# Banque du Caire

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/cairo-bank-egypt
> research date 2026-06-01 · extracted at 2026-10-03
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Specifications:
- [Banque du Caire — official](https://www.bdc.com.eg/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** assets

## Overview

**Banque du Caire** is **Egyptian state-owned commercial bank** + **Banque Misr Egyptian state-owned parent ~100%+ controlling** + **one of Egypt's largest commercial banks by assets** + **founded May 16 1952 in Cairo Egypt as Egypt's national commercial bank** <sup>[1][1], [Egypt report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/EG)</sup>.

## History

**May 16 1952 — Banque du Caire founded in Cairo Egypt as Egypt's national commercial bank** distinctive Egyptian banking heritage.

**1960 — Banque du Caire nationalised under Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser-era Egyptian banking nationalisation**.

**2004 — Banque Misr Egyptian state-owned parent acquires Banque du Caire consolidating Banque du Caire as Banque Misr Egyptian commercial banking subsidiary**.

**2014 — Banque du Caire Mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Banque du Caire** (Egyptian state-owned commercial bank).

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

**Regulators**: **Central Bank of Egypt CBE + Central Bank of UAE CBUAE**.

## Technical integration

Banque du Caire Mobile app (iOS + Android) + bdc.com.eg online + Banque du Caire branch network across Egypt + UAE international branch + Banque du Caire Visa + Mastercard + Meeza Egyptian national card scheme; Meeza national card scheme + Meeza QR (Egyptian national QR payment scheme) + Egyptian Pound EGP domestic transfers.

## 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 Egyptian banking + payments competitors**: [National Bank of Egypt (NBE)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/nbe-egypt) (National Bank of Egypt NBE; Egypt's largest commercial bank by assets) + [CIB (Commercial International Bank Egypt)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/cib-egypt) (Commercial International Bank CIB; CASE: COMI) + [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) + [AlexBank Bank of Alexandria](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/alex-bank) (AlexBank).

**Regulators**: Central Bank of Egypt CBE + Central Bank of UAE CBUAE.

## Status

**Active, Egyptian state-owned commercial bank + Banque Misr Egyptian state-owned parent ~100%+ controlling + one of Egypt's largest commercial banks by assets + founded May 16 1952 in Cairo Egypt as Egypt's national commercial bank** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.bdc.com.eg/ "Banque du Caire — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banque_du_Caire "Banque du Caire — Wikipedia"
[eg-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/EG

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

## Source

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