meem

meem is Gulf International Bank’s digital brand in Saudi Arabia. SAMA. Sharia-compliant current and cards. Barq is a SAMA e-wallet. STC Pay is payments. This is a bank skin. Deposit protection, if it applies, follows GIB — confirm the live scheme sentence. Directories dump it next to a 2020 neobank. GIB is older than that.

Dhahran heritage, Riyadh retail. GIB is a Bahrain-born wholesale name with a Saudi digital front. The meem wordmark is not a second licence.

meem lists Digital brand of Gulf International Bank — Saudi Arabia. Not a separate SAMA digital-bank licence under SAMA in Saudi Arabia. On safeguarding we currently write: SAMA bank-deposit protection follows Gulf International Bank as a licensed bank. meem is a brand — shared with other GIB deposits. Confirm the live scheme copy.. Holder / issuer line: Gulf International Bank — Saudi Arabia. An AML programme is claimed. There is no IBAN-class local rail on the flags we store. We list 1 live markets on the product. As we score the sticker: monthly Digital SKU — confirm live; FX Bank tariff; ATM GIB / mada network. This desk would open it for: Saudi residents who want GIB in an app and a Sharia-screened current, not STC Pay.

What it does well: Named SAMA bank behind the brand; Sharia-screened SKU; mada rails. What to watch: KSA-resident; Shared cap with GIB; App ratings are mixed. Desk score 6.8 / 10 (safety 7.8, fees 7.2, features 7.0, app 7.4). Last verified 2026-08-30. Headquartered in Dhahran / Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; founded 2015. None of this is advice — it is a file so you can read the entity before the card colour.