# National Bank of Fujairah (NBF)

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/national-bank-of-fujairah
> research date 2026-06-01 · extracted at 2026-10-07
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Specifications:
- [NBF — official](https://www.nbf.ae/)

## Key details

- **Launch:** 1982

## Overview

**National Bank of Fujairah (NBF)** is **UAE commercial bank** + **ADX: NBF** + **Government of Fujairah + UAE Fujairah ruling Al Sharqi family + Easa Saleh Al Gurg + UAE retail + institutional + foreign investors free float** + **one of UAE's mid-sized commercial banks** + **founded 1982 in Fujairah UAE as Fujairah emirate's national commercial bank** <sup>[1][1], [United Arab Emirates report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/AE)</sup>.

## History

**1982 — National Bank of Fujairah NBF PJSC founded in Fujairah UAE as Fujairah emirate's national commercial bank under Government of Fujairah + Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi UAE Fujairah ruling family** distinctive UAE banking heritage.

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

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **National Bank of Fujairah NBF PJSC** (UAE commercial bank; ADX: NBF).

**Major shareholders**: **Government of Fujairah + UAE Fujairah ruling Al Sharqi family + Easa Saleh Al Gurg + UAE retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

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

## Technical integration

NBF Mobile app (iOS + Android) + nbf.ae online + National Bank of Fujairah branch network across UAE + NBF 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; UAE's largest commercial bank by assets) + [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: MASQ) + [Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/dubai-islamic-bank) (Dubai Islamic Bank DIB; DFM: DIB) + [Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/abu-dhabi-islamic-bank) (Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank ADIB; ADX: ADIB) + [RAKBANK](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/rakbank) (RAKBANK; ADX: RAKBANK; UAE commercial bank) + [Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/commercial-bank-of-dubai) (Commercial Bank of Dubai CBD; DFM: CBD; UAE commercial bank).

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

## Status

**Active, UAE commercial bank + ADX:NBF + Government of Fujairah + UAE Fujairah ruling Al Sharqi family + Easa Saleh Al Gurg + UAE retail + institutional + foreign investors free float + one of UAE's mid-sized commercial banks + founded 1982 in Fujairah UAE as Fujairah emirate's national commercial bank** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.nbf.ae/ "NBF — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Bank_of_Fujairah "NBF — Wikipedia"
[ae-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/AE

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