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Banking and Finance
Bank Telephone Website Currency and Exchange
Regional Banks Ahlibank 4420 5222 ahlibank.com.qa Commercial Bank of Qatar 4449 0000 cbq.qa Doha Bank 4445 6000 qa.dohabank.com Qatar Development Bank 4430 0000 qdb.qa Qatar National Bank 4440 7777 qnb.com Branches of Foreign Banks Arab Bank Qatar 4438 7777 arabbank.com.qa Bank Saderat Iran 4441 4646 bsi.com.qa BNP Paribas 4453 7115 mea.bnpparibas.com
Alfardan Exchange 4453 7777 alfardanexchange.com.qa Al Jazeera Exchange 4436 3822 aljazeeraexchangeqatar.com Al Mana Exchange 4442 4226 almanaexchange.com Al Sadd Exchange 4432 3334 Al Amir Street
HSBC
4442 4722 hsbc.com.qa Mashreq Bank 4408 3333 mashreqbank.com/qatar Standard Chartered Bank 4465 8555 sc.com/qa United Bank Limited 4444 1314 ubldirect.com Islamic Banks * Dukhan Bank 800 8555 dukhanbank.com # Masraf Al Rayan 4425 3333 alrayan.com Qatar First Bank 4448 3333 qfb.com.qa Qatar International Islamic Bank 4484 0000 qiib.com.qa Qatar Islamic Bank 4402 0888 qib.com.qa Investment Banks QInvest 4405 6666 qinvest.com * Previously Barwa Bank; merged with International Bank of Qatar in April 2019 # Masraf Al Rayan merged with Al Khalij Commercial Bank in November 2021 Arabian Exchange 4443 8300 arabianex.com
Gulf Exchange 4438 3222 gulfexchange.com.qa/en Travelex Qatar 4443 4252 travelex.qa Unimoni Exchange 4436 5252 unimoni.com/qat Western Union Send money online and via the app, or find a branch at westernunion.com/qa/en
The Banking Network
There are hundreds of bank branches and ATMs across the country, with most in Doha but also further afield. They are located in nearly all of the malls, hotels, souqs and petrol stations. Visitors can usually access funds in their home accounts by using their ATM cards here, and some allow the withdrawal of USD and Euro – check with the relevant bank(s) for commission or exchange rate fees. Major credit cards are widely accepted. Exchange houses provide remittance services and foreign exchange and are licensed by Qatar Central Bank. There are no exchange control regulations, but movement of money in and out of local accounts is monitored and a declaration of origin for large cash deposits may be required. The GCCNET system, established by the GCC countries, acts as a single ATM network linking all the GCC point of sale switches – in Qatar this is NAPS (National ATM & POS Switch). Opening hours: Generally Sunday – Thursday 7:30 am – 1 pm, however many banks have extended branch operations. Check the respective bank's website for up to date timings and locations of branches and ATMs. All day/extended hours/weekends: Ahlibank, City Center-Doha: Saturday – Thursday 9 am – 2 pm, Friday 3 pm – 8 pm CBQ, mall branches: Saturday – Thursday 9 am – 2:30 pm/3:30 pm – 9 pm, Friday 3:30 pm – 9 pm Qatar Islamic Bank, Medina Centrale, The Pearl-Qatar: Sunday – Thursday 11 am – 6 pm QNB, City Center-Doha, Lagoona Mall and Doha Festival City: Friday 3:30 pm – 9 pm QNB, City Center-Doha and Lagoona Mall: Saturday 9 am – 2:30 pm/3:30 pm – 9 pm Digital branches/services: Apple Pay: Dukhan Bank, QNB HSBC Msheireb Downtown Digital branch: Sunday – Thursday 9:30am – 5 pm QIB Video Banking: via the QIB mobile app Virtual assistants: Dukhan Bank (Rashid), Qatar Islamic Bank (Zaki)