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Press Release. 

BENEFIT, the Kingdom’s innovator and leading company in Fintech and electronic financial transactions service, is pleased to collaborate with Visa, a world leader in digital payments, to bring innovative, cutting-edge fintech and payment solutions to consumers in Bahrain.

With the signing of an MOU, Visa is committed to supporting BENEFIT’s innovative 5-year strategies, which encompass new innovative services and advancements within the revolutionary “BenefitPay” wallet, where customers are able to access smooth, secure and reliable digital financial services. Additionally, BENEFIT and Visa will collaborate to develop a market-based Peer-to-Peer (P2P) transfer system that supports worldwide transactions by combining their respective abilities.

BENEFIT and Visa are exploring IBAN Tokenization solutions, involving the use of Token ID technology. This joint initiative will contribute to greater security and resilience while underlining BENEFIT’s continued commitment to customer satisfaction.

Visa’s unique outreach and engagement capabilities will be leveraged to support BENEFIT services in the market. This relationship will foster greater client engagement and usage, empowering BenefitPay to create a pivotal shift in the Fintech arena. Consequently, BENEFIT is committed to a collaboration with Visa that promotes innovation, and advocates innovative payment methods. They plan to collaborate on market-wide efforts to raise awareness and shape the future of the Fintech sector.

Abdulwahed AlJanahi, Chief Executive at BENEFIT, commented, “We are thrilled to be working with Visa as we embark on this remarkable path to reshape the Fintech landscape. This is a significant step in meeting our 5-year goal of developing  new services and is meant to complement our efforts throughout the past years through introducing BenefitPay  as one of the most important, popular and innovative applications.”

Ali Bailoun, Regional General Manager – KSA, Bahrain, and Oman at Visa, said, “Collaborating with BENEFIT demonstrates our commitment to delivering seamless, secure and rewarding payment and fintech experiences for consumers in Bahrain.  We’re looking forward to supporting BENEFIT in bringing best in class solutions that will help drive innovation in Bahrain’s fintech sector and support the government’s digital commerce agenda.”