# Invest Bank

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

Specifications:
- [Invest Bank — official](https://www.investbank.ae/)

## Key details

- **Launch:** 1975

## Overview

**Invest Bank** is **UAE commercial bank** + **ADX: INVESTB** + **Government of Sharjah ~50%+ controlling post-Mar 7 2019 bailout + UAE Sharjah ruling Al Qasimi family + UAE retail + institutional + foreign investors free float** + **one of UAE's mid-sized commercial banks** + **founded 1975 in Sharjah UAE as Sharjah-based commercial bank** <sup>[1][1], [United Arab Emirates report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/AE)</sup>.

## History

**1975 — Invest Bank PSC founded in Sharjah UAE as Sharjah-based commercial bank** distinctive UAE banking heritage.

**Mar 7 2019 — Government of Sharjah acquires ~50%+ controlling stake in Invest Bank for ~AED 1.12B (~$305M) bailout amid Invest Bank financial distress** distinctive UAE banking bailout.

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

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Invest Bank PSC** (UAE commercial bank; ADX: INVESTB).

**Major shareholders**: **Government of Sharjah ~50%+ controlling post-Mar 7 2019 bailout + UAE Sharjah ruling Al Qasimi family + UAE retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

**Regulators**: **Central Bank of UAE CBUAE**.

## Technical integration

Invest Bank Mobile app (iOS + Android) + investbank.ae online + Invest Bank branch network across UAE + Invest Visa + Mastercard cards; EMVCo QRCPS QR payments + Aani UAE national instant payments + AED Emirati Dirham domestic transfers.

## Implementations & partners

**Major UAE banking + payments competitors**: First Abu Dhabi Bank (First Abu Dhabi Bank FAB; ADX: FAB) + [Emirates NBD (ENBD X)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/emirates-nbd) (Emirates NBD Bank; DFM: EMIRATESNBD) + [Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/adcb-uae) (Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank ADCB; ADX: ADCB) + [Mashreq NEO + NEOPAY (UAE)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/mashreq-neo) (Mashreq Bank; DFM: MASB) + [Bank of Sharjah (BoS)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-of-sharjah) (Bank of Sharjah; ADX: BOS) + [Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/sharjah-islamic) (Sharjah Islamic Bank SIB; ADX: SIB) + [United Arab Bank (UAB)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/uab-united-arab) (United Arab Bank UAB; ADX: UAB; CBQ Qatari parent ~40%+ controlling minority).

**Regulators**: Central Bank of UAE CBUAE.

## Status

**Active, UAE commercial bank + ADX:INVESTB + Government of Sharjah ~50%+ controlling post-Mar 7 2019 bailout + UAE Sharjah ruling Al Qasimi family + UAE retail + institutional + foreign investors free float + one of UAE's mid-sized commercial banks + founded 1975 in Sharjah UAE as Sharjah-based commercial bank** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.investbank.ae/ "Invest Bank — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invest_Bank "Invest Bank — Wikipedia"
[ae-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/AE

- [1] [Invest Bank — official][1]
- [2] [Invest Bank — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[United Arab Emirates report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/AE)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/AE-united-arab-emirates.md`

## Source

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