# Bank Nizwa

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

Specifications:
- [Nizwa — official](https://www.banknizwa.om/)

## 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** <sup>[1][1], [Oman report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/OM)</sup>.

## 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](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-muscat) (Bank Muscat; MSX: BKMB; Oman's largest commercial bank by assets) + [NBO National Bank of Oman](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/nbo-oman) (National Bank of Oman NBO; MSX: NBOB; Omani commercial bank) + [Sohar International (Oman)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/sohar-international) (Sohar International Bank; MSX: BKSB; Omani commercial bank) + [Ahli Bank Oman](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ahli-bank-oman) (Ahli Bank Oman; MSX: ABOB; Omani commercial bank) + [Oman Arab Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/oman-arab-bank) (Oman Arab Bank OAB; MSX: OABB; Omani commercial bank) + [Alizz Islamic Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/alizz-islamic-bank) (Alizz Islamic Bank; MSX: BKIZ; Omani Islamic commercial bank) + [Meethaq Islamic Banking](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/meethaq) (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** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.banknizwa.om/ "Nizwa — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_Nizwa "Nizwa — Wikipedia"
[om-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/OM

- [1] [Nizwa — official][1]
- [2] [Nizwa — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Oman report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/OM)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/OM-oman.md`

## Source

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