{"id":13019,"date":"2025-10-06T06:45:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T06:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/?p=28048"},"modified":"2025-10-06T06:45:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T06:45:42","slug":"qnb-secures-saudi-central-bank-license-for-digital-first-bank-ezbank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/qnb-secures-saudi-central-bank-license-for-digital-first-bank-ezbank\/","title":{"rendered":"QNB Secures Saudi Central Bank License for Digital-First Bank ezbank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/tag\/qnb\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">QNB<\/a> Group has received license approval from the <a href=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/tag\/saudi-central-bank-sama\"  rel=\"noopener\">Saudi Central Bank (SAMA)<\/a> to establish a digital-first banking entity, ezbank, in partnership with Ajlan &amp; Bros. Holding.<\/p>\n<p>The new entity will have a capital of SAR 2.5 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Through ezbank, QNB aims to introduce a customer-focused banking model built on innovation, efficiency, and accessibility.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative forms part of the Group\u2019s wider efforts to reshape the banking landscape across its network, which spans more than 28 countries on three continents.<\/p>\n<p>Ezbank will provide a digital-first banking experience designed to be simple, inclusive, and secure, offering tailored solutions for young people and entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<p>It will employ mobile-first platforms, AI-driven technologies, and smart risk management tools to streamline transactions, enhance access, and support the growth of the digital economy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image credit: Edited by Fintech News Middle East, based on image by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/premium-ai-image\/main-streets-highways-riyadh-2030-ar-32-style-raw-v-6-job-id-d7745456f456476ca77c405d1048c3ea_301514490.htm#fromView=search&amp;page=1&amp;position=35&amp;uuid=ce01fb8f-2c1c-4587-ad40-4085cc9ad3e6&amp;query=saudi+arabia\"  rel=\"noopener\">CreativeDesign99<\/a> via Freepik<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/28048\/fintech-saudi-arabia\/qnb-group-sama-license-ezbank\/\">QNB Secures Saudi Central Bank License for Digital-First Bank ezbank<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/\">Fintechnews Middle East<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QNB Group has received license approval from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) to establish a digital-first banking entity, ezbank, in partnership with Ajlan &amp; Bros. Holding. The new entity will have a capital of SAR 2.5 billion. Through ezbank, QNB aims to introduce a customer-focused banking model built on innovation, efficiency, and accessibility. The initiative [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/28048\/fintech-saudi-arabia\/qnb-group-sama-license-ezbank\/\">QNB Secures Saudi Central Bank License for Digital-First Bank ezbank<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/\">Fintechnews Middle East<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[416,200,211,173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-qnb","category-saudi-arabia","category-saudi-central-bank-sama","category-saudia-arabia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13019"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13020,"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13019\/revisions\/13020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}