2021-04-04
The Saudi Central Bank mandates that all banks operating in the Kingdom standardize the minimum information and details included in customer bank account statements to ensure regulatory compliance and transparency. This directive requires banks to provide specific data fields for various transaction types, including cash deposits, withdrawals, check processing, and fund transfers, with a mandatory deadline for implementation by the end of the second quarter of 2021. Additionally, banks are permitted to offer a simplified statement option as an alternative, which must include at least the transaction type, date, and amount.
Dear Sirs,
Greetings,
Subject: The requirements and information needed for customers’ bank account statements.
Based on the powers granted to the Saudi Central Bank under the provisions of the Banking Control System and its implementing regulations, and in light of the Saudi Central Bank's supervisory and regulatory role over private financial institutions, and in an effort to unify the minimum operations, information, and details that should be included in customers' bank account statements according to uniform standards across all banks. Given that the information contained in a bank account statement serves as a source and reference for evidence in regulatory aspects that serve the public interest, and to facilitate the identification of the sources of funds deposited in customers' accounts and the amounts withdrawn and transferred from them, as well as the types, nature, and dates of transactions with precision and certainty in a clear and unambiguous manner, thereby enabling the determination of customers' responsibility regarding the sources and uses of funds and transaction authorities, and for the benefit these information provide to banks in answering customer inquiries about transactions on their accounts.
Attached is the updated version of the requirements and information needed for customers’ bank account statements, with emphasis on allowing the bank to provide a simplified bank account statement as an alternative option for the customer, which must include at a minimum: (transaction type, date, and amount).
To respond and act in accordance with the specified requirements by the end of the second quarter of 2021. An electronic copy of these requirements will be provided to you via email.
Accept my regards,
Fahd bin Ibrahim Al-Shathri Deputy Governor for Supervision
Distribution Scope:
P.O. Box 2992 Riyadh 11169, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Tel: +966 11 463 3000 P.O. Box 2992, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Tel: +966 11 463 3000
| No. | Information Criteria | Arabic | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Channel Creation | |||
| Service Channel Name / Code (Bank Name + Branch Name where cash is deposited) | √ | √ | - | |
| Service Channel Location (City where the branch is located) | √ | √ | - | |
| Transaction Reference Number (generated by the system) | √ | √ | - | |
| Transaction Type (Cash Deposit - Bank) | √ | √ | - | |
| Transaction Creation Date | √ | √ | - | |
| Transaction Creation Time (mandatory for ATMs and electronic banking transactions, optional for other regular transactions) | √ | √ | Statement ordered by date and time | |
| Due Date (Credit) | √ | √ | - | |
| b | Credit Entry Information | |||
| Amount | √ | √ | - | |
| Currency | √ | √ | - | |
| Applied Exchange Rate | - | - | - | |
| Purpose / Payment Details / Fund Sources | - | - | - | |
| Depositor Name | - | - | - | |
| Depositor ID Number | - | - | - | |
| Cashier Signature on Cash Deposit Form | - | - | - |
| No. | Information Criteria | Arabic | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Channel Creation | |||
| Service Channel Name / Code (Bank Name + ATM Code where cash is deposited) | √ | √ | - | |
| Service Channel Location (City where the ATM is located) | √ | √ | - | |
| Transaction Reference Number (generated by the ATM) | √ | √ | - | |
| Transaction Type (Cash Deposit - ATM) | √ | √ | - | |
| Transaction Start Date | √ | √ | - | |
| Transaction Start Time (mandatory for ATMs and electronic banking transactions, optional for other regular transactions) | √ | √ | - | |
| Due Date (Credit) | √ | √ | - | |
| b | Credit Entry Information | |||
| Amount | √ | √ | - | |
| Currency | √ | √ | - | |
| Applied Exchange Rate | - | - | - | |
| Purpose / Payment Details / Fund Sources | - | - | - | |
| Depositor Name | - | - | - | |
| Depositor ID Number | - | - | - | |
| Fees | - | - | - |
| No. | Information Criteria | Arabic | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Channel Creation | |||
| Service Channel Name / Code (Bank Name + Branch Name where cash is withdrawn) | √ | √ | - | |
| Service Channel Location (City where the branch is located) | √ | √ | - | |
| Transaction Reference Number (generated by the system) | √ | √ | - | |
| Transaction Type (Cash Withdrawal - Internal Bank) | √ | √ | - | |
| Transaction Creation Date | √ | √ | - | |
| Transaction Creation Time | √ | √ | - | |
| Due Date (Debit) | √ | √ | - | |
| b | Debit Entry Information | |||
| Amount | √ | √ | - | |
| Currency | √ | √ | - | |
| Applied Exchange Rate | - | - | - | |
| Fees | √ | √ | If withdrawal is in foreign currency | |
| Check Number | √ | √ | - | |
| Beneficiary Name | - | - | - | |
| Beneficiary ID Number | - | - | - | |
| Cashier Signature on Check | - | - | - |
| No. | Information Criteria | Arabic | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Channel Creation | |||
| Service Channel Name / Code (Bank Name + Branch Name where cash is withdrawn) | √ | √ | - | |
| Service Channel Location (City where the branch is located) | √ | √ | - | |
| Transaction Reference Number (generated by the system) | √ | √ | - | |
| Transaction Type (Cash Withdrawal - Receipt) | √ | √ | - | |
| Transaction Creation Date | √ | √ | - | |
| Transaction Creation Time | √ | √ | - | |
| Due Date (Debit) | √ | √ | - | |
| b | Debit Entry Information | |||
| Amount | √ | √ | - | |
| Currency | √ | √ | - | |
| Applied Exchange Rate | - | - | - | |
| Fees | √ | √ | If withdrawal is in foreign currency | |
| Beneficiary Name | - | - | - | |
| Beneficiary ID Number | - | - | - | |
| Signature on Form | - | - | - |
| No. | Information Criteria | Arabic | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Channel Creation | |||
| Service Channel Name / Code (Bank Name + ATM Code where cash is withdrawn) | √ | √ | - | |
| Service Channel Location (Country and City where the ATM is located) |