Bank Nizwa

Overview

Bank Nizwa is Omani Islamic commercial bank + MSX: BKNZ + Omani retail + institutional + foreign investors free float + Oman's first standalone Islamic commercial bank + founded Jan 28 2013 in Muscat Oman as Oman's pioneer standalone Islamic commercial bank ^{1, Oman report}.

History

Jan 28 2013 — Bank Nizwa SAOG founded in Muscat Oman as Oman's pioneer standalone Islamic commercial bank distinctive Omani Islamic banking heritage as Oman's first standalone Islamic commercial bank.

2014 — Bank Nizwa Mobile banking app launch.

Ownership & operator

Operating entity: Bank Nizwa SAOG (Omani Islamic commercial bank; MSX: BKNZ).

Major shareholders: Omani retail + institutional + foreign investors free float.

Regulators: Central Bank of Oman CBO.

Technical integration

Bank Nizwa Mobile app (iOS + Android) + banknizwa.om online + Bank Nizwa branch network across Oman + Nizwa Visa + Mastercard cards; EMVCo QRCPS QR payments + OmanPay QR (Omani national QR payment scheme) + Omani Rial OMR domestic transfers.

Implementations & partners

Major Omani banking + payments competitors: Bank Muscat (Bank Muscat; MSX: BKMB; Oman's largest commercial bank by assets) + NBO National Bank of Oman (National Bank of Oman NBO; MSX: NBOB; Omani commercial bank) + Sohar International (Oman) (Sohar International Bank; MSX: BKSB; Omani commercial bank) + Ahli Bank Oman (Ahli Bank Oman; MSX: ABOB; Omani commercial bank) + Oman Arab Bank (Oman Arab Bank OAB; MSX: OABB; Omani commercial bank) + Alizz Islamic Bank (Alizz Islamic Bank; MSX: BKIZ; Omani Islamic commercial bank) + Meethaq Islamic Banking (Meethaq Islamic Banking; Bank Muscat Islamic banking window).

Regulators: Central Bank of Oman CBO.

Status

Active, Omani Islamic commercial bank + MSX:BKNZ + Omani retail + institutional + foreign investors free float + Oman's first standalone Islamic commercial bank + founded Jan 28 2013 in Muscat Oman as Oman's pioneer standalone Islamic commercial bank ^{1, 2}.

Sources

• 1 Nizwa — official
• 2 Nizwa — Wikipedia
• ^{Oman report} In-corpus: reports/countries/OM-oman.md

Source

Biography extracted from bank-nizwa-oman.md. See matrix.md for standards-support matrix if present.