# Dukhan Bank

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

Specifications:
- [Dukhan — official](https://www.dukhanbank.com/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** assets

## Overview

**Dukhan Bank** is **Qatari Islamic commercial bank** + **QSE: DUBK** + **Qatar Investment Authority QIA via Qatar Holding LLC ~26%+ controlling minority + Qatari ruling Al Thani family + Qatari retail + institutional investors free float** + **one of Qatar's largest Islamic commercial banks by assets** + **founded Apr 17 2008 in Doha Qatar as Barwa Bank then May 1 2020 Dukhan Bank rebrand** <sup>[1][1], [Qatar report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/QA)</sup>.

## History

**Apr 17 2008 — Barwa Bank founded in Doha Qatar as Qatari Islamic commercial bank**.

**May 1 2020 — Dukhan Bank rebrand consolidating Barwa Bank** distinctive Qatari Islamic banking modernisation.

**2014 — Dukhan Bank Mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Dukhan Bank QPSC** (Qatari Islamic commercial bank; QSE: DUBK).

**Major shareholders**: **Qatar Investment Authority QIA via Qatar Holding LLC ~26%+ controlling minority + Qatari ruling Al Thani family + Qatari retail + institutional investors free float**.

**Regulators**: **Qatar Central Bank QCB**.

## Technical integration

Dukhan Bank Mobile app (iOS + Android) + dukhanbank.com online + Dukhan Bank branch network across Qatar + Dukhan Visa + Mastercard cards; EMVCo QRCPS QR payments + Qatar Mobile Payment QMP (Qatari national mobile QR payment scheme) + Qatari Riyal QAR domestic transfers.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Qatari banking + payments competitors**: [QNB Group (QNB Mobile)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/qnb-group) (Qatar National Bank QNB; QSE: QNBK; Qatar's largest commercial bank by assets; Middle East + Africa's largest commercial bank by assets) + [QIB (Qatar Islamic Bank)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/qib) (Qatar Islamic Bank QIB; QSE: QIBK; Qatar's largest Islamic commercial bank by assets) + [Qatar International Islamic Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/qatar-international-islamic) (Qatar International Islamic Bank QIIB; QSE: QIIK; Qatari Islamic commercial bank) + [Masraf Al Rayan](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/al-rayan-bank) (Masraf Al Rayan; QSE: MARK; Qatari Islamic commercial bank).

**Regulators**: Qatar Central Bank QCB.

## Status

**Active, Qatari Islamic commercial bank + QSE:DUBK + Qatar Investment Authority QIA via Qatar Holding LLC ~26%+ controlling minority + Qatari ruling Al Thani family + Qatari retail + institutional investors free float + one of Qatar's largest Islamic commercial banks by assets + founded Apr 17 2008 in Doha Qatar as Barwa Bank then May 1 2020 Dukhan Bank rebrand** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.dukhanbank.com/ "Dukhan — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dukhan_Bank "Dukhan — Wikipedia"
[qa-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/QA

- [1] [Dukhan — official][1]
- [2] [Dukhan — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Qatar report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/QA)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/QA-qatar.md`

## Source

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