Dubai, UAE: Al Etihad Payments, a whole owned subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), which operates the UAE’s of the national card switch (UAESWITCH) and the UAE’s domestic card scheme “Jaywan”, and Visa, today announced their agreement to jointly introduce “Jaywan- Visa” debit and prepaid cards in the UAE. This co-badging partnership strengthens the continuous joint […]
Visa launches ‘Tap to Add Card’ in Qatar
Doha, Qatar: Visa yesterday announced the launch of Tap to Add Card in Qatar marking a significant advancement in digital wallet provisioning. This innovative technology addresses the growing need for secure and streamlined digital payment solutions by allowing cardholders to add their Visa contactless cards to digital wallets with a simple tap on their mobile […]
Visa launches “Tap to Add Card” in the UAE
UAE, Dubai: Visa (NYSE: V) yesterday announced the launch of Tap to Add Card in the UAE marking a significant advancement in digital wallet provisioning. This innovative technology addresses the growing need for secure and streamlined digital payment solutions by allowing cardholders to add their Visa contactless cards to digital wallets with a simple tap on […]
Emirates NBD and Visa partner to launch Visa Commercial Pay – Mobile in the UAE
Dubai, UAE: Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye (MENAT) region, is set to be the first bank in the UAE to introduce the Visa Commercial Pay-Mobile Module for its SME and Corporate clients, in collaboration with Visa. This initiative aligns with the UAE Government’s vision of digitalising payments […]
Mastercard Partners with Mashreq to support its launch as a Digital Bank in Pakistan
Dubai, UAE: Mastercard has signed a multi-year strategic agreement with Mashreq to support its launch as a digital bank in Pakistan. Announced at a signing ceremony held at Mashreq HQ in Dubai, UAE welcoming leadership from Mashreq and Mastercard, the collaboration is to be on card portfolios across the consumer, affluent, and business market segments. The […]
Mastercard and Sadad to fuel digital payments in Qatar
Doha, Qatar: Sadad, a leading company in online and electronic financial transactions offering multi payment solutions in Qatar, has announced its strategic collaboration with Mastercard to introduce a new digital payment gateway platform, powered by Mastercard Gateway. Through this partnership, Sadad will deploy state-of-the-art payment solutions to enhance the customer experience for its merchants in the […]
Al Etihad Payments launches Jaywan, the UAE’s domestic card scheme
Abu Dhabi, UAE: Al Etihad Payments (AEP), a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), has announced the readiness of the financial infrastructure for Jaywan, the UAE’s domestic card scheme, to be activated locally and globally. Jaywan is the first domestic card scheme to be launched in line with the UAE’s digital transformation strategy, […]
SC Ventures partners with Visa to support SME Growth and Innovation in the MENA region
Dubai – SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Visa, a world leader in digital payments, to develop solutions aimed at supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. A signing ceremony was held recently at the Visa Innovation […]
Mastercard and Emirates NBD Partner to Enhance Innovative Digital Payment Solutions
Dubai, UAE: Mastercard has entered a strategic alliance with Emirates NBD a leading banking group in the MENAT (Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye) region, to enhance the bank’s digital payment solutions. As part of the agreement, Emirates NBD will adopt Mastercard Gateway within the Emirates NBD Pay platform to support fast, seamless and secure transactions […]
Alaan expands to KSA, launching one of the region’s first Cashback Corporate Card with Visa and neoleap
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – After going from zero to half a billion dollars in payment volume in just over 2 years in UAE, corporate card and spend management fintech Alaan has announced its expansion into Saudi Arabia. The company is launching its corporate card in the Kingdom through an exclusive partnership with Visa and neoleap. […]