{
  "id": 19559990,
  "title": "QNB Syria, Paymera sign MoU to expand digital payment services",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/qnb-syria-paymera-sign-mou-to-expand-digital-payment-services",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-11T21:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Qatar Tribune Business",
    "slug": "qatar-tribune-business",
    "url": "https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/263870/business/qnb-syria-paymera-sign-mou-to-expand-digital-payment-services"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "QNB Group's subsidiary, QNB Syria, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Paymera's Electronic Payment Services LLC to expand digital payment services in Syria. The collaboration aims to enhance connectivity with international payment networks and advance Syria's digital payment infrastructure. Paymera will utilize its domestic electronic payment infrastructure while QNB Group will contribute its international acquiring capabilities. This partnership seeks to support a more secure, efficient, and connected payment ecosystem for merchants and consumers in Syria. The MoU will evaluate opportunities to support domestic and international card acceptance, enabling merchants to reach a wider range of customers and providing consumers with greater payment choice and convenience. The agreement follows QNB Group's recent completion of Syria's first international card payment transaction in over 15 years and the introduction of locally issued Mastercard cards. Senior Executive Vice President Adel Al Malki highlighted the ambition to build a more connected and accessible payments ecosystem, while Paymera's CEO Ahmad Kharboutli emphasized the importance of strengthening connections between domestic and international networks to advance Syria's digital economy.",
  "summary": "Tribune News NetworkDohaQNB Group, through its subsidiary QNB Syria, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Paymera for Electronic Payment Services LLC to explore oppo...",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf Times Business",
        "title": "QNB, Paymera strengthen Syria’s digital payment ecosystem via strategic collaboration",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/qnb-paymera-strengthen-syrias-digital-payment-ecosystem-via-strategic",
        "published": "2026-11-11T14:56:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Peninsula Qatar Business",
        "title": "QNB strengthens Syria's digital payment ecosystem",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/qnb-strengthens-syrias-digital-payment-ecosystem",
        "published": "2026-11-11T15:38:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}