# BLOM Bank

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

Specifications:
- [BLOM — official](https://www.blombank.com/)

## Overview

**BLOM Bank** is **BSE: BLOM** + **Lebanese commercial bank** + **one of Lebanon's largest commercial banks by assets** + **Saade family Lebanese founding family controlling minority + Lebanese institutional + foreign investors free float** + **founded Jun 27 1951 in Beirut** <sup>[1][1], [Lebanon report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/LB)</sup>.

## History

**Jun 27 1951 — BLOM Bank Banque du Liban et d'Outre-Mer founded in Beirut** distinctive Lebanese banking heritage.

**2014 — BLOM Mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **BLOM Bank Banque du Liban et d'Outre-Mer** (Lebanese commercial bank; BSE: BLOM).

**Major shareholders**: **Saade family Lebanese founding family controlling minority + Lebanese institutional + retail + foreign investors free float**.

**Regulators**: **Banque du Liban BDL + national regulators across 12+ countries**.

## Technical integration

BLOM Mobile app (iOS + Android) + blombank.com online + BLOM Bank branch network across Lebanon + France + Jordan + Syria + Egypt + Romania + Cyprus + UAE + Saudi Arabia + UK + Bahrain + Iraq international branches + BLOM Bank Visa + Mastercard cards; LB IBAN + BDL SWIFT.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Lebanese banking + payments competitors**: [Bank Audi / neo by Bank Audi](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-audi) (Bank Audi sal Lebanon; BSE: AUDI; Lebanese commercial bank; one of Lebanon's largest commercial banks by assets) + [Byblos Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/byblos-bank) (Byblos Bank; BSE: BYB; Lebanese commercial bank; one of Lebanon's largest commercial banks by assets) + [Bank of Beirut](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-of-beirut) (Bank of Beirut; BSE: BOB; Lebanese commercial bank) + [Fransabank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/fransabank) (Fransabank; Lebanese commercial bank) + CreditBank (Credit Bank; Lebanese commercial bank) + [BBAC (Bank of Beirut and the Arab Countries)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bbac-lebanon) (BBAC Bank of Beirut and the Arab Countries; Lebanese commercial bank).

**Regulators**: Banque du Liban BDL + national regulators across 12+ countries.

## Status

**Active, BSE:BLOM + Lebanese commercial bank + one of Lebanon's largest commercial banks by assets + Saade family Lebanese founding family controlling minority + Lebanese institutional + foreign investors free float + founded Jun 27 1951 in Beirut** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.blombank.com/ "BLOM — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blom_Bank "BLOM — Wikipedia"
[lb-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/LB

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

## Source

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