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QIB (Qatar Islamic Bank)

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Overview

QIB (Qatar Islamic Bank) is Qatar's largest Islamic bank by assets + Digital Bank of the Year in Qatar 5 consecutive years + QIB Mobile App 320+ features distinctive Qatar Islamic banking app [1, 2, qa-cro]. 2025 baseline: QIB Mobile App 320+ features + preferred banking channel for QIB customers + 99% self-serve transactions in past years + Best Retail Mobile Banking Experience in Qatar + Best Mobile Banking Application in Qatar 2 consecutive years; Jul 27 2025 QIB expands Mobile App features: Instant Credit Card extended to all eligible customers without salary transfer + Instant Cash Pickup to Pakistan via Habib Bank Limited HBL API + QIB Junior App (Qatar's first kids+teens digital banking) + The Asset Awards 2025 Digital Banking standard-setter.

Distinctive QIB positioning:

  • Qatar's largest Islamic bank by assets + Digital Bank of the Year in Qatar 5 consecutive years
  • QIB Mobile App 320+ features + preferred banking channel + 99% self-serve transactions distinctive Qatar Islamic banking digital scale
  • Best Retail Mobile Banking Experience in Qatar + Best Mobile Banking Application in Qatar 2 consecutive years + The Asset Awards 2025 Digital Banking standard-setter
  • 2025 QIB Mobile App enhancements: Instant Credit Card extended to all eligible customers without salary transfer + Instant Cash Pickup to Pakistan via Habib Bank Limited HBL API
  • QIB Junior App — Qatar's first kids+teens digital banking experience (distinctive Qatari Islamic banking innovation)
  • Jul 8 1982 QIB founding by Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani → distinctive Qatar Islamic banking heritage (Qatar's first Islamic bank + one of GCC's earliest Islamic banks)

History

Jul 8 1982 — Qatar Islamic Bank founded by Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani in Qatar → distinctive Qatar Islamic banking heritage (Qatar's first Islamic bank + one of GCC's earliest Islamic banks).

2013 — QIB Mobile app launches.

Jul 27 2025 — QIB expands Mobile App features: Instant Credit Card extended to all eligible customers without salary transfer + Instant Cash Pickup to Pakistan via Habib Bank Limited HBL API [1].

2025 — QIB sets standard for Digital Banking at The Asset Awards 2025 + Digital Bank of the Year in Qatar 5 consecutive years + Best Retail Mobile Banking Experience in Qatar + Best Mobile Banking Application in Qatar 2 consecutive years + QIB Junior App Qatar's first kids+teens digital banking [2, 3, 4].

Ownership & operator

Operating entity: Qatar Islamic Bank Q.P.S.C. (QSE: QIBK).

Major shareholders: Qatar Investment Authority (QIA Qatari sovereign wealth fund) + Qatar Holding + Qatari institutional + Qatari retail public float + GCC institutional.

Regulator: QCB (Qatar Central Bank).

Technical integration

QIB Mobile App (iOS + Android; 320+ features; preferred banking channel; 99% self-serve transactions) + QIB Lite App + QIB Corporate App + QIB Junior App (Qatar's first kids+teens digital banking) + qib.com.qa online + QIB cards (Visa + Mastercard + Qatari Islamic banking cards) + QIB Qatari branch network; Qatar Mobile Payment System + Nael Qatari payment system; Jul 27 2025 QIB Instant Credit Card extension to all eligible customers without salary transfer + Jul 27 2025 QIB Instant Cash Pickup to Pakistan via Habib Bank Limited HBL API.

Users & growth

2025: QIB Mobile App 320+ features + preferred banking channel for QIB customers + 99% self-serve transactions in past years.

Use cases

Qatari + UK Islamic retail + private + corporate + SME + investment + kids+teens (QIB Junior App) banking via QIB Mobile App + QIB Lite App + QIB Corporate App + QIB Junior App + qib.com.qa online + cards + branches; Qatar Mobile Payment System + Nael Qatari payment system; Jul 27 2025 QIB Instant Cash Pickup to Pakistan via Habib Bank Limited HBL API.

Implementations & partners

Operator: Qatar Islamic Bank Q.P.S.C. (QSE: QIBK); Qatar Investment Authority (QIA Qatari sovereign wealth fund) + Qatar Holding + Qatari institutional + Qatari retail public float + GCC institutional.

Strategic partnerships: Jul 27 2025 QIB Instant Cash Pickup to Pakistan via Habib Bank Limited HBL API (direct API integration) + The Asset Awards 2025 Digital Banking partnerships.

Major Qatari banking competitors: [[qnb-finansbank]] (QNB Group; world's largest bank by assets in MENA region; Qatar #1 by assets) + Commercial Bank of Qatar (CBQ; Qatar #2 by assets commercial banking) + Doha Bank (Qatar #3 by assets commercial banking) + Ahli Bank Qatar (Qatar #4 by assets) + Masraf Al Rayan (Qatar Islamic banking) + Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB; Qatar Islamic banking).

Regulator: QCB.

Fun facts

  • Qatar's largest Islamic bank by assets + Digital Bank of the Year in Qatar 5 consecutive years.
  • QIB Mobile App 320+ features + preferred banking channel + 99% self-serve transactions distinctive Qatar Islamic banking digital scale.
  • Best Retail Mobile Banking Experience in Qatar + Best Mobile Banking Application in Qatar 2 consecutive years + The Asset Awards 2025 Digital Banking standard-setter.
  • 2025 QIB Mobile App enhancements: Instant Credit Card extended to all eligible customers without salary transfer + Instant Cash Pickup to Pakistan via Habib Bank Limited HBL API.
  • QIB Junior App — Qatar's first kids+teens digital banking experience (distinctive Qatari Islamic banking innovation).
  • Jul 8 1982 QIB founding by Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani → distinctive Qatar Islamic banking heritage (Qatar's first Islamic bank + one of GCC's earliest Islamic banks).

Comparison

Feature QIB (Qatar Islamic Bank) Commercial Bank of Qatar (CBQ; Qatar #2 commercial rival) Doha Bank (Qatar #3 commercial rival) Masraf Al Rayan (Qatar Islamic banking rival) Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB; Qatar Islamic banking rival)
Operator Qatar Islamic Bank Q.P.S.C. (QSE: QIBK) Commercial Bank Q.P.S.C. (QSE: CBQK) Doha Bank Q.P.S.C. (QSE: DHBK) Masraf Al Rayan Q.P.S.C. (QSE: MARK) Qatar International Islamic Bank Q.P.S.C. (QSE: QIIK)
Type Qatar's largest Islamic bank by assets + Digital Bank of the Year in Qatar 5 consecutive years + QIB Mobile App 320+ features + 99% self-serve + Best Retail Mobile Banking Experience + Best Mobile Banking Application 2 consecutive years + QIB Junior App Qatar's first kids+teens + Instant Credit Card no salary transfer + Instant Cash Pickup Pakistan via HBL API Qatar #2 commercial bank + CBQ Mobile Qatar #3 commercial bank + Doha Bank Mobile Qatar Islamic banking + Masraf Al Rayan Mobile + 2021 Al Khalij Commercial Bank acquisition Qatar Islamic banking + QIIB Mobile
Country QA + UK QA + 4+ countries QA + multiple countries QA + 2+ countries QA
Distinctive Jul 8 1982 QIB founding by Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani (Qatar's first Islamic bank); 2013 QIB Mobile app launch; Jul 27 2025 QIB Mobile App enhancements (Instant Credit Card no salary transfer + Instant Cash Pickup Pakistan via HBL API); QIB Junior App Qatar's first kids+teens digital banking 1975 Commercial Bank of Qatar founding 1979 Doha Bank founding 2006 Masraf Al Rayan founding 1991 Qatar International Islamic Bank founding

Status

Active, Qatar's largest Islamic bank by assets + Digital Bank of the Year in Qatar 5 consecutive years [1, 2, 3, 4]:

  • Qatar Islamic Bank Q.P.S.C. (QSE: QIBK) since Jul 8 1982 QIB founding by Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani + 2013 QIB Mobile app launch.
  • QIB Mobile App 320+ features + 99% self-serve transactions + Best Retail Mobile Banking Experience + Best Mobile Banking Application 2 consecutive years + QIB Junior App Qatar's first kids+teens digital banking.
  • Jul 27 2025 QIB Mobile App enhancements: Instant Credit Card extended to all eligible customers without salary transfer + Instant Cash Pickup to Pakistan via Habib Bank Limited HBL API.
  • QCB regulated.

Sources

Source

Biography extracted from qib.md. See matrix.md for standards-support matrix if present.

source · docs/wallets/qib/index.md