{"id":575097,"date":"2020-10-01T04:00:16","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T04:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/01\/whos-got-licenses-for-what\/"},"modified":"2020-10-01T04:00:16","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T04:00:16","slug":"whos-got-licenses-for-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/01\/whos-got-licenses-for-what\/","title":{"rendered":"Who\u2019s got licenses for what?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CI Capital\u2019s consumer finance arm Souhoola has been awarded a consumer finance license by the Financial Regulatory Authority, the company announced in <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2020\/9\/Souhoola-FRA-license-Press-Release-English.pdf\">a statement (pdf)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bank Audi\u2019s Egypt arm has obtained a license to set up online payment gateways for its client vendors and businesses after gaining central bank approval, the Lebanese bank said in a statement carried by <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3n2Ct1d\">Al Mal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CI Capital\u2019s consumer finance arm Souhoola has been awarded a consumer finance license by the Financial Regulatory Authority, the company announced in a statement (pdf). 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