Mastercard partners with noqodi to expand digital payment acceptance across UAE

Mastercard partners with noqodi to expand digital payment acceptance across UAE

Dubai, UAE: Consumers and businesses in Dubai will soon be able to make seamless and safe contactless payments for select government and private sector services, thanks to a strategic partnership between Mastercard and noqodi, a leading fintech company owned by emaratech Group, part of the Investment Corporation of Dubai.

Noqodi’s digital omni-channel payments, including Tap on Phone, will be powered by Mastercard Payment Gateway Services (MPGS). Enabled by MPGS technology, customers can simply tap their card or device to make payments through a merchant’s phone.

One of the foremost online technologies, payment solutions and consulting companies in the Arab world, noqodi provides fully automated payment services to merchants, promoting a cashless society. Offering its industry-leading global payment gateway technology for businesses of all sizes, partners and acquirers, Mastercard will become a trusted partner to noqodi, helping to strengthen its payment capabilities.

In 2020, the Government of Dubai formed a Cashless Dubai Working Group to create an action plan to shift all payment transactions in the Emirate to secure and easy-to-use cashless platforms across sectors. Zahi Kallab, General Manager, noqodi, said: “In line with the current cashless economy initiative in the UAE, noqodi is strengthening its partnerships with key global organizations that will boost