Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB; 1060.SR), one of Saudi Arabia's largest banks headquartered in Riyadh with origins tracing back over 90 years to the British Bank of the Middle East, operates as a leading provider of integrated financial and banking services including corporate and institutional banking, investment banking, private banking, treasury, trade finance, foreign exchange, equity and debt wholesale banking, wealth and personal banking, credit cards such as SAB Advance Visa Platinum and SAB Premier Mastercard offering rewards points, lounge access and insurance benefits, mortgages, loans, digital banking solutions via SAB Mobile app, and Sharia-compliant Islamic financial solutions regulated by a Sharia Supervisory Committee; the bank maintains a network of approximately 101 branches across Saudi Arabia including regional offices in Al-Khobar and Jeddah, serves retail, corporate, institutional and high-net-worth clients primarily in the Kingdom with international capabilities through its strategic partnership with HSBC Group in which HSBC holds a minority stake, and reports paid-up capital of SAR 20.5 billion under supervision of the Saudi Central Bank. SAB completed its legal merger with Alawwal Bank (formerly Saudi Hollandi Bank founded in 1926) on March 14, 2021, transitioning from its prior name Saudi British Bank established in 1978, and rebranded to Saudi Awwal Bank in April 2023; recent developments include a July 2024 strategic partnership with HSBC to enhance financial innovation and technology solutions aligning with Saudi Vision 2030, a strategic alliance with UnionPay International in July 2024 to modernize payments and boost commerce with China, a November 2025 partnership with WEConnect International to empower women-owned businesses, issuance of a $1.1 billion SAR-denominated additional tier 1 Sukuk in December 2024, and SAB Invest's inaugural foray into MENA private credit targeting up to SAR 1 billion in July 2025, alongside over 15% net profit growth to $2.2 billion in 2024 and recognition as Best Bank in Saudi Arabia for 2025 for the sixth consecutive year.