Bank Albilad is the first Saudi bank to enable the Open Banking Services

Bank Albilad is the first Saudi bank to enable the Open Banking Services

Saudi Arabia - Driven by its never-ending pursuit to enhance innovation and digital banking, Bank Albilad has completed the technical permit requirements to enable the open banking services according to the regulatory framework issued by the Saudi Central Bank “SAMA” with the aim of supporting the FinTech system in the Kingdom, being the first bank in Saudi Arabia to obtain the technical permit and enable the open banking services.

Abdul-Aziz Al-Onaizan, CEO of Bank Albilad, has expressed his pride about the banking leadership of Bank Albilad and its completion of the technical permit requirements as the first bank in Saudi Arabia to enable the open banking services according to the regulatory framework issued by the Saudi Central Bank, which reflects how Albilad elevates the banking experience of the customers and enhances the competitiveness of the Bank towards innovative digital banking.

Al-Onaizan added “We took the initiative to enable the open banking services in order to support and enable the FinTech system and innovation in the financial sector, as it is one of the pillars of the financial sector development program emanating from the Kingdom's Vision 2030."

The CEO of Bank Albilad has elaborated by saying “As we worked very hard since that time