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State-owned Housing and Development Bank is planning to apply for a digital banking license from the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), Chairman Hassan Ghanem told Masrawy<\/a>. A growing number<\/a> of Egyptian banks are planning entrances to the digital banking space, with the National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr, Suez Canal Bank and ABC Egypt all mulling digital arms.<\/p>\n

In related news<\/strong>: Non-banking financial services provider Ebtikar will launch a dedicated digital mobile wallet next year in collaboration with EG Bank, CEO Ayman El Dessouki told Hapi Journal<\/a>. Ebtikar already runs the e-payments app Masary<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile<\/strong>, another one of Ebtikar\u2019s fintech firms, Bee Smart Payment Solutions, received central bank approval to facilitate electronic payments through Banque Misr, the company said in a statement cited by Masrawy<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

State-owned Housing and Development Bank is planning to apply for a digital banking license from the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), Chairman Hassan Ghanem told Masrawy. 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