Our history

Our journey began in 1963 with the establishment of the National Bank of Dubai (NBD), the first national bank of the UAE. On 6 March 2007, a strategic merger between NBD and Emirates Bank International (EBI) led to the formation of Emirates NBD. Today, we serve over 9 million active customers in 13 countries across the UAE, Egypt, India, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, the UK, Austria, Germany, Russia and Bahrain. We also operate Liv, the fastest-growing digital bank in the region.

Building a sustainable future

Emirates NBD contributes to the construction of a sustainable future as an active participant and supporter of the UAE’s main development and community initiatives, in close alignment with the UAE government’s strategies, including financial wellness and advocacy for inclusion of people of determination. The Group is recognised for the pioneering efforts in employee volunteering and corporate social responsibility by IMPACT2030, the corporate volunteering arm of the United Nations.

Emirates NBD, as a Premier Partner and the Official Banking Partner for Expo 2020 Dubai, has successfully cemented its mark not only in the UAE and Middle East, but also on a historic global stage. Emirates NBD is committed to supporting the UAE’s Year of Sustainability as Principal Banking Partner of COP28 and is an early supporter to Dubai Can sustainability initiative, a city-wide initiative aimed to reduce use of single-use plastic bottled water.

More about our sustainability approach

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