EazyPay and JCB sign acquiring agreement for JCB Card acceptance

EazyPay and JCB sign acquiring agreement for JCB Card acceptance

MANAMA, Bahrain & TOKYO - (ACN Newswire) - Eazy Financial Services (EazyPay), a provider of online payment services licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain, and JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., the leading payment brand from Japan, have signed an agreement to enable JCB Card acceptance across EazyPay's POS and e-commerce merchant network in the Kingdom of Bahrain. A signing ceremony was held on June 12th at Eazy Headquarters in the presence of Eazy and JCB representatives. The partnership will provide JCB cardholders in Bahrain and worldwide with greater convenience, allowing them to enjoy the use of their JCB Cards at all EazyPay merchant outlets across the Kingdom. Eazy launched its EazyPay POS terminals and EazyPay SoftPOS app in 2020, allowing local merchants and SMEs across Bahrain to accept contactless payments. This is in line with the Kingdom's Economic Vision 2030, to provide customers with a competitive, sustainable and fair environment. Commenting on the partnership, Nayef Tawfiq Al Alawi, founder and CEO of Eazy, said: "Our aim is to add value, and JCB gives us the opportunity to do that. This comes in harmony with our ongoing commitment & efforts toward advancing cutting-edge