# United Arab Bank (UAB)

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/uab-united-arab
> research date 2026-06-01 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [UAB — official](https://www.uab.ae/)

## Key details

- **Launch:** 1975

## Overview

**United Arab Bank (UAB)** is **UAE commercial bank** + **ADX: UAB** + **Commercial Bank of Qatar CBQ QSE: CBQK Qatari parent ~40%+ controlling minority + Government of Sharjah + UAE retail + institutional + foreign investors free float** + **one of UAE's mid-sized commercial banks** + **founded 1975 in Sharjah UAE as joint UAE-French commercial bank** <sup>[1][1], [United Arab Emirates report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/AE)</sup>.

## History

**1975 — United Arab Bank UAB PJSC founded in Sharjah UAE as joint UAE-French commercial bank with Société Générale French parent + Government of Sharjah** distinctive UAE banking heritage.

**2007 — Commercial Bank of Qatar CBQ Qatari parent acquires ~40%+ controlling minority stake in UAB from Société Générale French parent** distinctive UAE-Qatari banking partnership.

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

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **United Arab Bank UAB PJSC** (UAE commercial bank; ADX: UAB).

**Major shareholders**: **Commercial Bank of Qatar CBQ (QSE: CBQK) Qatari parent ~40%+ controlling minority + Government of Sharjah + UAE retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

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

## Technical integration

UAB Mobile app (iOS + Android) + uab.ae online + United Arab Bank branch network across UAE + UAB Visa + Mastercard cards; EMVCo QRCPS QR payments + Aani UAE national instant payments + AED Emirati Dirham domestic transfers.

## Implementations & partners

**Parent group**: [Commercial Bank of Qatar (CBQ)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/commercial-bank-qatar) (Commercial Bank of Qatar CBQ; QSE: CBQK; Qatari commercial bank; Qatar's first private commercial bank).

**Major UAE banking + payments competitors**: First Abu Dhabi Bank (First Abu Dhabi Bank FAB; ADX: FAB) + [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: MASB) + [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) + [Bank of Sharjah (BoS)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-of-sharjah) (Bank of Sharjah; ADX: BOS) + [Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/sharjah-islamic) (Sharjah Islamic Bank SIB; ADX: SIB).

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

## Status

**Active, UAE commercial bank + ADX:UAB + Commercial Bank of Qatar CBQ QSE:CBQK Qatari parent ~40%+ controlling minority + Government of Sharjah + UAE retail + institutional + foreign investors free float + one of UAE's mid-sized commercial banks + founded 1975 in Sharjah UAE as joint UAE-French commercial bank** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

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

- [1] [UAB — official][1]
- [2] [UAB — 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 [uab-united-arab.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/uab-united-arab). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.