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Epayment

Google Wallet rolls out passes-only version in Egypt, payment features coming soon

Google's spokesperson clarified that Google Wallet is initially offering a passes-only experience, allowing users to conveniently store and access boarding passes, event tickets, and loyalty cards in their digital wallet.

Google Pay set to launch in Egypt soon [Updated]

The announcement comes on the heels of the official launch of Apple Pay, and the Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) introduction of payment card tokenization on mobile applications.

Google changes payment currency for content creators in Egypt to Egyptian Pound

In a notification sent to creators utilizing services such as AdSense, YouTube’s AdSense, AdMob, or Google Ads Manager, the company stated, “We will no longer pay earnings in US dollars in Egypt.”

Mobile wallets on the rise. Contactless mobile payments’ infrastructure in progress | CBE

Mobile/e-wallets in Egypt have been increasing in popularity, accelerated by several initiatives from the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), with the number of mobile wallets climbing to 39.4 million in 2023

Egypt’s volume of real-time payment transactions hit 39M in 2023, 3rd largest in Africa

Real-time payments account for only 1.4% of Egypt’s overall payments by volume, but that is expected to change rapidly, writes ACI