Foreign banks
There are 24 foreign licensed banks in Saudi Arabia as of March 2026, which are: [1] [5]
In Saudi Arabia, a total of 38 banks are currently licensed by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA): [1] [2] 11 local banks, [2] 24 branches of foreign banks, and 3 digital banks. [1]
According to the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), the following are the licensed local and digital banks in Saudi Arabia: [3]
| # | Bank name (English) | Bank name (Arabic) | Headquarters | Founded | Stock code [4] | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi National Bank (SNB) | البنك الأهلي السعودي | Riyadh | 1953 | 1180 | Local Bank |
| 2 | Al Rajhi Bank | مصرف الراجحي | Riyadh | 1957 | 1120 | Local Bank |
| 3 | Riyad Bank | بنك الرياض | Riyadh | 1957 | 1010 | Local Bank |
| 4 | Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB) | البنك السعودي الأول | Riyadh | 1978 | 1060 | Local Bank |
| 5 | Arab National Bank (ANB) | البنك العربي الوطني | Riyadh | 1979 | 1080 | Local Bank |
| 6 | Alinma Bank | مصرف الإنماء | Riyadh | 2006 | 1150 | Local Bank |
| 7 | Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF) | البنك السعودي الفرنسي | Riyadh | 1977 | 1050 | Local Bank |
| 8 | The Saudi Investment Bank (SAIB) | البنك السعودي للاستثمار | Riyadh | 1976 | 1030 | Local Bank |
| 9 | Bank Albilad | بنك البلاد | Riyadh | 2004 | 1140 | Local Bank |
| 10 | Bank Aljazira | بنك الجزيرة | Jeddah | 1975 | 1020 | Local Bank |
| 11 | Gulf International Bank Saudi Arabia (GIB-SA) | بنك الخليج الدولي | Khobar | 2017 | — | Local Bank |
| 12 | D360 Bank | بنك دال ثلاثمائة وستون | Riyadh | 2024 | — | Digital Bank |
| 13 | STC Bank | بنك إس تي سي | Riyadh | 2025 | — | Digital Bank |
| 14 | Vision Bank | بنك فيجن | Riyadh | 2025 | — | Digital Bank |
| 15 | EZ Bank | آيزي بنك | — | — | — | Digital Bank (Not yet operational) |
There are 24 foreign licensed banks in Saudi Arabia as of March 2026, which are: [1] [5]
There are 4 licensed digital banks in Saudi Arabia as of November 2025, which are: [6]
