The Mastercard Fintech Express Programme falls under the umbrella of Mastercard Accelerate – Mastercard’s overarching fintech platform that gives start-ups and emerging brands support and assistance for every stage of their growth and transformation, from market entry to global expansion. Mastercard Accelerate is comprised of four main programmes: Fintech Express, Start Path, Engage and Developers.

Amazon announced the launch of Amazon Payment Services, a payment processing service in the MENA region with a mission to empower businesses with simple, affordable, and trusted online payment experiences. The newly launched Amazon Payment Services provides secure online payment services that are easy-to-use, leveraging Amazon scalable and reliable technologies.

Through the partnership, Spotii’s services will extend to Mastercard’s extensive merchant network. Additionally, Spotii and Mastercard will collaborate to introduce several new and technologically innovative digital payment products for shoppers in the region. With an intuitive and easy-to-use platform, consumers can easily sign up to become part of Spotii’s platform.

ACI Worldwide and Mastercard announced that they will partner to provide a wide range of real-time payment solutions globally. They will initially collaborate to offer best-in-class central infrastructure, payments localization and access solutions to central banks, scheme operators, financial institutions, payment service providers, and other organizations launching real-time payments initiatives.