Press Release of the Competition Council Regarding the Economic Concentration Project Concerning the Acquisition by ‘Damane Cash SA’ of the Assets of ‘Centre Monétique Interbancaire SA’

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In accordance with Article 13 of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition and Article 10 of Decree No. 2-14-652 adopted for its implementation, as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council makes available to the public the ‘summary of the operation’ below, containing the information provided by the parties.

This information has been prepared by the notifying parties, who are solely responsible for it. Inaccurate or distorted information contained therein does not in any way prejudge the Competition Council’s position on the proposed operation.

The publication of this press release does not attest to the completeness of the file provided for in Article 9 of Decree No. 2-14-652 adopted for the implementation of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition as amended and supplemented.

Names of companies and groups concerned :

  • The acquirer : ‘Damane Cash SA’;
  • Target assets : Membership contracts of merchants related to the activity of Centre Monétique Interbancaire SA ‘CMI’ for monetary payments on (i) Electronic Payment Terminal ‘EPT’ and (ii) online payment via credit card (acquisition ‘PEL’ and Gateway E-Commerce ‘PSP’).
  • Nature of the operation
  • Purchase of asset elements.

Economic sectors concerned

  • Electronic card payment market.

Deadline for interested third parties to submit their comments

  • 5 days from the date of publication of this press release, i.e. December 22, 2025.

NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES

The Competition Council has received notification of a project of economic concentration concerning the acquisition by the company ‘Damane Cash SA’ of the asset elements of the company ‘Centre Monétique Interbancaire SA’ consisting of membership contracts of merchants related to the activity of monetary payments on (i) Electronic Payment Terminal ‘EPT’ and (ii) online via credit card (acquisition ‘PEL’ and Gateway E-Commerce ‘PSP’).

‘Damane Cash SA’ is a Moroccan joint stock company, with its registered office at 157 Avenue Hassan II, 20000 Casablanca, registered with the Casablanca Trade Register under number 342199. It is active in the electronic card payment market.

Target assets: contracts between merchants and ‘Centre Monétique Interbancaire SA’. The latter is a Moroccan joint stock company, with its registered office at 8, Avenue Moulay Rachid Casablanca, registered with the Casablanca Trade Register under number 107713. It is active in the field of studies and electronic payments.

 

Done in Rabat on December 16, 2025