Buna holds its 37th virtual workshop

  Updates on partnerships and other developments

A major step towards building the instant payment hub for the Arab world will be announced at the occasion of this workshop

More than 200 senior officials will attend the workshop, representing central banks and a wide spectrum of regional and global financial institutions

Abu Dhabi, 26th October 2022: Buna (the cross-border payment system operated by Arab Regional Payments Clearing and Settlement Organization “ARPCSO”, owned by The Arab Monetary Fund “AMF”), holds tomorrow a workshop to share updates on its strategic initiatives.

The workshop comprises different topics to update the Buna community on several key developments such as the Buna’s approach to cybersecurity and the different enhancements introduced recently to cater for the growing needs of our participants in terms of level of support and scope of service.

In addition, the workshop will be the occasion to announce a new strategic partnership and a major step towards building the instant payment hub for the Arab world and beyond.

The workshop will host more than 200 senior officials representing central banks, along with various institutions from the financial, banking, and payment sectors in the region and beyond.

At this occasion, Mehdi Manaa, Chief Executive Officer of Buna said: “We are happy to continue achieving month after month tangible progress that we can share with our community at the occasion of these workshops, reaffirming our strategic objective to empower Arab economies and enhance regional integration in compliance with international standards and best practices”.

Mehdi added “Stronger cybersecurity, richer functional scope and more flexible participants’ support will be all on the menu of this edition in addition to announcing a major step towards building the instant payment hub for the Arab world. We count on a large attendance in this engaging workshop”.