BUNA
RTGSArab Regional Payment System - pan-Arab cross-border RTGS operated by the Arab Monetary Fund. Supports 6 currencies (USD, EUR, SAR, EGP, JOD, AED). 120+ participating financial institutions across 22 Arab countries. Operates 6 days/week (Sunday-Friday). Aims to reduce reliance on correspondent banking for intra-Arab payments.
ClearingPost does not assess whether BUNA is running normally.
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No substantive change recorded for BUNA in ClearingPost's change records.
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Sources ClearingPost reads Arab Monetary Fund · Authoritative (T1); ARPCSO / Arab Monetary Fund · Authoritative (T1) · 8 of 16 fields carry a source and a recorded date · latest sourced entry recorded 16 Apr 2026 · evidence details ↓
Record · BUNA
BUNA complements AFAQ (GCC-only) by covering the broader Arab region including Egypt, Jordan, and others. Instant Payments System (IPS) launched April 2023, 24/7. FX settlement (PvP) service live November 2023. Mastercard joined November 2024. MoU with Pakistan's Raast for cross-border instant payment interconnection (November 2024). Syria joined 2025. Plans to add 3 more currencies to the existing 6 (USD, EUR, SAR, EGP, JOD, AED). Regional market: $28B remittances, $271B trade flows, $127B FDI within Arab region.
Operations · BUNA
Operational monitoring: not configured. ClearingPost does not monitor operational sources for this system and does not assess its current service condition.
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Intelligence for BUNA (2)
Coverage whose headline or summary names BUNA, or names its operator or country together with its system type. Each item quotes that evidence and says whether the source is the BUNA operator or external.