The Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) Governor, Yahya Shunnar, met with Ooredoo Palestine CEO Samer Fares to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation between the banking and telecommunications sectors to support digital transformation and enhance electronic financial services. Discussions focused on leveraging telecommunications digital infrastructure to expand digital financial and banking services and support financial inclusion. Ooredoo highlighted the PMA’s role in maintaining banking-sector stability and strengthening the regulatory environment for digital financial services, while both sides stressed the importance of public-private collaboration to further develop and broaden digital payment solutions that enable citizens to carry out financial transactions under different circumstances.
Palestine Monetary Authority 2025-03-02
Palestine Monetary Authority discusses expanding digital payment solutions with Ooredoo Palestine
Palestine Monetary Authority Governor Yahya Shunnar and Ooredoo Palestine CEO Samer Fares discussed enhancing cooperation between banking and telecommunications to support digital transformation and electronic financial services. They emphasized leveraging telecommunications infrastructure to expand digital financial services and promote financial inclusion, highlighting the importance of public-private collaboration for developing digital payment solutions.