Al Etihad Payments and Mastercard Launch World's First Jaywan-Mastercard Co-Badged ...

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.

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