Meeza

Egyptian financial organization

Meeza (ميزة)

Logo of Meeza

Company 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 (Arabic: ميزة, lit. 'Feature') 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]

## History

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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

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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]

## See also

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* Payment service provider
* E-commerce payment system

## References

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1. ^ "Meeza cards free in several banks until November 1: ministry". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
2. ^ a b c "Egyptians must use e-payment for all govt services and fees from May". Al-Ahram. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
3. ^ "Egypt ushering in e-payments". Al-Ahram. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
4. ^ "Meeza Products". Egyptian Banks Company. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
5. ^ "The United Bank launches electronic payments through the national card "Meeza"". The United Bank. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
6. ^ "Egypt's banks issue 3.2mln Meeza cards until end of October". Zawya. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
7. ^ a b "Meeza cards, the Egyptian national payment scheme push for financial inclusion in Egypt". FinTech Egypt. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
8. ^ "CBE official: Banks issue 4m Meeza cards so far". Egypt Today. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
9. ^ "Egyptian banks issued 4mln Meeza cards: CBE official". Zawya. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
10. ^ "طريقة الحصول على كارت "ميزة" مجانًا ضمن مبادرة الشمول المالي". مصراوي.كوم. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
11. ^ "Souq.com (an Amazon company) accepts Meeza cards for online purchases". Souq.com. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
12. ^ "CIB Meeza Prepaid Cards". Commercial International Bank (CIB). Retrieved 29 December 2019.
13. ^ "Meeza prepaid cards by Alex Bank". Alexbank.com. Retrieved 29 December 2019.

## External links

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* Official website Archived 2020-08-03 at the Wayback Machine

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Credit, charge and debit cards

Major cards|

* American Express
* Mastercard
* Debit
* Maestro
* Visa
* Debit
* Electron
* Cash

Regional and
specialty cards|

* ArCa
* AzeriCard
* Bancomat
* BC Card
* BCA Card
* Cabcharge
* CB
* Dankort
* Discover
* Diners Club
* EFTPOS
* Electronic Payment Services (EPS)
* Elo
* European Payments Initiative (EPI)
* Forbrugsforeningen
* Girocard
* Hyundai Card
* Isracard
* JCB
* Mir
* MEPS
* Meeza
* NETS
* PayPak
* RuPay
* Troy
* UnionPay
* UATP
* Verve

Defunct cards|

* Access
* Bankcard
* Carte Blanche
* Carte Bleue
* Chipknip
* Choice
* enRoute
* Eurocard
* Everything
* Laser
* Mondex
* Rail Travel Card
* Revolution Card
* Solo
* Switch
* PIN
* Proton
* V Pay

Accounts|

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

Debt|

* Cash advance
* Charge-off
* Debt-lag

Interest|

* Grace period
* Introductory rate
* Universal default

Payment|

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

Interchange|

* Fee
* Surcharge
* Card scheme

| Interbank networks|

* Cirrus
* Interac
* Pulse
* Plus

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Security|

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

Technology|

* Automated teller machine
* Contactless payment
* Credit card imprinter
* 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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