‘My Account’ Project Enrolls 800,000 Public Employees in Push Toward Full Banking Access
The project team confirmed that all remaining public employees across the Kurdistan Region will soon be onboarded, ensuring access to modern banking services for the entire public workforce.
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) digital financial inclusion initiative, “My Account” (Hezhmary Min), announced on Saturday that over 800,000 public sector employees have now registered in the project and obtained personal bank accounts.
According to a statement, the project team confirmed that all remaining public employees across the Kurdistan Region will soon be onboarded, ensuring access to modern banking services for the entire public workforce.
The announcement follows a significant milestone reached earlier on Thursday, when the project revealed that the salaries of thousands of employees in key ministries—including Health, Education, and Higher Education—had been successfully transferred to their personal bank accounts for the first time.
Additionally, more than 8,000 retirees in the provinces of Duhok, Erbil, and Sulaimani have now received their pensions via personal bank accounts and can access their funds through over 400 ATMs distributed across the region.
The My Account initiative is a central part of the KRG’s efforts to build a more modern and transparent financial system by shifting from cash-based to digital salary payments. It aims to empower individuals by offering broader access to financial services, improving financial literacy, and strengthening economic infrastructure.
Officials say the project offers increased financial autonomy and security, giving every salary recipient in the region the opportunity to manage their finances independently and access a wide range of banking tools previously unavailable to many.
