مجموعة QNB وماستركارد تنفذان بنجاح أول معاملة دفع دولية ببطاقات ماستركارد في السودان
- The partnership will allow QNB customers to withdraw cash from ATMs globally, shop online, and pay for the millions of merchants that accept MasterCard cards around the world.
- Enabling digital transactions in Sudan supports MasterCard’s goal of opening new markets and bringing one billion people around the world into the digital economy by 2025
Doha, Qatar, June 14 , 2020 - QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, announced that it has become the first bank in Sudan to successfully implement an international payment transaction using a prepaid virtual card, in cooperation with MasterCard, a global company specialized in payment solutions technology. QNB is also the first bank in Sudan to obtain a license to issue cards from MasterCard.
The first successful international payment transaction that was implemented using the prepaid card on June 14, 2020, is an important historical achievement in the framework of the strategic plans adopted by QNB Group and MasterCard in Sudan and the continent of Africa.
Under this partnership, QNB will issue and accept MasterCard-branded payment cards in Sudan, which will allow more people and companies across the country to benefit from more convenient, secure and easy methods for local and international payment transactions. The new product from QNB and MasterCard is a secure, innovative and accepted solution worldwide for digital payment transactions, including e-commerce sites.
In this regard, Mrs. Heba Al-Tamimi, General Manager of QNB Group Retail Banking said: “We are pleased to partner with the Sudanese stakeholders and MasterCard and to achieve this important achievement. This partnership confirms our commitment to investing in and developing the payments sector in Sudan, in a way that supports the economic growth of the country. We look forward to implementing best practices and strategies that will benefit our customers in Sudan.”
For his part, Khaled El-Gabali, Regional President of MasterCard in the Middle East and North Africa: “As the world prepares for the post-Covid-19 era, it has become very important to strengthen efforts to enable people across the region to join the digital economy to develop business realities. In line with our commitment to engage one billion people in the digital economy by 2025, MasterCard continues to work on opening new markets to provide a more connected and interconnected future. Enabling cross-border international financial transactions in Sudan, and we will continue to work closely with our partners to drive the growth of the digital payment ecosystem globally.”
For his part, said Raghav Prasad, Regional President of MasterCard in sub - Saharan Africa: "with a pledge to involve one billion people in the digital economy continues MasterCard working to open new markets, and provide a wide range of alternative options for cash transactions. At the time he fought the world spread With the COVID-19 virus, efforts to digitize financial services are now, more than ever, contributing to providing people and companies with the tools they need to achieve financial security, develop their businesses, and contribute to a better quality of life. We are very pleased with this partnership with QNB Group that will enable more of people in Sudan from joining the mutual payment system between countries of the world, and it will contribute to the development of companies and businesses locally.”
According to the World Bank's Trade Across Borders Index 2020, Sudan ranks 171st out of 190 countries in terms of ease of doing business. Through this partnership, businesses will be able to expand their business using a more efficient way to pay for their goods and services, and bank customers will be able to withdraw money from MasterCard-enabled ATMs globally, shop online, and pay for goods and services for millions of dollars. Merchants that accept MasterCard payment cards around the world.
QNB operates through a group of branches spread in vital locations in the capital, Khartoum, through which it provides a range of distinguished banking services and products, which include banking services for individuals, companies and Islamic banking services.
QNB Group is present in more than 31 countries around the world and three continents around the world, providing the latest banking services to its customers. The Group employs more than 29,000 employees in more than 1,100 branches and representative offices, in addition to an extensive network of ATMs with more than 4,200 machines.
MasterCard cards have been issued and accepted across Africa for several decades, with millions of consumers benefiting from digital payments using plastic cards, mobile wallets, QR codes and virtual cards. With its partner banks, fintech companies, mobile operators and governments, Mastercard works to drive inclusive economic growth across Africa through offices in Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Mauritius, Mozambique and Egypt. , and Morocco.
