Company type | Private |
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Industry | Financial services |
Founded | 2019 |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Egypt |
Products | Debit cards, payment systems |
Owner | Egyptian Banks Company |
Website |
meeza-eg |
Meeza (ميزة) is an Egyptian electronic payment systems provider for domestic transactions within Egypt. It is supported by the Egyptian government [1] [2] [3] and is regulated by the Egyptian Central Bank and the national Egyptian Banks Company (EBC). [4] [5] Meeza provides similar electronic payment services as MasterCard and Visa but can only be used locally inside Egypt. [6] The name Meeza means "special" in Egyptian Arabic.
Meeza was established in early 2019, to provide a national payment scheme supporting a cashless society in Egypt. [7] By the end of 2019, Meeza has issued about 4 million payment cards for use within the Egyptian network. [8] [9]
In October 2020, Meeza started offering free prepaid cards to Egyptians, which can be used locally and can not be used outside Egypt. [10]
Meeza produces bank cards and mobile wallet applications for local transactions within Egypt. Meeza payment cards are accepted in merchandise stores and government organizations across Egypt, [2] in addition to online Egyptian e-commerce websites. [11] Meeza issues both prepaid payment cards and bank account debit cards. [12] The cards are issued by most of the major banks in Egypt like National Bank of Egypt (NBE), Banque Misr, Alex Bank, [13] Banque du Caire, Commercial International Bank (CIB), and other Egyptian banks. [7] [2]