1180.SR The Saudi National Bank

Margins & Returns

The Saudi National Bank is a leading provider of diverse banking and financial services within Saudi Arabia. Its operations are organized into four core divisions: Retail, Wholesale, Capital Market, and International. The Retail division delivers banking solutions, including lending and current accounts, alongside Shariah-compliant products, to individual consumers and private banking clients. The Wholesale segment extends conventional credit facilities and various financing options to small, medium, and large-scale businesses and corporations. This segment also manages a spectrum of treasury and correspondent banking functions, encompassing money market transactions and foreign exchange, in addition to conducting investment and trading activities and mitigating associated liquidity, market, and credit risks. The Capital Market segment specializes in wealth management, asset management, investment banking, and stock brokerage services. Internationally, the bank's International segment provides banking services outside Saudi Arabia. Beyond its primary banking activities, the company also distributes and markets Islamic insurance offerings, functions as a private equity and hedge fund, issues bonds, invests in and manages real estate development ventures, and engages in trading derivatives and repos/reverse repos. Additional services include recruitment and trade finance. Customers also have access to essential amenities such as debit and credit cards, comprehensive online and mobile banking platforms, safe deposit boxes, efficient cash management, and currency exchange services. The Saudi National Bank boasts an extensive domestic presence with 506 branches, 12 retail service centers, 7 corporate service centers, and 130 QuickPay remittance centers across Saudi Arabia. Globally, it maintains four overseas branches in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and the Republic of Singapore. Founded in 1953 and headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the institution was formerly known as The National Commercial Bank, adopting its current name, The Saudi National Bank, in April 2021.