Monday, October 5, 2026
• Bank of Khartoum announced on Sunday evening the launch of a free USSD service that works without a smartphone or internet connection, by dialling the code (*1913#) from the MTN network, in a move to ease the pressure on the "Bankak" app and expand digital-payment options — stressing that its services — including iBOK personal internet banking, POS terminals, ATMs and cards — will be brought back online gradually in the coming days (Source: Al-Muhaqqeq and Akher Khabar, October 4, 2026).
• User complaints have escalated over the past days over the continued disruptions in Bank of Khartoum's "Bankak" app, amid calls on social media to boycott the app and shift to digital-banking alternatives, foremost the "O-Cash" app, alongside calls to open bank accounts with the National Bank of Omdurman (Source: Akher Khabar, October 4, 2026).
• Telecom company "Sudani" is sponsoring Sudan's team participating in the global "FIRST Global Challenge" robotics championship, in a new show of support for young Sudanese talent in technology and innovation (Source: Al-Lahza, October 5, 2026).
• The Digital Transformation Authority praised the Medical and Health Professions Council's system, in an official nod to progress in digitising health services and linking government systems within the country's digital-transformation path (Source: Official news headlines — Al-Majd News, October 4, 2026).
• The Finance Minister of the Northern State stressed interest in digital transformation and computerising all government transactions, as part of the states' orientation toward digitising financial and administrative procedures (Source: Al-Lahza, October 5, 2026).
— Technology Desk