Leading payment card processors for merchants - merchant acquirers - in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) from 2017 to 2024, by number of transactions processed
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Kuwait, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, MENA
Survey time period
2024
Special properties
Visa and Mastercard transactions only; Figures include credit, debit, and prepaid cards
Supplementary notes
The figures have been collected from several publications and, in certain cases, calculated by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. The source sometimes rounded figures, and sometimes did not. No figures were available for other years.
Citation formats
Biggest merchant acquirers in MEA 2017-2024, by number of transactions
Acquirers from South Africa, the UAE and Saudi Arabia were responsible for ** percent of Visa and Mastercard transactions in the MEA region in 2024. Merchant acquirers are companies that enable card payments from the likes of Visa and Mastercard, and are typically banks or fintechs that facilitate the (local) payment systems. Providers from South Africa, especially, top this particular ranking since its initial release in 2017. Debit cards increasingly took over from cash in POS transactions in South Africa during this time.Â
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ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, & The Nilson Report. (July 3, 2025). Leading payment card processors for merchants - merchant acquirers - in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) from 2017 to 2024, by number of transactions processed (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/936155/leading-mea-acquirers-by-number-of-deals/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, und The Nilson Report. "Leading payment card processors for merchants - merchant acquirers - in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) from 2017 to 2024, by number of transactions processed (in millions)." Chart. July 3, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/936155/leading-mea-acquirers-by-number-of-deals/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, The Nilson Report. (2025). Leading payment card processors for merchants - merchant acquirers - in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) from 2017 to 2024, by number of transactions processed (in millions). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/936155/leading-mea-acquirers-by-number-of-deals/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, and The Nilson Report. "Leading Payment Card Processors for Merchants - Merchant Acquirers - in The Middle East and Africa (Mea) from 2017 to 2024, by Number of Transactions Processed (in Millions)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 3 Jul 2025, /statistics/936155/leading-mea-acquirers-by-number-of-deals/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ & The Nilson Report, Leading payment card processors for merchants - merchant acquirers - in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) from 2017 to 2024, by number of transactions processed (in millions) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/936155/leading-mea-acquirers-by-number-of-deals/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Leading payment card processors for merchants - merchant acquirers - in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) from 2017 to 2024, by number of transactions processed (in millions) [Graph], ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, & The Nilson Report, July 3, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/936155/leading-mea-acquirers-by-number-of-deals/
