{
  "id": 7997580,
  "title": "PayitFast links with Zameera for luxury travel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/payitfast-links-with-zameera-for-luxury-travel",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-17T07:01:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Post",
    "slug": "arabian-post",
    "url": "https://thearabianpost.com/payitfast-links-with-zameera-for-luxury-travel/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PayitFast, a digital payments company, has partnered with Dubai-based luxury travel firm Zameera to give its members access to exclusive high-end journeys through Zameera's lifestyle and concierge platform, Verati. The memorandum of understanding was signed in Dubai on September 16, 2023. The collaboration extends PayitFast's member offering beyond financial services, incorporating travel, hospitality, and lifestyle into its digital ecosystem.\n\nZameera, known for curating private and highly customized travel experiences for ultra-high-net-worth clients, will bring its portfolio of offerings into the PayitFast ecosystem. Initial experiences include a private safari camp in Kenya's Maasai Mara, heli-skiing beneath Iceland's midnight sun, and a two-part journey along Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastline. The companies will work together on platform integration, service onboarding, and joint marketing before these experiences become available to PayitFast members. However, the exact launch date, pricing, booking volumes, and commercial terms have not been disclosed.\n\nVerati will serve as the channel through which PayitFast members discover and book these experiences. Zameera's CEO, Sebastian Taskila, emphasized the importance of maintaining trust with clients and extending the company's approach to a new group of high-net-worth customers. Catherine Thin Nwe Nyein, PayitFast's group partnership director, stated that the company is building services around payments that also cover travel, hospitality, and lifestyle needs, with Zameera becoming part of this effort through Verati.\n\nThe partnership signifies financial-technology platforms' strategy to enhance customer engagement by adding non-financial benefits. For Zameera, the agreement opens a digital distribution route beyond direct client relationships and referrals. PayitFast must now integrate discovery, service onboarding, and booking support into Verati without altering its regulatory status.",
  "summary": "PayitFast has signed a memorandum of understanding with Dubai-based luxury travel company Zameera to give members access to curated high-end journeys through Verati, its lifestyle and concierge platform. The agreement, announced in Dubai on September 16, brings Zameera’s travel portfolio into the PayitFast ecosystem, extending the digital payments company’s member offering beyond financial…",
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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."
}