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Bank of Africa Morocco (formerly BMCE) / BMCE Direct + MyBOA

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Overview

Bank of Africa Morocco (formerly BMCE - Banque Marocaine du Commerce Extérieur) is Morocco's 3rd largest bank by assets (2024) + 22+ countries African + European + Asian footprint [1, 2, ma-cro]. 2025 baseline: Bank of Africa Morocco offers BMCE Direct + MyBOA + Bank of Africa Business Online distinctive Moroccan banking app suite; Bank of Africa Morocco is Moroccan international financial services group headquartered in Casablanca; Bank of Africa Group operates across 18 African + 4 European + Asian countries via subsidiaries.

Distinctive Bank of Africa Morocco positioning:

  • Morocco's 3rd largest bank by assets (2024) + 22+ countries African + European + Asian footprint
  • Bank of Africa Morocco is Moroccan international financial services group headquartered in Casablanca (formerly BMCE Banque Marocaine du Commerce Extérieur)
  • BMCE Direct + MyBOA + Bank of Africa Business Online distinctive Moroccan banking app suite
  • Othman Benjelloun + FinanceCom group ~21% controlling (distinctive Moroccan banking founding family + business group ownership)
  • 1959 Banque Marocaine du Commerce Extérieur (BMCE) founding by Moroccan government → distinctive Moroccan foreign trade banking heritage (BMCE = Moroccan Bank for Foreign Trade)
  • 1995 BMCE privatization + Othman Benjelloun + FinanceCom group acquisition → distinctive Moroccan banking privatization
  • 2008 BMCE Bank of Africa Group acquisition → 2011 BMCE renamed Bank of Africa Morocco post-Bank of Africa Group pan-African expansion brand consolidation

History

Sep 1 1959 — Banque Marocaine du Commerce Extérieur (BMCE) founded by Moroccan government → distinctive Moroccan foreign trade banking heritage (BMCE = Moroccan Bank for Foreign Trade).

1995 — BMCE privatization + Othman Benjelloun + FinanceCom group acquisition → distinctive Moroccan banking privatization.

2008 — BMCE acquires Bank of Africa Group (West African + East African banking group; original Bank of Africa founded 1982 in Mali).

2011 — BMCE renamed Bank of Africa Morocco post-Bank of Africa Group pan-African expansion brand consolidation.

2012 — BMCE Direct mobile banking app launches.

2024 — Bank of Africa Morocco 3rd largest bank in Morocco by assets [2].

2025 — Bank of Africa Morocco offers BMCE Direct + MyBOA + Bank of Africa Business Online distinctive Moroccan banking app suite [1, 3].

Ownership & operator

Operating entity: Bank of Africa S.A. (Casablanca Stock Exchange: BOA; formerly BMCE).

Major shareholders: Othman Benjelloun + FinanceCom group ~21% controlling + Moroccan institutional + Moroccan + international retail public float.

Regulators: BAM (Bank Al-Maghrib) + multi-jurisdiction African + European central banks.

Technical integration

BMCE Direct mobile banking app (iOS + Android) + MyBOA Mobile Banking app + Bank of Africa Business Online app + bankofafrica.ma online + Bank of Africa Morocco cards (Visa + Mastercard) + Bank of Africa Morocco + 21-country international branch network; Morocco Instant + Moroccan ACH (SIMT) + Moroccan RTGS (SRBM).

Users & growth

2025: Bank of Africa Morocco offers BMCE Direct + MyBOA + Bank of Africa Business Online distinctive Moroccan banking app suite.

Use cases

Moroccan + pan-African + European + Asian retail + private + corporate + SME + investment banking via BMCE Direct + MyBOA + Bank of Africa Business Online + bankofafrica.ma online + cards + branches; Morocco Instant + Moroccan ACH (SIMT) + Moroccan RTGS (SRBM).

Implementations & partners

Operator: Bank of Africa S.A. (Casablanca Stock Exchange: BOA); Othman Benjelloun + FinanceCom group ~21% controlling.

Subsidiaries: Bank of Africa Group (18 African country subsidiaries: Benin + Burkina Faso + Côte d'Ivoire + Mali + Madagascar + Niger + Senegal + Togo + DRC + Djibouti + Ethiopia + Kenya + Mozambique + Rwanda + Tanzania + Uganda + Zimbabwe + Ghana) + Bank of Africa France + Bank of Africa UK + Bank of Africa Spain + Bank of Africa China.

Major Moroccan banking competitors: [[attijariwafa-bank]] (Morocco's largest financial institution by assets + market share + Africa's #3 largest banking group + 12M+ customers worldwide + Jibi mobile wallet 2M users in Morocco + May 2026 "Simple." Moroccan neobank Super App + 25+ countries footprint) + Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP Morocco; Moroccan banking cooperative federation) + [[cih-bank]] (CIH Bank; Moroccan housing + hotel banking specialist; CIH MOBILE 1M+ users) + Société Générale Maroc (SocGen Moroccan subsidiary) + Crédit Agricole du Maroc (Moroccan agricultural cooperative bank) + Crédit du Maroc (post-2022 Holmarcom Group acquisition from Crédit Agricole France).

Regulators: BAM + multi-jurisdiction African + European central banks.

Fun facts

  • Morocco's 3rd largest bank by assets (2024) + 22+ countries African + European + Asian footprint.
  • Bank of Africa Morocco is Moroccan international financial services group headquartered in Casablanca (formerly BMCE Banque Marocaine du Commerce Extérieur).
  • BMCE Direct + MyBOA + Bank of Africa Business Online distinctive Moroccan banking app suite.
  • Othman Benjelloun + FinanceCom group ~21% controlling (distinctive Moroccan banking founding family + business group ownership).
  • Sep 1 1959 Banque Marocaine du Commerce Extérieur (BMCE) founding by Moroccan government → distinctive Moroccan foreign trade banking heritage.
  • 1995 BMCE privatization + Othman Benjelloun + FinanceCom group acquisition → distinctive Moroccan banking privatization.
  • 2008 BMCE Bank of Africa Group acquisition → 2011 BMCE renamed Bank of Africa Morocco post-Bank of Africa Group pan-African expansion brand consolidation.

Comparison

Feature Bank of Africa Morocco / BMCE Direct + MyBOA [[attijariwafa-bank]] (Morocco's largest financial institution rival; Africa's #3 largest banking group) Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP Morocco; Moroccan banking cooperative federation rival) [[cih-bank]] (CIH Bank; Moroccan housing + hotel banking specialist; CIH MOBILE 1M+ users rival) [[ecobank]] (pan-African Togo-based rival; 35 sub-Saharan African countries)
Operator Bank of Africa S.A. (Casablanca Stock Exchange: BOA; formerly BMCE; Othman Benjelloun + FinanceCom ~21% controlling) Attijariwafa bank S.A. (Casablanca Stock Exchange: ATW) Banque Centrale Populaire (Casablanca Stock Exchange: BCP) CIH Bank S.A. (Casablanca Stock Exchange: CIH) Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (NGX: ETI; GSE: ETI; BRVM: ETI; LSE: ETI)
Type Morocco's 3rd largest bank by assets 2024 + 22+ countries African + European + Asian footprint + BMCE Direct + MyBOA + Bank of Africa Business Online + Othman Benjelloun + FinanceCom ~21% controlling Morocco's largest financial institution by assets + market share + Africa's #3 largest banking group + 12M+ customers worldwide + Jibi mobile wallet 2M + May 2026 "Simple." Moroccan neobank + 25+ countries Moroccan banking cooperative federation + BCP Net banking app Moroccan housing + hotel banking specialist + CIH MOBILE 1M+ users + v5.57 May 2026 simulation + online real estate credit requests + CIH MOBILE PRO + CDG Moroccan state ~67% controlling Africa's leading private pan-African banking group + 35 sub-Saharan African countries + 4 non-African countries + 32M+ customers
Country MA + 21+ countries MA + 25+ countries MA + multiple countries MA TG + 35 sub-Saharan African countries + FR + GB + AE + CN
Distinctive Sep 1 1959 BMCE founding by Moroccan government (Moroccan foreign trade banking heritage); 1995 BMCE privatization + Othman Benjelloun + FinanceCom acquisition; 2008 BMCE Bank of Africa Group acquisition; 2011 BMCE renamed Bank of Africa Morocco; 2012 BMCE Direct launch; 2024 Morocco's 3rd largest bank by assets 1911 Wafabank Casablanca founding heritage; 1933 BCM founding; 2003 BCM + Wafabank merger 1926 Banque Centrale Populaire Moroccan banking cooperative founding Apr 18 1928 CPIM founding + 1968 CIH founding + 1995 Casablanca Stock Exchange IPO 1985 ETI founding by ECOWAS in Lomé, Togo

Status

Active, Morocco's 3rd largest bank by assets (2024) + 22+ countries African + European + Asian footprint [1, 2, 3]:

  • Bank of Africa S.A. (Casablanca Stock Exchange: BOA; formerly BMCE; Othman Benjelloun + FinanceCom ~21% controlling) since Sep 1 1959 BMCE founding by Moroccan government + 1995 privatization + Othman Benjelloun + FinanceCom acquisition + 2008 BMCE Bank of Africa Group acquisition + 2011 BMCE renamed Bank of Africa Morocco.
  • BMCE Direct + MyBOA + Bank of Africa Business Online distinctive Moroccan banking app suite.
  • Bank of Africa Group (18 African country subsidiaries) + Bank of Africa France + UK + Spain + China.
  • BAM + multi-jurisdiction African + European central banks regulated.

Sources

Source

Biography extracted from bank-of-africa-morocco.md. See matrix.md for standards-support matrix if present.

source · docs/wallets/bank-of-africa-morocco/index.md