Late for a Reason.
Barq launched its digital wallet into a market already crowded with banks and telecoms by making its late arrival the pitch: the last digital wallet you'll ever need.
- العلامة التجارية
- Barq
- الوكالة
- Habbar
- السوق
- السعودية
- المنطقة
- السعودية
- السنة
- 2024
التحدي
Barq came late to Saudi digital wallets. It was licensed by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) in January 2024 and launched its app on 29 July, the company said (Mubasher). Habbar's Effie entry gives the objective as 'Launch Barq and stand out in a saturated e-wallet market' and the problem as 'We were late to a market dominated by banks and telecoms.'
الفكرة
Habbar turned being last into the argument. Its Effie entry's insight is that people don't care who came first, only who got it right, and its line is 'Late for a reason. The last digital wallet you'll ever need.' The launch film runs on Barq's YouTube channel as 'برق ماله آخر', which Habbar's English case page calls 'Barq Has No Last'; the agency handled strategy, the creative concept, copywriting, video production and social media. Veyron Marketing's SMARTIES entry for the same launch describes the in-app side: each transaction gave users a spin of a wheel for cashback, and an in-app game and a referral programme gave more chances to win the more people played and referred.
النتائج
- One million customers in 21 days, more than 600,000 cards issued and customers of more than 85 nationalities after the 29 July 2024 launch, Barq announced (Mubasher)
- 3.6 million customers of 138 nationalities, more than 122 million transactions and more than 2.6 million cards in the first six months, according to Veyron Marketing's SMARTIES case film
- Seven million users and SAR 73 billion moved through the wallet in the first year, according to Habbar's Effie entry
مصدر دراسة الحالة: Habbar المصدر ↖
الجوائز
- Effie Awards Saudi Arabia 2026Banking, Finance & Insuranceبرونزية
- Effie Awards Saudi Arabia 2026Performance Marketingذهبية
- MMA Smarties KSA 2025KSA - Instant Impact / Promotionذهبية
- MMA Smarties KSA 2025KSA - Product and/or Service Launchذهبية
- MMA SMARTIES MEA 2025: Silver in Customer Journey Marketing (Lead Generation / CRM) and Bronze in Instant Impact / Promotion
فريق العمل
- Digital
- Veyron Marketing
- Contributing agency
- Smartkom Agency


