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SAMA: E-Payments Share Exceeds FSDP’s 2022 Target
4/11/2023 5:45 PM

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) announced that the share of electronic payments in retail sector reached 62% of total payments, including cash, in 2022, surpassing the 60% target set out by the Financial Sector Development Program (FSDP), one of the main programs of Saudi Vision 2030.


This achievement is a reflection of the continuous and accelerated development of local payments in the past few years. The e-payment progress would not have been possible without the significant improvement in the payments infrastructure, enhancement of existing systems, and introduction of new systems and services. In addition, the sector's progress in the regulatory, technical, and operational aspects has contributed to the transformation towards recent electronic payments.


Statistically speaking, the number of PoS transactions executed via the Saudi Payment Network "mada" reached an unprecedented 7.2 billion transactions during 2022, recording an increase of 40% compared to 2021. Mada card online transactions grew by 76% in 2022, recording 610 million transactions. There were 1.4 million number of PoS terminals as at the end of 2022, an increase of 42% compared to 2021.


It should be noted that SAMA seeks to accelerate the digital transformation towards electronic payments, support payment infrastructure and encourage its adoption. SAMA's strategic plans for the payment sector made this achievement possible by reducing reliance on cash considerably. SAMA's goal is to increase electronic payment share to 70% by 2025 and to create synergies among government and private sectors to embark on a new era of digitalization for payment systems. 

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