“OPay” intends to apply for a license to establish a digital bank in Egypt

Cairo, Egypt – thirtieth July 2023 – “OPay”, a main and quickly rising supplier of economic expertise and digital funds options, has introduced its intention to apply for a license to establish a digital bank in Egypt with a capital of $60 million, in accordance to the foundations for licensing and registration of digital banks, and management and supervision just lately issued by the Central Bank of Egypt.

This step is inside the framework of OPay’s dedication to its position in growing the Egyptian digital economic system, supporting the Egyptian state’s plans in the direction of digital transformation, strengthening the rules of economic inclusion, and constructing a society much less depending on money transactions, utilizing the very best, quickest and most secure monetary expertise options in the Egyptian market supplied by OPay, together with its expertise in the sphere of digital transformation in the international locations of the Middle East and North Africa, Nigeria and Pakistan.

“OPay” goals to improve its companies with innovation and the most recent technological options to meet the wants of the Egyptian market, and facilitate the conduct of economic and banking transactions for prospects, as the corporate will work by the digital bank to present lending, financial savings and card companies through the Internet with out the necessity for prospects to go to branches, in addition to OPay companies to settle for funds Such as factors of sale, digital fee gateway, and digital wallets.

Mahmoud Khedr, Director of Business Development & Partnership at OPay, stated: We are excited to get hold of a license to establish a digital bank in Egypt, and to work hand in hand with the Central Bank of Egypt and all involved authorities to begin this step, which represents a new starting to preserve tempo with world developments in the sphere of economic expertise”.

He additionally defined that “OPay” is certified to make a breakthrough in this business because it has 5 years of expertise in the monetary expertise sector in the international locations in which we function, which represents a actual impetus in the direction of reaching success and achievement in Egypt.”

Khedr added, “We achieved nice successes final yr, as the worth of our gross sales in the area amounted to greater than 50 billion {dollars}, whereas the variety of customers of the “OPay” software in all international locations reached about 30 million customers, and we aspire to exceed these numbers in the present yr and obtain unprecedented file charges.”

He added: “We thank the leaders of the Central Bank for the initiatives it’s launching to create a supportive local weather for the monetary expertise business, and for the limitless assist for the monetary expertise sector and the directives of its leaders in the direction of advancing the digital economic system and the good position it performs in growing and growing this sector.”