<The Saudi Central Bank announced updating the instructions for precautionary measures for protecting bank customers from financial fraud, communicated to banks operating in the Kingdom on 06/09/1443 AH corresponding to 07/04/2022 AD, based on the evaluations and follow-up made during the past days.He explained that the update included raising the daily remittance limit for bank customers to the levels they were previously, and the customer may reduce that limit by communicating with the bank. The update also included the possibility of providing the service of opening bank accounts remotely (online), according to the statutory procedures, provided that the updated instructions will be implemented starting from today, Tuesday, 11/09/1443 AH corresponding to 12/04/2022 AD.

The Central Bank emphasized to bank customers the need to be cautious and careful of fraudulent operations, and not to disclose banking and personal data, such as secret numbers and verification codes to any person or entity, and the importance of ensuring the reliability of the websites dealt with.