2020-01-01
The Financial Regulatory Authority issued Board Resolution No. (187) of 2020 to mandate non-banking financial companies and entities operating under its supervision to establish and continuously update a customer database segmented by gender, age group, geographic location, and specific female ownership or leadership thresholds for legal entities. These regulated entities must submit quarterly reports detailing client transactions and the applied segmentation within fifteen days following each reporting period. The Resolution takes effect the day after its publication in the Egyptian Gazette and on the Authority's official website.
FINANCIAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY
Chairman of the Authority
Board Resolution No. (187) of 2020 dated 2020/12/9
Regarding the establishment of a database by companies and entities operating in non-banking financial activities, provided to their clients
The Board of Directors of the Financial Regulatory Authority
Having reviewed the Private Insurance Funds Law issued by Law No. (54) of 1975; and the Supervision and Regulation of Insurance in Egypt Law issued by Law No. (10) of 1981; and the Capital Market Law issued by Law No. (95) of 1992; and the Central Depository and Registration of Securities and Financial Instruments Law issued by Law No. (93) of 2000; and the Real Estate Financing Law issued by Law No. (148) of 2001; and Law No. (10) of 2009 regulating supervision over non-banking financial markets and instruments; and Law No. (141) of 2014 regulating the activity of financing medium, small, and micro-enterprises; and the Law regulating leasing factoring activity issued by Law No. (176) of 2018; and the Law regulating consumer activity issued by Law No. (18) of 2020; and after approval by the Authority's Board of Directors in its meeting held on 2020/12/9;
Resolved
(Article One)
Companies and entities operating in non-banking financial activities subject to the Authority's regulatory supervision are obligated to establish a database containing the services they provide to their clients, taking into account in this database customer segmentation - at a minimum - according to the following determinants:
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Regarding legal entities, the segmentation concerning women as mentioned in the preceding paragraph includes the following two cases:
(Article Two)
Companies and entities operating in non-banking financial activities subject to the Authority's regulatory supervision are obligated to continuously update the database referred to in Article One of this Resolution, and are also obligated to submit quarterly reports to the Authority regarding their transactions with clients, indicating the aforementioned segmentation, within a deadline of fifteen days from the end date of the period covered by the report.
(Article Three)
This Resolution shall be published in the Egyptian Gazette and on the Authority's electronic website, and shall take effect as of the day following its publication in the Egyptian Gazette.
Chairman of the Board of Directors Dr. Mohamed Omran
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