خبر صحفي بخصوص الاجتماع المنعقد في مصرف سورية المركزي ضمن إطار تنفيذ برنامج التحوّل الرقمي

Press release regarding the meeting held at the Central Bank of Syria within the framework of implementing the digital transformation program

 Digital transformation program in the banking sector

Based on the government’s directions and adoption of the digital transformation strategy in Syria and the efforts made by the Central Bank of Syria to implement this strategy within the framework of the role assigned to it, both at the level of issuing many decisions that contributed to the development of electronic payment tools and the promotion and dissemination of the culture of electronic payment within various economic and vital activities and various segments. society in the Syrian Arab Republic, and upgrading the banking system and the banking structure on which it works to achieve financial inclusion and its positive repercussions on controlling the exchange rate, and keeping pace with the acceleration of electronic payment and digital transformation in accordance with the requirements of the public interest;

The Central Bank of Syria held a meeting on 5/11/2024, headed by the Governor of the Bank of Syria and in the presence of the directors of banks operating in the Syrian Arab Republic, and the specialists in electronic payment and information technology. This is with the aim of gaining time and beginning to clarify and define the requirements that must be met by the banking sector to keep pace with the plan to implement the digital transformation program, which the Central Bank of Syria is working to implement, by linking the settlement, check clearing and electronic payment systems with the operating banks, and what is being accomplished with the aim of reforming and developing the national payment infrastructure. Electronic payment in accordance with international standards by benefiting from the experiences and best practices of central banks, which are considered a future nucleus for linking banks operating in the Syrian Arab Republic with global payment networks, allowing for the facilitation of commercial transactions and the expansion of the use of commercial exchange through entry into the global electronic payment market under legal frameworks. Suitability.