[1] It was the first commercial bank to open in southern Somalia since 1991.

[3] In mid-2012, the First Somali Bank organized its first ever Technology, Entertainment, Design (TEDx) conference.

The event was launched to showcase improvements in local business, development and security to potential Somali and international investors.

[2] Albert Falck was the first CEO of the bank from January 2012 to end of June 2012.

He managed the product portfolio creation and launch of the bank.