Saudi MADA Prepares to Launch ‘Apple Pay’

Saudi MADA Prepares to Launch ‘Apple Pay’
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Saudi MADA Prepares to Launch ‘Apple Pay’

Saudi MADA Prepares to Launch ‘Apple Pay’

The Saudi Payment Network (MADA) announced it will soon introduce ''Apple Pay'' in Saudi Arabia.

In a statement issued on Friday, MADA confirmed that this falls under its continuous work to provide digital payment options according to the fastest and highest safety standards, in cooperation with its partners from Saudi banks and international payment systems.

MADA focused, since the beginning of the year, on the spread of Atheer service in stores – the service has become available in almost all points of sale in Saudi Arabia.

MADA activated the online payment service through MADA cards during the first quarter of the current year, and after that, it launched Android payments through MADA Pay.

MADA’s efforts fall under the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) efforts to achieve the goals of Saudi Vision 2030 and the program to develop the financial sector.

SAMA has started implementing an ambitious plan to develop MADA in order to support and reinforce digital payments in the country through a unified digital payments strategy.



Shipping Company Maersk Temporarily Pauses Haifa Port Calls

Israeli Air Force AH-64 Apache attack helicopters fly over Israel's northern city of Haifa on June 19, 2025. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
Israeli Air Force AH-64 Apache attack helicopters fly over Israel's northern city of Haifa on June 19, 2025. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
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Shipping Company Maersk Temporarily Pauses Haifa Port Calls

Israeli Air Force AH-64 Apache attack helicopters fly over Israel's northern city of Haifa on June 19, 2025. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
Israeli Air Force AH-64 Apache attack helicopters fly over Israel's northern city of Haifa on June 19, 2025. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)

Container shipping company Maersk said on Friday it had temporarily paused vessel calls at Israel's Haifa port amid regional tensions.

The Danish company said it did not experience any further disruptions to its scheduled operations in the region.

Israel has been hitting Iran from the air since last Friday in what it describes as an effort to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons.

Iran has denied plans to develop such weapons and has retaliated by launching counterstrikes on Israel.

On Thursday, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said it had launched combined missile and drone attacks at military and industrial sites linked to Israel's defense industry in Haifa and Tel Aviv.