THE HISTORY & THE BEGINNING

The Modern Expansion

Kuwait Finance House (KFH) is considered a pioneer in the banking phenomenon known as Islamic Finance or Shari’a Compliant Banking. KFH is the first Islamic bank established in 1977 in the State of Kuwait and today it’s one of the foremost Islamic financial institutions in the world.

KFH has steadily managed to expand its business and achievements to lead the Islamic banking industry and become a pioneer financial establishment, not only in the Islamic banking industry, but also in the banking sector as a whole, besides being one of the biggest lenders in both the local and regional markets.

KFH’s largest shareholders include: Kuwait Investment Authority (Direct), Kuwait Awqaf Public Foundation (Direct), Public Authority for Minors’ Affairs (Direct), The Public Institution for Social Security (Indirect), as of 31-December-2014.
KFH (KSE: KFIN) is a publically listed company on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE).

KFH provides a wide range of banking Shari’a compliant products and services, covering real estate, trade finance, investment portfolios, commercial, retail and corporate banking and is available in Kuwait, Kingdom of Bahrain, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Malaysia, and Germany.

MODERN APPROACH 

Commercial Banks have been established in a context different from Islamic context, with different founding principles and paradigm.

For this reason, those banks haven’t been widely accepted by most Muslims. The urgent need continued for financial institutions delivering banking solutions and services compliant with Sharea regulations. In mid 1970s, some Islamic financial institutions have been introduced. Kuwait Finance House was one of the pioneers as it was established in 1977 due to a noble will of His Highness late Shaikh Jaber Al ahmad Al Jaber Al Subah.

Our Vision ..
To lead the international development of Islamic financial services, and become the most trusted and sustainably most profitable shariah-compliant bank in the world.

Our Mission ..
To deliver superior innovation and customer service excellence while protecting and enhancing the interests of all our stakeholders.

Website

https://www.kfh.com/en/home/Personal.html