# Gulf Bank Kuwait

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/gulf-bank-kuwait
> research date 2026-05-30 · extracted at 2026-10-03
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Gulf Bank — official](https://www.e-gulfbank.com/)

## Overview

**Gulf Bank Kuwait** is **Kuwaiti commercial bank** + **KSE: GBK** + **Alghanim Industries Kuwaiti conglomerate ~35% controlling** <sup>[1][1], [Kuwait report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/KW)</sup>.

## History

**Oct 1960 — Gulf Bank founded** distinctive Kuwaiti banking heritage.

**1984 — Gulf Bank KSE listing under ticker GBK**.

**2014 — Gulf Bank Mobile Banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Gulf Bank K.S.C.P.** (KSE: GBK; Kuwaiti commercial bank).

**Major shareholders**: **Alghanim Industries Kuwaiti conglomerate (Yusuf Ahmed Alghanim & Sons) ~35% controlling + Public Institution for Social Security PIFSS + Kuwait Investment Authority KIA + Kuwaiti retail + institutional + foreign investors**.

**Regulators**: **CBK (Central Bank of Kuwait)**.

## Technical integration

Gulf Bank Mobile Banking app (iOS + Android) + e-gulfbank.com online + Gulf Bank branch network across Kuwait + Gulf Bank Visa + Mastercard cards; KNET + Kuwait Instant Payment.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Kuwaiti banking + payments competitors**: [NBK (National Bank of Kuwait)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/nbk) (National Bank of Kuwait NBK; KSE: NBK; Kuwait's largest commercial bank by assets) + [Boubyan Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/boubyan) (Boubyan Bank; Kuwait's largest Islamic commercial bank by assets) + [Kuwait Finance House (KFH) / KFHOnline](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/kfh) (Kuwait Finance House KFH; one of largest Islamic banks globally) + [Burgan Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/burgan-bank) (Burgan Bank; KIPCO majority controlling) + [ABK Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/abk-kuwait) (Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait; KSE:ABK; ~6 countries footprint + Behbehani Group + PIFSS controlling) + [Kuwait International Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/kuwait-international-bank) (Kuwait International Bank; Kuwaiti Islamic commercial bank) + [Warba Bank (Kuwait)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/warba-bank) (Warba Bank; Kuwaiti Islamic commercial bank).

**Regulator**: CBK.

## Status

**Active, Kuwaiti commercial bank + KSE:GBK + Alghanim Industries Kuwaiti conglomerate ~35% controlling** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.e-gulfbank.com/ "Gulf Bank — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Bank "Gulf Bank — Wikipedia"
[kw-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/KW

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

## Source

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