# Commercial Bank of Kuwait

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

Specifications:
- [CBK — official](https://www.cbk.com/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** assets

## Overview

**Commercial Bank of Kuwait** is **Boursa Kuwait: CBK** + **Kuwaiti commercial bank** + **founded Jun 19 1960 as Kuwait's second commercial bank** + **one of Kuwait's largest commercial banks by assets** <sup>[1][1], [Kuwait report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/KW)</sup>.

## History

**Jun 19 1960 — Commercial Bank of Kuwait CBK founded as Kuwait's second commercial bank** distinctive Kuwaiti banking heritage.

**2014 — CBK Mobile Banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Commercial Bank of Kuwait CBK** (Kuwaiti commercial bank; Boursa Kuwait: CBK).

**Major shareholders**: **Al Sayer Group ~21%+ + Kuwait Investment Authority KIA ~17%+ + Kuwaiti retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

**Regulators**: **Central Bank of Kuwait CBoK**.

## Technical integration

CBK Mobile Banking app (iOS + Android) + cbk.com online + Commercial Bank of Kuwait branch network across Kuwait + CBK Visa + Mastercard cards; KW IBAN + K-Net (Kuwait national debit card + ATM network).

## Implementations & partners

**Major Kuwaiti banking + payments competitors**: [NBK (National Bank of Kuwait)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/nbk) (NBK National Bank of Kuwait; Boursa Kuwait: NBK; Kuwait's largest commercial bank by assets) + [Kuwait Finance House (KFH) / KFHOnline](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/kfh) (Kuwait Finance House; Boursa Kuwait: KFIN; Kuwaiti Islamic bank + Kuveyt Türk Turkish parent ~62.24% controlling) + [Gulf Bank Kuwait](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/gulf-bank-kuwait) (Gulf Bank; Boursa Kuwait: GBK; Kuwaiti commercial bank) + [Boubyan Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/boubyan) (Boubyan Bank; Boursa Kuwait: BOUBYAN; Kuwaiti Islamic bank) + [ABK Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/abk-kuwait) (Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait ABK; Boursa Kuwait: ABK; Kuwaiti commercial bank) + [Warba Bank (Kuwait)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/warba-bank) (Warba Bank; Boursa Kuwait: WARBA; Kuwaiti Islamic bank) + [Kuwait International Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/kuwait-international-bank) (Kuwait International Bank KIB; Boursa Kuwait: KIB; Kuwaiti Islamic bank).

**Regulators**: Central Bank of Kuwait CBoK.

## Status

**Active, Boursa Kuwait:CBK + Kuwaiti commercial bank + founded Jun 19 1960 as Kuwait's second commercial bank + one of Kuwait's largest commercial banks by assets** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.cbk.com/ "CBK — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_Bank_of_Kuwait "CBK — Wikipedia"
[kw-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/KW

- [1] [CBK — official][1]
- [2] [CBK — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Kuwait report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/KW)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/KW-kuwait.md`

## Source

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