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Al Hilal Bank

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A UAE-based Islamic bank providing Sharia-compliant banking services to individuals, businesses, and institutions.

Last updated August 26, 2026

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Overview

Al Hilal Bank is a UAE-based Islamic bank headquartered in Abu Dhabi. It provides Sharia-compliant financial services to retail, corporate, and institutional customers. Established in 2007, the bank initially operated as an independent Islamic bank and later became part of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Group. Its activities generally include retail banking, corporate banking, transaction banking, and Islamic financing, covering accounts, financing, payments, and related banking services. The bank is primarily focused on the United Arab Emirates market. Publicly available information about its detailed product portfolio, operating scale, and recent strategy is limited, so this entry retains only relatively well-established information.

History

Al Hilal Bank was established in the United Arab Emirates in 2007 as a bank focused on Sharia-compliant financial services. In its early years, it operated as an independent brand serving retail and corporate customers through Islamic financing, deposits, payments, and related banking services. The bank later became part of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Group, where it served as the group’s Islamic banking brand. Its operations have primarily focused on the UAE market and complement the group’s broader conventional and financial-services activities. The available input does not provide sufficient information about its original sponsors, historical executives, branch development, or financial performance, so those details are not expanded here.

  • 2007

    Bank Establishment

    Al Hilal Bank was established in the UAE as an Islamic bank.

  • Joining Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Group

    Al Hilal Bank later became part of the Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Group and continued to operate Islamic banking under its independent brand.

Products and positioning

Banking services adhering to Islamic finance principles, covering retail and corporate clients.

  • Retail banking

    Retail Islamic Banking

    Sharia-compliant banking services for individual customers, generally covering accounts, payments, and personal financing. Specific product names and terms may change as the bank updates its offering.

  • Corporate banking

    Corporate Islamic Banking

    Islamic banking services for corporate customers, including business financing, cash management, payments, and other banking needs related to commercial activity.

  • Financing

    Islamic Financing

    Financing services structured according to Islamic finance principles for retail, corporate, or institutional customers, using applicable Islamic contractual arrangements.

Recent events

  • Reported

    Al Hilal Bank completes sale of Al Hilal Takaful[1]

    Al Hilal Bank completed the sale of its Islamic insurance subsidiary, Al Hilal Takaful, to Siraj Holding. The bank said the divestment was driven by its decision to focus on retail banking services, primarily through digital channels.

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