The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has signed a memorandum of understanding to launch the country’s first specialised diploma in artificial intelligence (AI) for the banking sector, Governor Hassan Abdalla announced on Tuesday. The initiative, launched under the “Digital Academy” of the CBE’s FinTech Egypt, is a collaboration between the Egyptian Banking Institute (EBI) and New Giza University (NGU). The diploma comprises five integrated training programmes that combine practical case studies from the banking sector with educational frameworks. Programme 5:AI Implementation and Management, focusing on integrating AI into banking operations. The EBI Executive Director, Abdul Aziz Nuseir, noted that the diploma is part of the institute’s current annual plan to refine the skills of banking sector employees in AI according to global developments.
