Keywords: Banking


Four Moroccan banks lead Africa’s safest banks ranking for 2026

Morocco has strengthened its position in Africa’s banking sector, with four domestic institutions occupying the top four places in Global Finance magazine’s 2026 ranking of the continent’s safest banks. Attijariwafa Bank secured the leading position, while Saham Bank entered the top......

CIH Mobile Corpo How Moroccan Companies Can Manage Payments and Accounts Remotely

CIH Bank is expanding the digital tools available to professional clients through CIH Mobile Corpo, also known as CIH Mobile Entreprises, a mobile banking service that enables businesses to manage accounts, execute payments and monitor financial transactions without visiting a branch. Designed for companies,......

Saham Bank Launches a New Mobile App Featuring Artificial Intelligence

Saham Bank is accelerating its digital transformation with a new version of its mobile app, now accessible to all its customers. This redesign aims to simplify daily banking operations, enhance user autonomy, and facilitate communication with their advisors. The main innovation lies in the integration......

Three Moroccan banks rank among Africa’s top 10 as capital strength grows

Morocco has strengthened its position in Africa’s banking industry, with three domestic institutions featuring among the continent’s ten largest banks by core capital, according to the 2025 ranking of Africa’s 100 largest banks published by African Business in October 2026. The results......

Glovo Morocco expands its role as a strategic partner for the banking sector

Glovo Morocco is seeking to deepen its relationship with the country’s banking industry, moving beyond conventional promotional partnerships to position its platform as a potential contributor to banks’ digital customer journeys. The strategy reflects a broader shift in how financial institutions......

CIH Bank targets 2030 expansion with $1.5 billion capital increase

CIH Bank is preparing a major capital increase of 1.5 billion dirhams as the Moroccan lender seeks to strengthen its financial capacity and support an expansion strategy extending to 2030. The operation comes as the bank continues to broaden its customer base, accelerate digital adoption and diversify......

Morocco and UAE deepen financial cooperation with new banking and payment agreements

Morocco and the United Arab Emirates are expanding cooperation between their financial authorities through two new agreements designed to strengthen banking supervision, encourage Islamic finance and explore more integrated payment infrastructure. The memoranda of understanding were signed in Abu Dhabi......

Morocco’s banks sustain growth as lending expands and bad debts rise

Morocco’s banking industry is maintaining its growth momentum despite persistent pressure on household purchasing power and a less favorable economic environment. First-half 2026 results from major listed banks point to continued expansion in deposits, lending and, in several cases, profitability,......

China closes more than 670 banks as regulators accelerate financial-sector consolidation

China closed more than 670 banking entities in 2025, the highest number recorded in a single year, as regulators accelerated efforts to consolidate smaller lenders and strengthen oversight of the financial sector. The closures, almost all involving rural institutions, contributed to a broader reduction......