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CIB CEO Hisham Ezz Al-Arab Explains Why Digital Systems Can Have Temporary Glitches

CIB's CEO, Hisham Ezz Al-Arab, shared insights on the recent temporary mobile banking outage. He explained that occasional technical glitches are a normal part of digital systems, even with top-notch infrastructure, and that some public criticism might not fully grasp this reality.

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CIB CEO Hisham Ezz Al-Arab Explains Why Digital Systems Can Have Temporary Glitches

Hisham Ezz Al-Arab, the Managing Director and CEO of Commercial International Bank - Egypt (CIB), recently commented on the temporary outage of mobile banking services. He emphasized that technical glitches are a normal occurrence in any digital system, even when the underlying infrastructure is highly efficient.

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