| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Banking Financial services |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Headquarters | Premier Bank HQ Building, Makka al-Mukarama Street, Hodan District, , |
Area served | Somalia and Kenya |
Key people | Osman Duale (CEO)
Jibril Hassan Mohamed (Chairman) |
| Products | Retail banking, Private banking, Auto financing, |
| Services | Savings, Hajj & Umrah Financing, Remittances from the diaspora, Current Account |
| Website | www |
Premier Bank is a Somalian privately owned Sharia compliant commercial bank. It was incorporated in Somalia in 2013 and licensed by the Central Bank of Somalia in 2014.[1]
It was the first bank in Somalia to allow MasterCard credit cards and partner with Visa.[2][3]
History[edit]
Premier Bank was opened on May 21, 2015[4] according to Sharia law by private Somali investors with banking experience from South Sudan, Djibouti and Kenya. The bank's official opening ceremony was opened by former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
The bank has branches in Mogadishu as well as Hargeysa, Somaliland.[5]
Premier Bank in partnership with MasterCard and SWIFT provides to its local clients for global online financial services.
Premier Bank's chairman Jibril Hassan Mohamud announced during the Mogadishu Tech Summit 2018 a fund of one million dollars for Somali tech startups.[6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ "About Us".
- ^ "MasterCard Becomes First International Payments Network to Enter Somalia". MasterCard and Premier Bank. 3 June 2015.
- ^ "Visa partners with Premier Bank to accelerate the growth of electronic payments in Somalia", joint press release
- ^ "Premier Bank formally opens its doors in Somalia". AMISOM. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Premier Bank Now In Hargeisa Somaliland". Radio Dalsan FM 91.5 MHz | Warar Sugan | Somalia News. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Boost for start-ups in Somalia as Premier Bank announces $1m fund". Goobjoog News English. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Bank, local hub launch $1-million fund for Somalian startups". 26 October 2018.