Alvin R. Cabral, The National, Demand and public initiatives ‘to drive digital payments in Mena’ , 31 May 2022 “Consumer demand and government initiatives will boost the Middle East and North Africa region’s digital payments industry over the next few years, narrowing the gap with other developing markets, a senior official at Amazon Payment Services said.”
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