Meeza

Short description: Egyptian financial organization

Meeza (ميزة)

Logo of Meeza

Type| Private
Industry| Financial services
Founded| 2019
Headquarters|

Cairo

Egypt

Area served

| Egypt
Products| Debit cards, payment systems
Owner| Egyptian Banks Company
Website| meeza-eg.com

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 "advantage" in Egyptian Arabic.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Products and services
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## History

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]

## Products and services

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] The Meeza card products also include contactless cards for point-of-sale outlets supporting them.

## See also

* Payment service provider
* E-commerce payment system

## References

1. ↑ "Meeza cards free in several banks until November 1: ministry". Egypt Independent. https://egyptindependent.com/customers-able-to-obtain-meeza-cards-for-free-till-november-1-ministry/. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Egyptians must use e-payment for all govt services and fees from May". Al-Ahram. http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/329298/Business/Economy/Egyptians-must-use-epayment-for-all-govt-services-.aspx. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
3. ↑ "Egypt ushering in e-payments". Al-Ahram. http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/321986/Business/Economy/Egypt-ushering-in-epayments.aspx. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
4. ↑ "Meeza Products". Egyptian Banks Company. http://www.egyptianbanks.com/en-us/services/meeza.aspx. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
5. ↑ "The United Bank launches electronic payments through the national card "Meeza"". The United Bank. https://www.theubeg.com/press-room/news/detail/The-United-Bank-launches-electronic-payments-through-the-national-card-Meeza-. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
6. ↑ "Egypt's banks issue 3.2mln Meeza cards until end of October". Zawya. https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/business/story/Egypts_banks_issue_32mln_Meeza_cards_until_end_of_October-SNG_158867574/. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Meeza cards, the Egyptian national payment scheme push for financial inclusion in Egypt". https://fintech-egypt.com/news/Meeza-E-Payment-Cards-Push-for-Financial-Inclusion-in-Egypt/. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
8. ↑ "CBE official: Banks issue 4m Meeza cards so far". Egypt Today. https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/3/78947/CBE-official-Banks-issue-4m-Meeza-cards-so-far. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
9. ↑ "Egyptian banks issued 4mln Meeza cards: CBE official". Zawya. https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/business/story/Egyptian_banks_issued_4mln_Meeza_cards_CBE_official-SNG_162893405/. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
10. ↑ "طريقة الحصول على كارت "ميزة" مجانًا ضمن مبادرة الشمول المالي". https://www.masrawy.com/news/news-banking/details/2020/10/17/1894299/طريقة-الحصول-على-كارت-ميزة-مجان-ا-ضمن-مبادرة-الشمول-المالي-.
11. ↑ "Souq.com (an Amazon company) accepts Meeza cards for online purchases". https://egypt.souq.com/eg-en/eg-meeza-wfs19/c/. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
12. ↑ "CIB Meeza Prepaid Cards". Commercial International Bank (CIB). https://www.cibeg.com/English/Personal/Cards/Pages/CIB-Meeza-Cards.aspx. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
13. ↑ "Meeza prepaid cards by Alex Bank". https://www.alexbank.com/en/retail/cards/meeza-card.html. Retrieved 29 December 2019.

## External links

* Official website

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Credit, charge and debit cards

Major cards|

* American Express
* Diners Club
* Mastercard
* Debit Mastercard
* Maestro
* Visa
* Visa Debit
* Visa Electron

Regional and
specialty cards|

* Bancomat
* BC Card
* BCA Card
* Cabcharge
* Dankort
* Discover
* EFTPOS
* Electronic Payment Services (EPS)
* Elo
* Forbrugsforeningen
* Girocard
* Interac
* Isracard
* JCB
* Mir
* MEPS
* NETS
* PayPak
* RuPay
* Troy
* UnionPay
* UATP
* V Pay
* Verve

Defunct cards|

* Access
* Bankcard
* Carte Blanche
* Carte Bleue
* Choice
* enRoute
* Eurocard
* Everything
* Laser
* Rail Travel Card
* Revolution Card
* Solo
* Switch
* PIN

Accounts|

* Payment card number
* Card association
* Card enclosure
* Credit card balance transfer
* Credit limit
* Installment credit
* Revolving account
* Deposit account
* Current/checking account
* Savings account
* ATM card
* Fees

Debt|

* Cash advance
* Charge-off

Interest|

* Grace period
* Introductory rate
* Universal default

Payment|

* Card not present transaction
* Chargeback
* Controlled payment number
* Dispute

Interchange|

* Interchange fee
* Surcharge
* Card scheme

Security|

* Card security code
* Chargeback fraud
* Credit card fraud
* Credit card hijacking

Technology|

* Automated teller machine
* Contactless payment
* EMV
* Hardware security module
* Interbank network
* Magnetic stripe card
* Payment terminal
* Personal identification number
* Secure cryptoprocessor
* Smart card

Banking|

* Issuing bank
* Acquiring bank

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