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Reviews / Nomo Edition №07 · 11 March 2026 · 1,700 words

Nomo,
reviewed.

UK-based, GCC-targeted Sharia-compliant digital bank. Operates as a digital arm of Bank of London and The Middle East (BLME), part of Boubyan Bank Group (Kuwait).

Editor
Stephan Kulik
Founded
2021
EU customers
min read
7 / ~1,700
Disclosure Nomo does not pay us a referral fee. This review is purely editorial. See the methodology → nomo · no_commission
78/100
Nomo sits on a UK PRA charter (BLME) — Sharia-compliant, FSCS-covered, served from London for a Gulf clientele.
Rank #53 / 60GCC Sharia digital bank (UK-licensed)
CategoryGCC Sharia digital bank (UK-licensed)
LicencePayment
NomoEdition №07
Licence
Payment institution
PRA + FCA (UK)
Deposit protection
GBP 85,000 (FSCS, via BLME)
FSCS (UK — BLME holds the PRA charter)
Customers (EU)
As of 2026-Q1 — // TODO(verify)
IBAN
GB (GBP) + USD/AED
GBP + USD + AED multi-currency wallet
01
Reviews

Nomo, in full.

What Nomo Bank is, in 2026

Digital arm of Bank of London and The Middle East (BLME), launched 2021. Boubyan Bank (Kuwait) is the Group parent. UK PRA-chartered, Sharia-compliant.

Safety and regulation

BLME holds the UK PRA bank charter; FSCS member with GBP 85,000 per-depositor cover.

Who Nomo Bank is for

Use Nomo Bank if: you're a GCC resident or expat wanting UK-chartered Sharia-compliant digital banking with multi-currency wallet. Use Meem instead for Sharia products under SAMA.

02
Pricing

Nomo's plans, side by side.

Nomo Standard
Custom /mo
Free — Boubyan / BLME
  • Free — Boubyan / BLME
03
Scorecard

How we got to 78.

78/100
Same six dimensions we apply to every neobank in the index. Weights published; unchanged within an edition.
Regulation & safetyLicence class · DGS · resilience
25%64
Pricing & feesTransparent and competitive
20%88
Hands-on UXExtended primary-account test
20%85
FeaturesVaults · stocks · crypto · insurance
15%90
App stores iOS 4.4 · Android 4.2
10% 86
04 — Verdict

The GCC-Sharia digital bank, UK-chartered.
BLME PRA charter + Boubyan Bank parent. FSCS-covered. Multi-currency.

Nomo is the digital arm of Bank of London and The Middle East (BLME) — UK PRA-chartered, Sharia-compliant, FSCS member with GBP 85,000 per-depositor cover. Boubyan Bank (Kuwait) is the Group parent. Free Nomo Standard account, GBP + USD + AED multi-currency wallet, Sharia-compliant savings (Wakala) and property-investment products. Targeted at GCC residents and expats wanting a UK-chartered digital bank with Sharia compliance. Distinctive niche: the Sharia + UK-charter + GCC-distribution overlap is rare. Use Nomo if you want UK-chartered Sharia-compliant digital banking; use Meem if you want Sharia products under a Saudi licence (SAMA).

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Edition №07 · Updated 11 March 2026