Arab Financial Services (AFS), in partnership with Samsung Gulf Electronics, has introduced Samsung Pay to Oman, marking a significant milestone in the Sultanate's digital transformation journey. As the region's leading digital payment solutions provider and fintech enabler, AFS is once again demonstrating its commitment to driving innovation and enhancing customer experiences.

Arab Financial Services (AFS), the Middle East and Africa region’s leading digital payment solutions provider and fintech enabler, was recognized at last week’s MEA Finance Awards winning “Most Innovative Payments Solutions Provider 2024.” This is the third consecutive year for AFS to be recognized at the MEA Finance Awards, one of the most anticipated and high-profile events aimed at honoring the achievements of the region’s finance and payments sectors.

Fils, the fast growing, UAE based enterprise-grade digital infrastructure provider enabling companies to embed sustainability and climate action into their business models, today announced a major partnership with Arab Financial Services (AFS), the Middle East and Africa region’s leading digital payment solutions provider and fintech enabler.

Arab Financial Services (AFS), a leading force in digital payments across the Middle East and Africa, has strategically expanded its footprint in Egypt with the inauguration of a brand-new data center. This investment marks a significant step forward for AFS in the Egyptian market, fuelling their growth trajectory in two key ways: Accelerated Expansion, the secure and reliable data center empowers AFS to rapidly scale their business operations within Egypt and Enhanced Reach, building on their established presence since 2022, AFS can now extend their trusted payment processing services to a wider range of Egyptian businesses, banks, and financial institutions.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a global leader in mission-critical, real-time payments software, today announced a 10-year strategic partnership with Arab Financial Services (AFS), the Middle East and Africa region’s leading digital payments solutions provider and fintech enabler. This partnership will see them collaboratively drive digital payments modernization for banks, fintechs and merchants across the region.

This weekend’s action-packed season-opening Bahrain GP delivered an epic increase in spends. Data shared in the annual Transaction Index published by Arab Financial Services (AFS), the Middle East and Africa region’s leading digital payment solutions provider and fintech enabler, compared the year-on-year difference in spends during the F1 week, recording a 66% surge in payments spends during the recently concluded 2024 F1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. The accelerated spends also reflects an increase of 78% in international spends as the race marked its 20th anniversary in the Kingdom of Bahrain this year and successfully garnered even greater global appeal.