Bahrain
activeWallet / e-moneyBusiness banking
- HQ
- Manama
- Fee
- App SKU — confirm live
ila Bank
Bank ABC’s mobile bank in Bahrain (and Jordan). CBB retail bank. Not a telco wallet.
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7.0Solid
AlternativesFive questions
At a glance
Is it a bank?
Yes — Digital brand of Bank ABC — conventional retail bank (Central Bank of Bahrain). Still read the entity on the statement.
If it fails?
CBB retail-bank deposit protection follows Bank ABC, not a separate ila scheme. Confirm live membership and cap.
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
Digital current SKUs — confirm live
Account number
No IBAN-class local rail on this file.
NeoBankDB Verdict
Licence first · score second
7.0
/10 · Solid
ila is Bank ABC’s mobile-only bank. CBB conventional retail-bank class. Beyon Money is a Batelco fintech with a KFH partner. Those two sentences are the Bahrain digital-bank search. Deposit protection follows Bank ABC. Do not open this as a tourist wallet.
What it is
Launched 2019 from Bank ABC Tower, Diplomatic Area, Manama. Jordan followed. Directories call it a neobank. This desk calls it Bank ABC without branches. AFS (also ABC-owned) powers cards. alburaq is the Islamic SKU, not a second charter. Beyon Money is the other Bahrain digital file — fintech, not this bank.
Best for: Bahrain (and Jordan) residents who want Bank ABC with a mobile-only skin.
Last checked 2026-08-30. Not advice.
What it does well
- +Named CBB retail bank behind the brand
- +Not Beyon Money’s fintech class
- +Islamic SKU exists
- +24/7 pitch
What to watch
- −Brand is not a second licence
- −Bahrain / Jordan KYC
- −Not a remote IBAN mill
- −Telco-group wallets are a different file
Who holds the money
The account
- Partner bank
- Bank ABC
How money actually moves
- Who holds the cash
- Bank balance
- How money moves
- In-app ledger
- Built for
- Personal
- Settlement
- App-ledger instant; bank rails per corridor
- Freeze risk
- Bank-grade; still not freeze-proof
- Card
- ila Bank 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
CBB retail-bank deposit protection follows Bank ABC, not a separate ila scheme. Confirm live membership and cap.
Who holds the money: Bank ABC (Arab Banking Corporation B.S.C.)
- Central Bank of BahrainDigital brand of Bank ABC — conventional retail bank · Bahrain
Fees
- Monthly
- Digital current SKUs — confirm live
- FX markup
- Bank tariff
- ATM
- Bank ABC / network
Features
- –IBAN
- –Fee-free core
- –Multi-currency
- ✓Apple Pay
- ✓Google Pay
- ✓Virtual card
- ✓Physical card
- –Metal card
- –Crypto
- –Stocks
- –Business
- –Kids
- –Halal
- Bahrain mobile current account
- Bank ABC charter
- Jordan SKU
- alburaq Islamic account
- CBB bank
Score
- Safety25%
- 8.0
- Fees20%
- 7.2
- Features15%
- 7.0
- App15%
- 7.8
- Global15%
- 4.4
- Support10%
- 7.0
Change log
Full logLicence
Bank ABC retail brand, CBB
Bahrain. Deposit scheme follows Bank ABC. Not a startup charter.
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Straight answers
FAQ
01Is ila Bank a bank?
ila Bank 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?
CBB retail-bank deposit protection follows Bank ABC, not a separate ila scheme. Confirm live membership and cap.
03Where is ila Bank available?
We list 1 market on NeoBankDB. Residency and onboarding rules still sit with ila Bank.
04Card and wallets?
ila Bank 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 ila Bank 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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