# Bank of Sharjah (BoS)

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

Specifications:
- [BoS — official](https://www.bankofsharjah.com/)

## Overview

**Bank of Sharjah (BoS)** is **UAE commercial bank** + **ADX: BOS** + **Government of Sharjah + UAE Sharjah ruling Al Qasimi family + UAE retail + institutional + foreign investors free float** + **one of UAE's mid-sized commercial banks** + **founded Dec 22 1973 in Sharjah UAE as Sharjah emirate's first national commercial bank** <sup>[1][1], [United Arab Emirates report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/AE)</sup>.

## History

**Dec 22 1973 — Bank of Sharjah BoS PJSC founded in Sharjah UAE as Sharjah emirate's first national commercial bank** distinctive UAE banking heritage as one of UAE's pioneer post-federation national commercial banks.

**2014 — Bank of Sharjah Mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Bank of Sharjah BoS PJSC** (UAE commercial bank; ADX: BOS).

**Major shareholders**: **Government of Sharjah + UAE Sharjah ruling Al Qasimi family + UAE retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

**Regulators**: **Central Bank of UAE CBUAE + national regulators across 3+ countries**.

## Technical integration

Bank of Sharjah Mobile app (iOS + Android) + bankofsharjah.com online + Bank of Sharjah branch network across UAE + Lebanon (Emirates Lebanon Bank EL Bank Bank of Sharjah Lebanese subsidiary) + France international branches + BoS Visa + Mastercard cards; EMVCo QRCPS QR payments + Aani UAE national instant payments + AED Emirati Dirham domestic transfers.

## Implementations & partners

**Major UAE banking + payments competitors**: First Abu Dhabi Bank (First Abu Dhabi Bank FAB; ADX: FAB) + [Emirates NBD (ENBD X)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/emirates-nbd) (Emirates NBD Bank; DFM: EMIRATESNBD) + [Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/adcb-uae) (Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank ADCB; ADX: ADCB) + [Mashreq NEO + NEOPAY (UAE)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/mashreq-neo) (Mashreq Bank; DFM: MASB) + [Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/dubai-islamic-bank) (Dubai Islamic Bank DIB; DFM: DIB) + [Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/abu-dhabi-islamic-bank) (Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank ADIB; ADX: ADIB) + [Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/sharjah-islamic) (Sharjah Islamic Bank SIB; ADX: SIB) + [RAKBANK](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/rakbank) (RAKBANK; ADX: RAKBANK) + [Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/commercial-bank-of-dubai) (Commercial Bank of Dubai CBD; DFM: CBD).

**Regulators**: Central Bank of UAE CBUAE + national regulators across 3+ countries.

## Status

**Active, UAE commercial bank + ADX:BOS + Government of Sharjah + UAE Sharjah ruling Al Qasimi family + UAE retail + institutional + foreign investors free float + one of UAE's mid-sized commercial banks + founded Dec 22 1973 in Sharjah UAE as Sharjah emirate's first national commercial bank** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.bankofsharjah.com/ "BoS — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_Sharjah "BoS — Wikipedia"
[ae-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/AE

- [1] [BoS — official][1]
- [2] [BoS — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[United Arab Emirates report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/AE)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/AE-united-arab-emirates.md`

## Source

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