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Nbb

Can a traditional Gulf national bank digitize its onboarding and corporate banking stack to compete with regional fintech challengers?

HQBahrain
IndustryBank / National
The story

NBB (National Bank of Bahrain) is a traditional national bank operating in Bahrain serving businesses, financial institutions, and government entities locally and abroad. The bank has been expanding its digital capabilities, notably partnering with Backbase for digital onboarding. Its financing solutions span project finance, syndicated finance, debt capital markets, corporate loans, overdrafts, and revolving credit facilities.

Last 12 months
The stack
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Project FinanceSyndicated FinanceDebt Capital MarketsGeneral Corporate LoansOverdraftsShort Term Revolving Credit FacilityAdvisory Solutions
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