Mastercard Gateway is now certified to facilitate online transactions through SAMAs New E-commerce Payments Interface. This certification will enable Mastercard Gateway to process ecommerce transactions through the New E-commerce Payments Interface locally and securely, providing local routing, tokenization, fraud prevention, and direct integration with the national payment scheme mada.
At a time when global ecommerce is experiencing considerable growth, the Mastercard Gateway will deliver low-latency, ecommerce processing for merchants and acquirers operating within the Kingdom. The new E-commerce Payments Interface is geared towards bolstering the Kingdom's payment infrastructure and advancing the rapidly evolving ecommerce sector.
Crucially, this certification will contribute to the digital transformation and economic diversification in Saudi Arabia, consolidating Mastercard Gateway in the Kingdom and wider region as one of the essential tools for digital commerce innovation.