Investment Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/saudi-investment-bank) (Saudi Investment Bank; Tadawul: 1030; Saudi commercial bank) + [Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/saudi-awwal-bank) (Saudi Awwal Bank SAB; Tadawul: 1060; HSBC ~31%) + [Riyad Bank + Riyad Mobile](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/riyad-bank) (Riyad Bank; Tadawul: 1010) + [Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF Mobile)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/banque-saudi-fransi) (Banque Saudi Fransi BSF; Tadawul: 1050; Credit Agricole ~31.1%) + [STC Pay](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/stc-pay) (STC Pay; Saudi Telecom Company STC subsidiary).

**Regulators**: SAMA + Sharia Board.

## Status

**Active, Saudi Islamic commercial bank + Tadawul:1020 + #24 Forbes Middle East 30 Most Valuable Banks 2025** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.bankaljazira.com/ "Bank Aljazira — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_Aljazira "Bank Aljazira — Wikipedia"
[sa-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/SA

- [1] [Bank Aljazira — official][1]
- [2] [Bank Aljazira — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Saudi Arabia report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/SA)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/SA-saudi-arabia.md`

## Source

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