Arab Financial Services (AFS), the Middle East and Africa region’s leading digital payment solutions provider and fintech enabler, welcomed an economic delegation from Brussels at the company’s Manama headquarters to discuss potential partnerships across the fintech and financial services sector.

The Belgian delegation — led by Mr. Ghislain Breydel, the Area Manager for Asia & North Africa at hub.brussels, Mr. Mohamed Hajjam, the Area Manager Inward Investment for MENA at hub.brussels and organized by Mr. Adil El Madani, Deputy Head of Mission at the Belgian Embassy and Mrs. Laurence Heyblom, the Belgian Economic & Commercial Counsellor for Kuwait, Qatar & Bahrain — included representatives of several leading companies from the Brussels-Capital, the Walloon, and the Flemish regions. The delegation was received by AFS Chief Executive Officer Mr. Samer Soliman and members of AFS executive management.

Samer Soliman, AFS CEO said: “AFS is pleased to have begun exploring Belgian-Bahraini partnership across the financial services sector. Through sharing insights into how AFS’s market-leading digital payments innovation can facilitate and bolster their presence and entry in the local Bahrain market we are further growing awareness and understanding of Bahrain’s key hub status and exciting payments ecosystem.”

AFS is the Middle East and Africa region’s leading digital payment solutions provider and fintech enabler. Regulated by The Central Bank of Bahrain, and majority-owned by Bank ABC, AFS boasts numerous ground-breaking end-to-end digital payment services and solutions. These span debit, credit, and Islamic card processing, merchant acquiring, fintech, and a suite of state-of-the-art value-added services. Providing the highest quality payments solutions that are trusted by businesses, AFS has offices and data centers in Bahrain, Egypt, Oman, and the UAE. Its dedication to innovation has positioned AFS as a driving market force delivering a rich portfolio of payment solutions including popular digital mobile wallets, market-leading merchant acquiring services, Bahrain’s leading digital payroll solution, global contact centers and more.