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Beyon Money
Bahrain Batelco-group fintech. CBB investment and payment entities. KFH-Bahrain is the 2026 banking partner. Not a CBB retail bank.
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6.5Mixed
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At a glance
Is it a bank?
Yes — Class 2 investment + payment entities — not a CBB retail bank (Central Bank of Bahrain). Still read the entity on the statement.
If it fails?
Not a CBB retail-bank deposit scheme on the Beyon Money brand. KFH-Bahrain became the primary banking partner in February 2026 — KFH is the bank, Beyon Money is the app layer.
Salary?
Not listed. An IBAN or sort code is not automatically a salary account.
Open from abroad?
Residency and KYC are gated. An App Store listing is not proof you can onboard.
Monthly fee
App SKU — confirm live
Account number
No IBAN-class local rail on this file.
NeoBankDB Verdict
Licence first · score second
6.5
/10 · Mixed
Beyon Money is a Batelco-group fintech, not a CBB retail bank. In February 2026 KFH-Bahrain signed as primary banking partner: BaaS, Fawri+, virtual accounts. Read the footer. Deposit protection, if any, sits at KFH, not at the magenta icon.
What it is
Beyon is the 2022 rebrand of Batelco’s wider group. Money is one SKU. Directories file Beyon Money next to ila Bank. ila is Bank ABC. This is a payments and investment stack with a 2026 Islamic-bank partner. Different objects.
Best for: Bahrain residents who want a telco-group money app and already keep dinar at a CBB bank (now including the KFH partner).
Last checked 2026-08-28. Not advice.
What it does well
- +Named KFH-Bahrain as of Feb 2026
- +Beyon / Batelco distribution
- +CBB fintech perimeter is real
- +Not pretending to be HSBC
What to watch
- −Not a CBB retail bank
- −Scheme follows the partner
- −BaaS literacy required
- −Directories say neobank
Who holds the money
The account
- Platforms
- iOS · Android
- Account types
- Multi-currency app · virtual accounts
- Partner bank
- KFH-Bahrain (from Feb 2026)
- Minimum balance
- Confirm live
- Lowest monthly fee
- App SKU — confirm live
- Who can open
- Bahrain residents
- Availability
- Bahrain
How money actually moves
- Who holds the cash
- E-money / stored-value — not a bank deposit
- How money moves
- In-app ledger
- Built for
- Personal · Business
- Settlement
- App-ledger instant; bank rails per corridor
- Freeze risk
- Bank-grade; still not freeze-proof
- Card
- Beyon Money lists a physical card and a virtual card on visa, plus Apple Pay and Google Pay. Confirm the live product in the app — a card is not a current account.
Licence first
Safety
Not a CBB retail-bank deposit scheme on the Beyon Money brand. KFH-Bahrain became the primary banking partner in February 2026 — KFH is the bank, Beyon Money is the app layer.
Who holds the money: KFH-Bahrain (primary banking partner from Feb 2026) — confirm live footer
- Central Bank of BahrainClass 2 investment + payment entities — not a CBB retail bank · Bahrain
Fees
- Monthly
- App SKU — confirm live
- FX markup
- Corridor product, not mid-market magic
- ATM
- Card-dependent
Features
- –IBAN
- –Fee-free core
- –Multi-currency
- ✓Apple Pay
- ✓Google Pay
- ✓Virtual card
- ✓Physical card
- –Metal card
- –Crypto
- –Stocks
- ✓Business
- –Kids
- –Halal
- Multi-currency app
- Fawri+ via KFH partner
- Virtual accounts
- Beyon group distribution
- Not a retail bank charter
Score
- Safety25%
- 5.6
- Fees20%
- 6.8
- Features15%
- 7.2
- App15%
- 7.4
- Global15%
- 6.0
- Support10%
- 6.2
Change log
Full logLicence
KFH-Bahrain named as primary banking partner
Beyon / Batelco fintech, not a CBB retail bank. Fawri+ and virtual accounts via KFH.
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Straight answers
FAQ
01Is Beyon Money a bank?
Beyon Money holds a banking-style licence (Central Bank of Bahrain). Still read the legal entity on the statement, not the app icon.
02How is money protected?
Not a CBB retail-bank deposit scheme on the Beyon Money brand. KFH-Bahrain became the primary banking partner in February 2026 — KFH is the bank, Beyon Money is the app layer.
03Where is Beyon Money available?
We list 1 market on NeoBankDB. Residency and onboarding rules still sit with Beyon Money.
04Card and wallets?
Beyon Money lists a physical card and a virtual card on visa, plus Apple Pay and Google Pay. Confirm the live product in the app — a card is not a current account.
05Can I open Beyon Money remotely?
Residency and KYC are gated. An App Store listing is not proof you can onboard from your country.
Ratings and reviews
No published user reviews yet. The NeoBankDB score still comes from licence, fees, and the product — not from an empty star average.
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