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Al Etihad Payments and Mastercard Launch World's First Jaywan-Mastercard Co-Badged ...
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Fusion42 · 21 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Al Etihad Payments and Mastercard have launched the world's first Jaywan-Mastercard co-badged credit card, with Mastercard establishing a processing node in the UAE as part of a broader partnership to modernise the country's payment infrastructure. The deal enables domestic Jaywan cards to function globally whilst giving local banks and fintechs access to Mastercard's fraud prevention, cybersecurity and switching technology.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 4 sources have reported it between 20 Jul 2026 and 27 Jul 2026.
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If you're a payments fintech in the GCC, your local processor just got a global gateway. Jaywan cards now clear through Mastercard's network from day one, which means you can build checkout and corporate payments tools for regional companies without building switching infrastructure yourself.
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4 sources · first reported 20 Jul 2026 · latest 27 Jul 2026
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