Central Bank of Jordan issues a post-quantum roadmap for banks
4 JANUARY 2026, AMMAN
The Central Bank of Jordan issued a post-quantum roadmap for banks on 4 January 2026. The roadmap covers risk registers, governance, cryptographic inventory, prioritization, pilots and full adoption. It gives banks a complete sequence of steps to follow, though it does not attach a dated target to the work.
The roadmap emphasises method over deadline. It sets out what banks should do and in what order, from establishing governance and inventorying cryptography, through prioritising by risk and running pilots, to full adoption. Leaving the timing open lets banks progress at a realistic pace while still following a defined path.
A stepwise structure carries practical value. It prevents a bank from attempting full migration before it understands its own estate, which is a common way migrations go wrong. By placing governance and inventory first and pilots before full adoption, the roadmap steers banks through the work in an order that reduces the risk of costly missteps.
Why it matters. The Central Bank of Jordan gives its banks a clear, ordered method for post-quantum migration, even without a deadline attached. The sequence, governance, inventory, prioritization, pilots, adoption, matches the practical reality of how migrations succeed. Jordanian banks can start with governance and inventory now, following the roadmap's order so that each step rests on the one before it.