The managers of financial institutions are being trained on the issue of personal data protection. Organized by the High Authority for the Protection of Personal Data (HAPDP), this workshop focuses on the risks or consequences for customers or financial institutions in case of a personal data breach.

The executives of banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions discussed, among other topics, the protection of personal data including the historical approach, issues, prospects and challenges for the banking sector, then the technical aspects of the compliance procedure, then the legal framework of the data protection system.Then, they discussed the legal and institutional framework of Niger in terms of personal data protection in Niger, and finally, the rights protected, the regimes and the coercive measures implemented by the law. The president of the High Authority for the Protection of Personal Data, Sanady Tchimaden Hadatan, recalled that the processing of personal data, means an operation relating to personal data. Explaining the bank secrecy, she said that it refers to the obligation of banks not to disclose any information about their customers to third parties. She also noted that banking data is of paramount importance to today's businesses, especially in the age of Big Data. This data is filled with highly confidential information that they can use to identify customer behavior.