Paymob and Mastercard partner to accelerate digital payment acceptance in MENA

  • Date: 24-Jan-2024
  • Source: Zawya
  • Sector:Technology
  • Country:UAE
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Paymob and Mastercard partner to accelerate digital payment acceptance in MENA

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Paymob, the leading financial services enabler in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan (MENA-P), has announced a partnership with Mastercard to accelerate digital payment acceptance across the MENA region.

The strategic omnichannel partnership will leverage Paymob’s payments infrastructure and Mastercard’s payments technology to scale the adoption of low-cost solutions among micro, small and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs) in key markets. The agreement includes the acceleration and enablement of Tap on Phone, e-commerce gateway and payment links solutions. The collaboration’s focus on low-cost solutions will fast-track mass adoption of digital acceptance among smaller businesses while addressing use cases previously not served by existing solutions.

Access to low-cost solutions supports Mastercard’s global goal of digitizing 50 million small businesses by 2025 and advances Paymob’s commitment to enabling MSMEs to thrive in the digital economy. MSMEs are the engines of economic growth and vital contributors to the GDP in MENA. Their digital enablement drives prosperity and fuels financial inclusion as the region advances toward a cashless economy.

Islam Shawky, Co-founder and CEO of Paymob, said, “This strategic partnership with Mastercard delivers on Paymob’s mission to fuel MSMEs via access to cutting-edge financial solutions. Our joint acceleration of low-cost digital acceptance solutions