In the recent years, the payments landscape within the MENA space has changed immensely; with newer trends emerging every few years. Consumers are now getting picky as they have many fintechs and merchants who come together, to ease their shopping experiences.

A few years ago, no one would have imagined that the process of card issuance and payments would go through such a transformation. The partnership between fintechs and financial institutions is making it possible to issue cards within minutes, providing more cost efficient payment systems.

To reflect more on these trends, MFTA Released the third volume titled ‘Issuance – A guide to payments in MENA’ which specifically looks into the world of payments and help find answers to critical questions when it comes to providing the right payment solution with cards involved such as:

• What is payment issuing?
• How does it work?
• Who are the players you need to deal with?
• Are you licensed to issue card or any other forms of payment method?
• Which payment methods will prevail?
• Do you have the ability to process large amount of data?
• Do you need partners to provide a holistic payment experience?