“Can Saudi Arabia's national payments operator build the digital rails and acceptance infrastructure that underpin Vision 2030's cashless economy ambitions?”
Saudi Payments was established in 2018 as a SAMA subsidiary to consolidate and modernize the Kingdom's national payments infrastructure, operating the mada domestic debit network and SADAD bill payment system. The company has pursued Vision 2030 digital economy goals by enabling contactless payments, open banking, and merchant acceptance infrastructure across Saudi Arabia. It serves as the central payments rails operator, partnering with global card networks like Visa to expand acceptance technology.
Saudi is founded in 2018 and headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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