# Blom Bank Egypt

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

Specifications:
- [Blom Egypt — historical](https://www.blom.com.eg/)

## Overview

**Blom Bank Egypt** is **Egyptian commercial banking subsidiary of Blom Bank Lebanese parent BSE: BLOM** + **Blom Bank Lebanese parent ~99%+ controlling pre-Apr 17 2022 Arab Banking Corporation Bahrain BHB: ABCB ~$427M acquisition then Bank ABC Egypt rebrand** + **one of Egypt's mid-sized foreign-owned commercial banks** + **founded Aug 14 1929 in Cairo Egypt as Misr Romanian Bank then 2005 Blom Bank Egypt acquisition** <sup>[1][1], [Egypt report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/EG)</sup>.

## History

**Aug 14 1929 — Misr Romanian Bank founded in Cairo Egypt as Egyptian-Romanian joint commercial bank under Egyptian banking modernisation** distinctive Egyptian banking heritage.

**2005 — Blom Bank Lebanese parent BSE: BLOM acquires Misr Romanian Bank consolidating into Blom Bank Egyptian commercial banking subsidiary**.

**Apr 17 2022 — Arab Banking Corporation Bank ABC BHB: ABCB Bahraini parent acquires Blom Bank Egypt from Blom Bank Lebanese parent for ~$427M consolidating into Bank ABC Egypt** distinctive Egyptian-Bahraini banking consolidation.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Blom Bank Egypt SAE** (Egyptian commercial bank consolidated into Bank ABC Egypt post-Apr 17 2022 Arab Banking Corporation acquisition).

**Major shareholders**: **Arab Banking Corporation Bank ABC (BHB: ABCB; Bahraini wholesale + commercial bank) ~99%+ controlling post-Apr 17 2022 ~$427M acquisition**.

**Regulators**: **Central Bank of Egypt CBE + Central Bank of Bahrain CBB via Bank ABC parent (post-2022)**.

## Technical integration

Blom Bank Egypt mobile app discontinued + blom.com.eg discontinued (consolidated into Bank ABC Egypt branded successor) + Blom Visa + Mastercard + Meeza Egyptian national card scheme cards transitioned to Bank ABC Egypt; Meeza national card scheme + Meeza QR (Egyptian national QR payment scheme) + Egyptian Pound EGP domestic transfers.

## Implementations & partners

**Parent group**: [Arab Banking Corporation (Bank ABC)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/arab-banking-corporation) (Arab Banking Corporation Bank ABC; BHB: ABCB; Bahraini wholesale + commercial bank).

**Major Egyptian banking + payments competitors**: [National Bank of Egypt (NBE)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/nbe-egypt) (National Bank of Egypt NBE) + [CIB (Commercial International Bank Egypt)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/cib-egypt) (Commercial International Bank CIB; CASE: COMI) + [Banque Misr (BM Online + onebank)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/banque-misr) (Banque Misr) + [QNB AlAhli](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/qnb-alahli) (QNB Al Ahli Bank Egypt) + [Arab African International Bank (AAIB)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/aaib-egypt) (Arab African International Bank AAIB) + [HSBC Egypt](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/hsbc-egypt) (HSBC Egypt) + [FAB Egypt](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/fab-egypt) (FAB Egypt) + [Emirates NBD Egypt](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/emirates-nbd-egypt) (Emirates NBD Egypt).

**Regulators**: Central Bank of Egypt CBE + Central Bank of Bahrain CBB via Bank ABC parent (post-2022).

## Status

**Integrated into Bank ABC Egypt, Egyptian commercial banking subsidiary of Blom Bank Lebanese parent BSE:BLOM + Blom Bank Lebanese parent ~99%+ controlling pre-Apr 17 2022 Arab Banking Corporation Bahrain BHB:ABCB ~$427M acquisition then Bank ABC Egypt rebrand + one of Egypt's mid-sized foreign-owned commercial banks + founded Aug 14 1929 in Cairo Egypt as Misr Romanian Bank then 2005 Blom Bank Egypt acquisition** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.blom.com.eg/ "Blom Egypt — historical"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blom_Bank "Blom — Wikipedia"
[eg-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/EG

- [1] [Blom Egypt — historical][1]
- [2] [Blom — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Egypt report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/EG)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/EG-egypt.md`

## Source

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