# Jordan Kuwait Bank (JKB)

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

Specifications:
- [JKB — official](https://www.jkb.com/)

## Key details

- **Launch:** 1976

## Overview

**Jordan Kuwait Bank (JKB)** is **Jordanian commercial bank** + **ASE: JOKB** + **Burgan Bank Kuwait KWSE: BURG via KIPCO Kuwait Projects Company Holding ~51%+ controlling + Jordanian retail + institutional + foreign investors free float** + **one of Jordan's mid-sized commercial banks** + **founded 1976 in Amman Jordan as Jordanian-Kuwaiti joint commercial bank** <sup>[1][1], [Jordan report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/JO)</sup>.

## History

**1976 — Jordan Kuwait Bank JKB founded in Amman Jordan as Jordanian-Kuwaiti joint commercial bank** distinctive Jordanian-Kuwaiti banking heritage.

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

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Jordan Kuwait Bank JKB** (Jordanian commercial bank; ASE: JOKB).

**Major shareholders**: **Burgan Bank Kuwait (KWSE: BURG) via KIPCO Kuwait Projects Company Holding ~51%+ controlling + Jordanian retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

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

## Technical integration

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

## Implementations & partners

**Parent group**: [Burgan Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/burgan-bank) (Burgan Bank; KWSE: BURG; Kuwaiti commercial bank; KIPCO Kuwait Projects Company Holding parent ~37%+ controlling).

**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; QNB Qatari parent ~38.6%+ controlling minority) + [Jordan Islamic Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/jordan-islamic-bank) (Jordan Islamic Bank JIB; ASE: JOIB; Jordanian Islamic commercial bank; Al Baraka Banking Group ABG Bahraini parent ~66%+ controlling) + [Bank of Jordan](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-of-jordan) (Bank of Jordan; ASE: BOJX; Jordanian commercial bank) + [Capital Bank of Jordan](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/capital-bank-jordan) (Capital Bank of Jordan; ASE: EXFB; Jordanian commercial bank) + [Cairo Amman Bank (CAB Mobile Banking)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/cairo-amman-bank) (Cairo Amman Bank; ASE: CABK; Jordanian commercial bank).

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

## Status

**Active, Jordanian commercial bank + ASE:JOKB + Burgan Bank Kuwait KWSE:BURG via KIPCO Kuwait Projects Company Holding ~51%+ controlling + Jordanian retail + institutional + foreign investors free float + one of Jordan's mid-sized commercial banks + founded 1976 in Amman Jordan as Jordanian-Kuwaiti joint commercial bank** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

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

- [1] [JKB — official][1]
- [2] [JKB — 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-kuwait-bank.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/jordan-kuwait-bank). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.