Complete a few simple steps to open your corporate account.
Manage your business accounts with secure, easy-to-use digital banking.
Opening a business account takes about five minutes on your phone.
A regulated bank account, opened with the same identity you already trust.
Sign in to your Backbase business account.
We tailor the required checks and documents to your legal entity type.
Working under an HRSD / Absher freelance certificate — no CR.
Sole proprietorship — CR-registered, individually owned.
Corporate form — CR entity with partners & appointed managers.
Follow these steps to complete your application.
Choose how you'd like to confirm your identity. Both routes are SAMA-approved — pick whichever suits you.
Biometric / app approval. Auto-fills your details from the national record.
Verify with a one-time code sent by SMS to your registered mobile.
National Single Sign-On. Enter your ID number and press login — you'll approve the request in your Nafath app.
Open your Nafath app and select this number
Tap the number that matches the one shown above. You have 60 seconds.
The 6-digit code you created in the Nafath app.
Nafath confirmed your national identity & liveness.
The UAE national digital identity. Enter your Emirates ID and approve the request in your UAE PASS app.
Please enter your UAE PASS PIN
UAE PASS confirmed your identity. Your Emirates ID and passport were shared with your consent.
We've fetched these from Nafath. Please review before continuing.
We'll send a one-time SMS code to verify it.
Enter the code sent to
Didn't get it? Resend code
Your mobile number is verified.
Review and complete your contact details for the account.
Auto-filled from Wathq. Review and confirm.
Pulled from Wathq's partners & managers. Confirm the signatory authority.
You alone can authorize transactions.
Two or more partners must approve together.
Who we speak to about the account day to day. Both roles are required for corporate KYC.
Four regulated questions. Answer them for yourself as the authorized person.
Required for SAMA AML/CTF compliance.
Helps us set the right limits for your account.
Your Current Account in SAR is set up automatically. Add any services you'd like.
A quick face check matches you to your Emirates ID. It takes about ten seconds.
Check everything below before you sign. Use the ☰ menu to go back and change anything.
Please review and agree before signing.
Your documents are ready in DocuSign. Review and sign them in a few taps.
SAMA requires an out-of-band confirmation for enterprise accounts. Our call-centre will call to confirm your request.
Draw your signature below. It is applied to every signature field in this envelope.
Nafath · Wathq · SAMA · SAR
UAE PASS · Trade licence · CBUAE · AED