Article 10: Specific Requirements for Credit Cards Products

Finance providers while calculating the APR for credit cards shall assume the following: The amount of finance is provided for a period of 1 year starting from the date of the initial drawdown or card allotment/approval date, and that the final payment made by the borrower clears the principal payment, term cost and other charges, if any. The principal payments and term cost are repaid by the borrower in 12 equal monthly payments, commencing 1 month after the date of the initial drawdown. If the ceiling of the credit card has not been determined, that ceiling shall assumed to be SAR 10,000 when calculating the advertised APR. At the pre-contractual stage, the amount of finance shall be equal to the financing limit or credit card limit requested by the customer or offered to the customer. At the contractual stage, the amount of finance shall be equal to the financing limit or credit card limit based on the agreement concluded with the borrower.