# NBO National Bank of Oman

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/nbo-oman
> research date 2026-05-30 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [NBO — official](https://www.nbo.om/)

## Overview

**NBO National Bank of Oman** is **Omani commercial bank** + **MSX: NBOB** + **Suhail Bahwan Group ~33.7% + Ministry of Defence Pension Fund + Civil Service Employees Pension Fund Oman major shareholders** + **Commercial Bank Qatar ~34.9% strategic shareholder** <sup>[1][1], [Oman report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/OM)</sup>.

## History

**1973 — National Bank of Oman founded** as Oman's first commercial bank.

**1989 — NBO listed on the Muscat bourse (now MSX) under ticker NBOB** (Muscat Securities Market established 1988).

**Apr 2005 — Commercial Bank Qatar acquires ~34.9% NBO strategic shareholder stake** distinctive Qatari-Omani banking strategic alliance.

**2014 — NBO Mobile Banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **National Bank of Oman SAOG** (MSX: NBOB; Omani commercial bank).

**Major shareholders**: **Suhail Bahwan Group (Omani conglomerate) ~33.7% + Commercial Bank Qatar (QSE: CBQK) ~34.9% strategic shareholder + Ministry of Defence Pension Fund + Civil Service Employees Pension Fund Oman + Omani retail + institutional + foreign investors**.

**Regulators**: **CBO (Central Bank of Oman)**.

## Technical integration

NBO Mobile Banking app (iOS + Android) + nbo.om online + NBO branch network across Oman + Egypt + UAE + NBO Visa + Mastercard cards; OmanQR + Oman IBAN.

## Implementations & partners

**Commercial Bank Qatar strategic alliance**: [Commercial Bank of Qatar (CBQ)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/commercial-bank-qatar) (Commercial Bank Qatar; QSE: CBQK; Qatari commercial bank + NBO ~34.9% strategic shareholder + Alternatif Bank Turkey + United Arab Bank UAE).

**Major Omani banking + payments competitors**: [Bank Muscat](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-muscat) (Bank Muscat; MSX: BKMB; Oman's largest commercial bank by assets) + [Sohar International (Oman)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/sohar-international) (Sohar International; MSX: BKSI; Omani commercial bank post-Aug 2023 Bank Sohar + HSBC Oman merger) + [Ahli Bank Oman](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ahli-bank-oman) (Ahli Bank Oman; MSX: ABOB; Ahli United Bank Bahrain parent post-2009) + [Bank Dhofar (Oman)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-dhofar) (Bank Dhofar; MSX: BKDB; Omani commercial bank) + [Alizz Islamic Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/alizz-islamic-bank) (Al Izz Islamic Bank Omani Islamic commercial bank) + [Bank Nizwa](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-nizwa-oman) (Bank Nizwa Omani Islamic commercial bank).

**Regulator**: CBO.

## Status

**Active, Omani commercial bank + MSX:NBOB + Suhail Bahwan Group ~33.7% + Commercial Bank Qatar ~34.9% strategic shareholder** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.nbo.om/ "NBO — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Bank_of_Oman "National Bank of Oman — Wikipedia"
[om-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/OM

- [1] [NBO — official][1]
- [2] [National Bank of Oman — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Oman report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/OM)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/OM-oman.md`

## Source

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