# Jaiz Bank

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/jaiz-bank
> research date 2026-06-01 · extracted at 2026-10-03
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Jaiz — official](https://www.jaizbankplc.com/)

## Overview

**Jaiz Bank** is **NGX: JAIZBANK** + **Nigerian Islamic bank** + **Nigeria's first non-interest banking + Islamic commercial bank** + **Dantata family + Ahmed Tijani Aminuddin Dantata + Nigerian institutional + foreign investors free float** <sup>[1][1], [Nigeria report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/NG)</sup>.

## History

**Aug 6 2003 — Jaiz Bank International founded as Nigerian non-interest banking + Islamic commercial bank initiative**.

**2011 — Jaiz Bank Nigerian non-interest banking + Islamic commercial bank license**.

**Jan 2017 — Jaiz Bank NGX IPO under ticker JAIZBANK**.

**2014 — Jaiz Mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Jaiz Bank Plc** (Nigerian Islamic bank; NGX: JAIZBANK).

**Major shareholders**: **Dantata family + Ahmed Tijani Aminuddin Dantata + Islamic Development Bank IDB Group ~~7%+ + Nigerian institutional + foreign investors free float**.

**Regulators**: **CBN Central Bank of Nigeria + Shariah Supervisory Board**.

## Technical integration

Jaiz Mobile app (iOS + Android) + jaizbankplc.com online + Jaiz Bank branch network across Nigeria + Jaiz Visa + Mastercard + Verve cards; NG IBAN + NIBSS Instant Payments + NQR Nigeria + Islamic-compliant retail + commercial banking (no interest; profit-sharing + Murabaha + Sukuk).

## Implementations & partners

**Major Nigerian banking + Islamic banking + payments competitors**: [Zenith Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/zenith-bank) (Zenith Bank; NGX: ZENITHBANK) + [First Bank of Nigeria (FirstMobile)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/first-bank-nigeria) (First Bank of Nigeria FBN; NGX: FBNH; Nigeria's oldest commercial bank since 1894) + [GTBank (Guaranty Trust Bank; GTWorld)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/gtbank) (Guaranty Trust Bank GTBank; NGX: GTCO) + [Access Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/access-bank) (Access Bank; NGX: ACCESSCORP; Nigeria's #2 commercial bank by assets) + [UBA (United Bank for Africa)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/uba) (UBA United Bank for Africa; NGX: UBA; Pan-African banking group) + [Union Bank of Nigeria](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/union-bank-nigeria) (Union Bank of Nigeria UBN; NGX: UBN) + [Fidelity Bank Nigeria](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/fidelity-bank-nigeria) (Fidelity Bank Nigeria; NGX: FIDELITYBK) + [Wema Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/wema-bank) (Wema Bank; NGX: WEMABANK) + [Sterling Bank Nigeria](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/sterling-bank-nigeria) (Sterling Bank; NGX: STERLINGNG) + [FCMB First City Monument Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/fcmb-nigeria) (First City Monument Bank FCMB; NGX: FCMB) + [Ecobank / Ecobank Mobile App](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ecobank) (Ecobank Transnational Inc; ETI; Pan-African banking group) + [Stanbic IBTC Nigeria / Stanbic IBTC Mobile 3.0 (APPbility)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/stanbic-ibtc) (Stanbic IBTC; NGX: STANBIC; Standard Bank Group Nigerian subsidiary) + [Polaris Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/polaris-bank) (Polaris Bank Plc).

**Regulators**: CBN Central Bank of Nigeria + Shariah Supervisory Board.

## Status

**Active, NGX:JAIZBANK + Nigerian Islamic bank + Nigeria's first non-interest banking + Islamic commercial bank + Dantata family + Ahmed Tijani Aminuddin Dantata + Nigerian institutional + foreign investors free float** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.jaizbankplc.com/ "Jaiz — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaiz_Bank "Jaiz — Wikipedia"
[ng-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/NG

- [1] [Jaiz — official][1]
- [2] [Jaiz — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Nigeria report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/NG)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/NG-nigeria.md`

## Source

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