• First and only regulated bank in MENA offering fully remote digital onboarding and account opening for global investors, innovators and institutions
  • Seamless integration of traditional and digital finance, including instant on/off ramping via top licensed exchanges
  • End-to-end payment solutions across telegraphic transfers, crypto rails, and SGB-issued cards
  • Access to global investment opportunities in both conventional and digital assets, with exclusive deals across Asia and the MENA region

Bahrain – 2 April 2025: Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB) has launched its personal banking services, delivering a seamless, fully digital experience to individuals around the world. Backed by Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat and Whampoa Group, SGB is the only licensed bank in the MENA region to provide global clients with remote onboarding and integrated access to both conventional and digital finance.

This expansion follows strong demand for SGB’s corporate banking services and addresses long-standing pain points for globally connected customers:

  • Unified access to crypto and fiat: Most traditional banks shy away from digital assets. SGB embraces them, enabling instant movement between crypto and fiat via top licensed exchanges.
  • Instant on- and off-ramping: Direct integration with regulated exchanges allows real-time, secure conversion between digital and fiat currencies
  • Simplified cross-border payments: Whether via wire transfers, crypto rails or SGB-issued cards; international transactions for business, travel, education are effortless.
  • Diverse investment access: From high-yield savings accounts to exclusive opportunities across Asia and MENA, clients can manage both traditional and digital assets through one trusted platform. Tailored for digital nomads, traders, remote professionals, and high-net-worth individuals, SGB redefines personal banking by unifying legacy finance with the digital frontier, within a fully regulated framework.

Access is currently available by invitation only due to high demand.

ABOUT SGB

SGB is the first bank licensed in Bahrain to serve global investors, innovators and institutions. Geared towards the digital economy, SGB empowers frictionless movement between digital and traditional finance and provides financial connectivity between Asia and the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region.

For more information, visit https://www.sgb.com/.

Licensed and Regulated as a Conventional Wholesale Bank by the Central Bank of Bahrain