# Jordan Ahli Bank (JAB)

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

Specifications:
- [JAB — official](https://www.ahli.com/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** branches
- **Launch:** 1955

## Overview

**Jordan Ahli Bank (JAB)** is **Jordanian commercial bank** + **ASE: AHLI** + **Jordanian retail + institutional + foreign investors free float** + **one of Jordan's largest commercial banks by branches** + **founded 1955 in Amman Jordan as National Bank of Jordan then 1956 commercial banking operations launch then 2007 Jordan National Bank rebrand then 2014 Jordan Ahli Bank rebrand** <sup>[1][1], [Jordan report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/JO)</sup>.

## History

**1955 — National Bank of Jordan founded in Amman Jordan as Jordan's national commercial bank** distinctive Jordanian banking heritage.

**1956 — commercial banking operations launch**.

**2007 — Jordan National Bank rebrand**.

**2014 — Jordan Ahli Bank rebrand consolidating Jordan National Bank**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Jordan Ahli Bank JAB** (Jordanian commercial bank; ASE: AHLI).

**Major shareholders**: **Jordanian retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

**Regulators**: **Central Bank of Jordan CBJ + national regulators across 3+ countries**.

## Technical integration

JAB Mobile app (iOS + Android) + ahli.com online + Jordan Ahli Bank branch network across Jordan + Palestine + Cyprus international branches + Ahli Visa + Mastercard cards; CliQ Jordanian instant payments + EMVCo QRCPS QR payments + Jordanian Dinar JOD domestic transfers.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Jordanian banking + payments competitors**: [Arab Bank (Arabi Mobile)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/arab-bank) (Arab Bank; ASE: ARBK; one of Middle East's oldest + largest commercial banks; ~600+ branches across 28+ countries on 5 continents) + [Housing Bank for Trade and Finance](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/housing-bank-trade) (Housing Bank for Trade and Finance HBTF; ASE: THBK) + [Jordan Islamic Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/jordan-islamic-bank) (Jordan Islamic Bank JIB; ASE: JOIB) + [Bank of Jordan](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-of-jordan) (Bank of Jordan; ASE: BOJX) + [Capital Bank of Jordan](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/capital-bank-jordan) (Capital Bank of Jordan; ASE: EXFB) + [Cairo Amman Bank (CAB Mobile Banking)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/cairo-amman-bank) (Cairo Amman Bank; ASE: CABK) + [Jordan Kuwait Bank (JKB)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/jordan-kuwait-bank) (Jordan Kuwait Bank JKB; ASE: JOKB; Burgan Bank Kuwait via KIPCO parent ~51%+ controlling).

**Regulators**: Central Bank of Jordan CBJ + national regulators across 3+ countries.

## Status

**Active, Jordanian commercial bank + ASE:AHLI + Jordanian retail + institutional + foreign investors free float + one of Jordan's largest commercial banks by branches + founded 1955 in Amman Jordan as National Bank of Jordan then 1956 commercial banking operations launch then 2007 Jordan National Bank rebrand then 2014 Jordan Ahli Bank rebrand** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.ahli.com/ "JAB — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Ahli_Bank "JAB — Wikipedia"
[jo-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/JO

- [1] [JAB — official][1]
- [2] [JAB — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Jordan report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/JO)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/JO-jordan.md`

## Source

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