Over 900,000 beneficiaries register for MyAccount

Erbil, Kurdistan Region (GOV.KRD) – The KRG Ministry of Finance and Economy is pleased to announce that more than 900,000 public sector beneficiaries have now registered for the KRG’s financial inclusion programme, MyAccount.

This marks a major step in the KRG’s goal to bank over one million people through banks licensed and approved by the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI). The MyAccount programme is implemented in full coordination with CBI, with eight partner banks now onboarded.

Table 1: Onboarded beneficiaries per province

Province	Beneficiaries
Erbil	401,815
Slemani	278,630
Duhok	220,155
Total	900,600

This month, more than 465,000 beneficiaries will receive their salaries electronically through all of the partner banks. Citizens enjoy access to cash withdrawals from a growing network of bank branches and nearly 450 ATMs deployed across the Kurdistan Region.

Prime Minister Masrour Barzani announced the MyAccount programme in February 2023 as part of the 9th cabinet's strategy to modernise banking services and reduce dependence on cash.

Visit the official website www.myaccount.gov.krd for more information.