Banking services in Egypt to be suspended for three hours due to daylight savings time

Banking services in Egypt to be suspended for three hours due to daylight savings time

Banks in Egypt began sending messages to their customers regarding online banking and money transfers starting on Thursday, which marks the beginning of Daylight Saving Time in Egypt, according to the Pulse Mubasher website.

Egyptians will set their clocks forward by 60 minutes at midnight on Thursday, to coincide with the start of Daylight Saving Time, which will last until October 28.

The Commercial International Bank Egypt (CIB) sent a message to its customers stating that it will start operating on Daylight Saving Time on Friday, April 26.

Therefore, the bank will update its systems to match the time change, which will result in the temporary unavailability of all banking services on Friday, April 26 from 1:00-4:00 am.

The CIB also advised to make sure that all devices are working according to the new correct time and before performing any bank transactions related to the variable One Time Password (OTP).

Users on social media have wondered about the impact on online bank transactions and money transfers during the time change, with multiple users advising to avoid any online financial transactions, especially between 11:00 pm and 2:00 am on Friday, due to Daylight Saving Time.

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