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DatabankAugust 8 2023

Morocco kicks off instant interbank payments

It is too early to understand how much the new service will affect banks’ revenue, writes Barbara Pianese.
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In June, Bank Al-Maghrib, Morocco’s central bank, launched instant interbank transfers, a new electronic payment service that enables people to transfer money in less than 20 seconds between accounts held at different banks.

The payment system is free of charge for individual customers for three months, after which the service fees will be decided according to each bank. The service will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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Barbara Pianese is the Latin America editor at The Banker. She joined from Mergermarket, where she spent four years covering mergers and acquisitions across Europe with a focus on the consumer sector. She holds an MA in International and Diplomatic Affairs from the University of Bologna having studied in Brazil and France as well.
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