New Electronic Banking Service launched in Iraq

by **claud39** Wed Feb 10, 2021 9:48 am

New Electronic Banking Service launched in Iraq

10th February 2021

New Electronic Banking Service launched in Iraq Central-Bank-of-Iraq-CBI-090221-623x346

By John Lee.

The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has announced the launch of its "digital enrollment service", which it says is the first of its kind in Iraq and the region.

According to a statement from the CBI:

"Digital enrollment is an integrated digital financial system that enhances financial independence and liberation from traditional financial systems, as it works to transform Iraq into a country less dependent on cash, which enables the state to fight corruption, evasion and bureaucracy in financial dealings within banks operating in Iraq.

"This service is considered a modern and different trend due to its many advantages, including conducting financial operations in a modern digital electronic form, which reduces time and geographical distances and raises the traditional barriers in the Iraqi banking sector. "

Rudaw reports that First Iraqi Bank, established six months ago by Iraqi entrepreneur Kawa Rekani, is the sole bank to get permission to operate such a service, allowing customers to perform financial transactions online or through their mobile device with ease rather than through cash payments.

More details here from Rudaw.

(Sources: Central Bank of Iraq, Rudaw)

https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2021/02/10/new-electronic-banking-service-launched-in-iraq/?fbclid=IwAR3I2T65jLPh4XgLJRrLwQMzGM05h00WRkNAuxpNQNaw-VQprM8GyDXpiJA

by **claud39** Fri Feb 12, 2021 5:24 pm

The central bank meets with workers in the profession of auditing and auditing

February 11, 2021

New Electronic Banking Service launched in Iraq News-161304148716593

On 10/2/2021, the Central Bank of Iraq organized a meeting with the gentlemen of the Board of Auditing and Auditing Profession, the Accountants and Auditors Syndicate, the Iraqi Association of Certified Public Accountants, and a number of account auditors and auditing companies to study mechanisms and ways to improve the financial statements of banks and the role of account auditors in this regard. The meeting was attended by the head and members of the audit committee in the central bank, the general directors of the accounting departments, banking control, investments, internal auditing and financial operations, in addition to a number of experts in the Central Bank of Iraq.
The meeting discussed the importance of enhancing disclosure in the financial statements issued by the auditor after being prepared by the banks' administrations. The meeting ended with a set of recommendations that we hope will be achieved upon the issuance of the financial statements for the fiscal year / 2020, which are hoped to contribute to improving the quality of banks' financial statements within the framework of applying international standards in auditing, control, transparency and risk management.

Central Bank of Iraq

https://cbi.iq/news/view/1655

by **claud39** Sat Feb 13, 2021 7:11 pm

The Digital Media Center calls for popularizing the online payment experience in Iraq

2021-02-12

New Electronic Banking Service launched in Iraq 1613139124792

Shafaq News / The Digital Media Center stressed, on Friday, the need to spread the electronic payment experience in Iraq to allow citizens to make purchases safely and quickly, as well as limit the transmission of the Corona virus through paper currencies, as well as the benefits for Iraqi banks.

The center praised in a statement received by Shafaq News; With the presence of many points of sale in the malls that have supported the electronic payment feature through electronic payment cards, calling for support for more payment applications such as Apple Pay and electronic payment services provided by telecommunications companies operating in Iraq.

The center pointed out that circulating the electronic payment experience encourages citizens to settle their salaries in banks and spend what they need only through the electronic payment mechanism, thus providing financial liquidity to banks that support electronic payment systems.

The center pointed to the importance of activating electronic payment systems in reducing corruption and eliminating informal economic activities, and consequently the entry of individuals within the licensed systems operating in the country, as well as its importance in raising investment rates in the country, increasing production and providing more job opportunities.

The center emphasized that electronic payment systems in Iraq still need more support and legalization and reduce the chaos of benefits imposed on individuals, which may reach many times what is imposed in neighboring countries, and banks should be obligated to increase the number of ATMs and payment devices in a manner commensurate with the population density.

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