Article One: Definitions

No: 45059688

Date(g): 24/3/2024 | Date(h): 15/9/1445

Status: In-Force

Effective from Jan 31 2025 - Jan 30 2025
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The following terms, wherever mentioned in these rules, shall have the meanings indicated next to them, unless the context requires otherwise:

Term	Definition
SAMA	Saudi Central Bank*.
Bank	Banks licensed to conduct banking activities in the Kingdom according to the Banking Control Law.
Customer	A natural or legal person.
Savings Products:	A product characterized by any or all of the following features: A. Exchange transactions limited to a specific number. B. Retaining a minimum deposit amount. C. A return due to the customer on the deposit amount, along with the availability of feature (A) or (B).
Deposit Amount	The amount deposited with the bank for savings.
Return	The profit on the deposit amount calculated based on the Annual Equivalent Rate (AER).
Annual Equivalent Rate (AER)	The annual return rate on the savings product as specified in SAMA’s disclosure rules for financing and savings product prices.
Deduction	A periodic deduction of a specified amount from one of the customer's accounts and its addition to the deposit amount, which the customer can authorize the bank to execute under the product agreement between the customer and the bank.
Trusted Communication Channels	A registered communication method that can be verified and is retrievable in written or electronic form.

* The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency was replaced by the name of Saudi Central Bank in accordance with The Saudi Central Bank Law No. (M/36), dated 11/04/1442H, corresponding 26/11/2020G.