# Banque Misr Liban

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

Specifications:
- [Banque Misr Liban — official](https://www.banquemisrliban.com.lb/)

## Overview

**Banque Misr Liban** is **Lebanese commercial banking subsidiary of Banque Misr Egyptian state-owned parent** + **Banque Misr Egyptian parent ~100%+ controlling** + **one of Lebanon's mid-sized commercial banks** + **founded Jul 13 1929 in Beirut Lebanon as Banque Misr Liban Egyptian-Lebanese commercial banking subsidiary operating amid ongoing Lebanese banking + economic crisis since 2019** <sup>[1][1], [Lebanon report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/LB)</sup>.

## History

**Jul 13 1929 — Banque Misr Liban SAL founded in Beirut Lebanon as Banque Misr Egyptian parent Lebanese commercial banking subsidiary as one of Lebanon's first Arab-owned commercial banks** distinctive Lebanese-Egyptian banking heritage.

**Oct 17 2019 — Lebanese banking + economic crisis triggers Lebanese commercial banking sectoral collapse with capital controls + Lebanese Pound LBP currency collapse + Banque du Liban BdL Ponzi scheme allegations**.

**2014 — Banque Misr Liban Mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Banque Misr Liban SAL** (Lebanese commercial banking subsidiary of Banque Misr Egyptian state-owned parent).

**Major shareholders**: **Banque Misr (Egyptian state-owned parent) ~100%+ controlling**.

**Regulators**: **Banque du Liban BdL + Central Bank of Egypt CBE via Banque Misr parent**.

## Technical integration

Banque Misr Liban Mobile app (iOS + Android) + banquemisrliban.com.lb online + Banque Misr Liban branch network across Lebanon + Banque Misr Visa + Mastercard cards; EMVCo QRCPS QR payments + Lebanese Pound LBP + US Dollar USD domestic transfers (amid Lebanese banking + economic crisis since 2019).

## Implementations & partners

**Parent group**: [Banque Misr (BM Online + onebank)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/banque-misr) (Banque Misr; Egyptian state-owned commercial bank; one of Egypt's largest commercial banks by assets).

**Major Lebanese banking + payments competitors**: [Byblos Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/byblos-bank) (Byblos Bank; BSE: BYB) + [Bank of Beirut](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-of-beirut) (Bank of Beirut; BSE: BOB) + [Fransabank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/fransabank) (Fransabank SAL) + [BankMed](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bankmed) (BankMed) + [Société Générale de Banque au Liban (SGBL)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/sgbl-lebanon) (SGBL) + [Banque Libano-Française (BLF)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/banque-libano-francaise) (Banque Libano-Française BLF) + [Crédit Libanais](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/credit-libanais) (Crédit Libanais; EuroMTF: CRDL) + [BBAC (Bank of Beirut and the Arab Countries)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bbac-lebanon) (BBAC) + [IBL Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ibl-bank) (IBL Bank) + [Banque BEMO](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bemo-bank) (Banque BEMO).

**Regulators**: Banque du Liban BdL + Central Bank of Egypt CBE via Banque Misr parent.

## Status

**Crisis-active, Lebanese commercial banking subsidiary of Banque Misr Egyptian state-owned parent + Banque Misr Egyptian parent ~100%+ controlling + one of Lebanon's mid-sized commercial banks + founded Jul 13 1929 in Beirut Lebanon as Banque Misr Liban Egyptian-Lebanese commercial banking subsidiary operating amid ongoing Lebanese banking + economic crisis since 2019** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.banquemisrliban.com.lb/ "Banque Misr Liban — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banque_Misr "Banque Misr Liban — via Banque Misr — Wikipedia"
[lb-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/LB

- [1] [Banque Misr Liban — official][1]
- [2] [Banque Misr Liban — via Banque Misr — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Lebanon report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/LB)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/LB-lebanon.md`

## Source

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