# Kuwait International Bank

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

Specifications:
- [KIB — official](https://www.kib.com.kw/)

## Overview

**Kuwait International Bank** is **Boursa Kuwait: KIB** + **Kuwaiti Islamic bank** + **founded Jul 13 1973 as Kuwait Real Estate Bank then Jul 1 2007 Kuwait International Bank Islamic conversion** + **one of Kuwait's largest Islamic commercial banks** <sup>[1][1], [Kuwait report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/KW)</sup>.

## History

**Jul 13 1973 — Kuwait Real Estate Bank founded as Kuwaiti commercial bank**.

**Jul 1 2007 — Kuwait Real Estate Bank renamed Kuwait International Bank KIB + Islamic banking conversion**.

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

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Kuwait International Bank KIB** (Kuwaiti Islamic bank; Boursa Kuwait: KIB).

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

**Regulators**: **Central Bank of Kuwait CBoK + Shariah Supervisory Board**.

## Technical integration

KIB Mobile app (iOS + Android) + kib.com.kw online + Kuwait International Bank branch network across Kuwait + KIB Visa + Mastercard cards; KW IBAN + K-Net (Kuwait national debit card + ATM network) + Islamic-compliant retail + commercial banking (no interest; profit-sharing + Murabaha + Sukuk).

## Implementations & partners

**Major Kuwaiti + Islamic banking + payments competitors**: [NBK (National Bank of Kuwait)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/nbk) (NBK National Bank of Kuwait; Boursa Kuwait: NBK; Kuwait's largest commercial bank by assets) + [Kuwait Finance House (KFH) / KFHOnline](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/kfh) (Kuwait Finance House; Boursa Kuwait: KFIN; Kuwaiti Islamic bank + Kuveyt Türk Turkish parent ~62.24% controlling) + [Gulf Bank Kuwait](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/gulf-bank-kuwait) (Gulf Bank; Boursa Kuwait: GBK; Kuwaiti commercial bank) + [Boubyan Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/boubyan) (Boubyan Bank; Boursa Kuwait: BOUBYAN; Kuwaiti Islamic bank) + [ABK Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/abk-kuwait) (Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait ABK; Boursa Kuwait: ABK; Kuwaiti commercial bank) + [Warba Bank (Kuwait)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/warba-bank) (Warba Bank; Boursa Kuwait: WARBA; Kuwaiti Islamic bank) + [Commercial Bank of Kuwait](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/commercial-bank-kuwait) (Commercial Bank of Kuwait CBK; Boursa Kuwait: CBK; Kuwaiti commercial bank).

**Regulators**: Central Bank of Kuwait CBoK + Shariah Supervisory Board.

## Status

**Active, Boursa Kuwait:KIB + Kuwaiti Islamic bank + founded Jul 13 1973 as Kuwait Real Estate Bank then Jul 1 2007 Kuwait International Bank Islamic conversion + one of Kuwait's largest Islamic commercial banks** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.kib.com.kw/ "KIB — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_International_Bank "KIB — Wikipedia"
[kw-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/KW

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

## Source

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