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Saudi Arabia's banking system runs on SARIE (Saudi Arabian Riyal Interbank Express). The country's currency is the SAR. The major banks below handle the vast majority of inbound and outbound SWIFT payments to Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia runs its domestic interbank settlement on SARIE (Saudi Arabian Riyal Interbank Express). International SWIFT payments arrive at one of the major correspondents listed below before being credited via the domestic system.
Top banks in Saudi Arabia: Saudi National Bank (NCBKSAJE, Riyadh), Al Rajhi Bank (RJHISARI, Riyadh), Riyad Bank (RIBLSARI, Riyadh), Banque Saudi Fransi (BSFRSARI, Riyadh).
Saudi National Bank — SWIFT/BIC NCBKSAJE, headquartered in Riyadh. Largest Saudi bank; formed by NCB / Samba merger.
Al Rajhi Bank — SWIFT/BIC RJHISARI, headquartered in Riyadh. World's largest Islamic bank by market cap.
Riyad Bank — SWIFT/BIC RIBLSARI, headquartered in Riyadh. Major Saudi bank; strong corporate / treasury.
Banque Saudi Fransi — SWIFT/BIC BSFRSARI, headquartered in Riyadh. Saudi-French joint venture; major trade finance.
If you have sent or received a SWIFT payment routed through any of these banks, you can verify it for free on Ohmyfin. Paste the 36-character UETR (from your MT103 or pacs.008 confirmation) into the homepage tracker to see the latest available SWIFT status — settled, in flight, pending compliance, or rejected.
The largest banks in Saudi Arabia include Saudi National Bank, Al Rajhi Bank, Riyad Bank, Banque Saudi Fransi.
Saudi National Bank's primary SWIFT/BIC is NCBKSAJE (head office in Riyadh). Branches use 11-character extensions of this code.
SARIE (Saudi Arabian Riyal Interbank Express)
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