CBL statistics reveal unprecedented growth in e-payment indicators from 2025 to 15 February 2026
Feb 23 Sami Zaptia

CBL statistics reveal unprecedented growth in e-payment indicators from 2025 to 15 February 2026

Central Bank of Libya (CBL) statistics published by the Tripoli based Libyan government yesterday show unprecedented growth in electronic payment (e-p...

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e-payment transactions for 2025 increased by 186 percent to LD 389 billion: CBL
Jan 20 Sami Zaptia

e-payment transactions for 2025 increased by 186 percent to LD 389 billion: CBL

In its latest routine statistical bulletin, the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) revealed that the volume of transactions using e-payment methods increased...

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e-payment use rises sharply to October 2025 - part of CBL effort to lure Libyans away from cash use
Nov 13 Sami Zaptia

e-payment use rises sharply to October 2025 - part of CBL effort to lure Libyans away from cash use

According to the latest CBL monthly statistical bulleting covering 1 January to 31 October 2025, the number of Point of Sale (PoS) machines reached 14...

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Electronic Payment Forum and Exhibition to be held in Benghazi from 20 to 21 December
Nov 4 Sami Zaptia

Electronic Payment Forum and Exhibition to be held in Benghazi from 20 to 21 December

Benghazi Chamber of Commerce held a press conference yesterday at its city headquarters to announce the launch of the Libya Forum and Exhibition for E...

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Tadawul and Moamalat card payment switch networks linked for interchangeable use by customers
Nov 18 Sami Zaptia

Tadawul and Moamalat card payment switch networks linked for interchangeable use by customers

Tadawul Tech, one of Libya's largest electronic payment providers, has today successfully interfaced its acceptance network to the state National Swit...

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CBL National Payments Council sets ambitious digitising bank targets for April
Mar 2 Sami Zaptia

CBL National Payments Council sets ambitious digitising bank targets for April

The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) reported that at the second 2023 meeting of its National Payments Council today, headed by CBL Governor Saddek El-Kabe...

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ATMs and e-payments in Libyan shops and businesses set to grow
Dec 2 Michel Cousins

ATMs and e-payments in Libyan shops and businesses set to grow

Libya is still a traditional cash-driven economy. ATMs are relatively few in number; those that work even fewer. It is the same with electronic points...

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Libyan Islamic Bank and Dokkan sign e-payment agreement
Dec 23 Sami Zaptia

Libyan Islamic Bank and Dokkan sign e-payment agreement

By Sami Zaptia.London, 23 December 2021: The Libyan Islamic Bank (LIB) signed an agreement with Dokkan e-commerce company an e-payment agreement last...

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Jun 8 Sami Zaptia

Audit Bureau updating its project to pay state-sector salaries through pre-payment cards

By Sami Zaptia.The Audit Bureau is updating its offerings on the planned state sector salaries payment debit card implemented with Tadawul Technology...

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May 2 Sami Zaptia

e-payments transactions top LD 1.1 bn in Q1 of 2021 – but cash is still king in Libya

By Sami Zaptia.Despite all efforts to introduce e-payments Libyans still prefer cash (Photo: Al-Madar and CBL introduce e-banking).London, 2 May 2021:...

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