Meeza () is an Egyptian
electronic payment systems provider for domestic transactions within
Egypt. It is supported by the Egyptian government
and is regulated by the
Egyptian Central Bank and the national Egyptian Banks Company (EBC).
Meeza provides similar electronic payment services as
MasterCard and
Visa but can only be used locally inside Egypt.
History
Meeza was established in early 2019, to provide a national payment scheme supporting a
cashless society in Egypt.
By the end of 2019, Meeza has issued about 4 million payment cards for use within the Egyptian network.
In October 2020, Meeza started offering free prepaid cards to Egyptians, which can be used locally and can not be used outside Egypt.
Products and services
Meeza produces
bank cards and
mobile wallet
A digital wallet, also known as an e-wallet, is an electronic device, online service, or software program that allows one party to make electronic transactions with another party bartering digital currency units for goods and services. This can ...
applications for local transactions within Egypt. Meeza payment cards are accepted in merchandise stores and government organizations across Egypt,
in addition to online Egyptian
e-commerce websites.
Meeza issues both prepaid payment cards and bank account debit cards.
The cards are issued by most of the major banks in Egypt like
National Bank of Egypt (NBE),
Banque Misr,
Alex Bank,
,
Commercial International Bank
Commercial International Bank or CIB ( ar, البنك التجاري الدولي) is an Egyptian bank, one of the largest banks in the Egyptian private sector, working to provide a wide and distinguished range of banking products and services t ...
(CIB), and other Egyptian banks.
See also
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Payment service provider
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E-commerce payment system
References
External links
Official website
Telecommunications companies of Egypt
Financial services companies established in 2019
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Credit cards
Credit card issuer associations
Contactless smart cards
Online payments
2019 establishments in Egypt
Companies based in Cairo
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