How Iraq’s first digital bank is reshaping cash-driven economy
The National · 20 Sep 2026

How Iraq’s first digital bank is reshaping cash-driven economy

When Kawa Junad began building Iraq's first digital bank, the biggest challenge was not technology. It was persuading Iraqis of the value of banking itself when most of them had never needed one. For Mr Junad, the founder of First Iraqi Bank, that meant tackling what he calls a “chicken and egg” pro


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