- Mastercard and Awash Bank, an Ethiopian commercial bank, have announced a new international prepaid card and Payment Gateway Service during a press conference at Awash Bank’s headquarters in Ethiopia.
- This development points to an improvement in Ethiopia’s card industry, as the cards enable online payments for customers and merchants worldwide while also assisting the bank in diversifying and expanding its service offerings.
- It is also consistent with Ethiopia’s National Digital Payments Strategy (NDPS) 2021-2024, which focuses on how responsible payment digitisation can improve service delivery efficiency, promote transparency, encourage women’s economic participation, foster financial inclusion, and sustain inclusive growth.
With this new development, customers can now make contact or contactless transactions at ATMs and PoS using a plastic card.
The plastic card allows users to withdraw cash from ATMs, make payments at point-of-sale terminals, and shop online at any merchant accepting Mastercard globally. Meanwhile, the virtual card enables them to buy online from any merchant website worldwide.
Furthermore, customers can easily add funds to the Awash Mastercard at Forex bureaus as needed, making it an excellent choice for international payments and travel expenses.
Similarly, the addition of Mastercard’s Payment Gateway Services (MPGS) will diversify and expand Awash Bank’s service offerings.
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