Payment providers in Egypt

Payment processing in Egypt

Egypt's payments have shifted quickly from cash to digital. InstaPay — the Central Bank of Egypt's instant payment network — made account-to-account transfers by phone number or payment address mainstream, while mobile wallets issued by banks with telecom operators (Vodafone Cash being the best known) serve a large unbanked population. Cards include the national Meeza scheme alongside Visa and Mastercard, and cash collection through retail payment networks is still common for e-commerce and bills. The CBE licenses banks, payment providers and wallets. Several devaluations of the Egyptian pound make settlement currency and repatriation central questions for foreign merchants. {count} providers on this page declare Egypt coverage.

Payment methods in Egypt

• Bank transfer — InstaPay and IPN instant transfers; the main payout rail.
• Mobile money and e-wallets — bank-issued mobile wallets.
• Cards — Meeza, Visa, Mastercard; installments are popular.
• Cash — reference-code payments at retail points.
• Crypto — used informally for cross-border value transfer; check local restrictions.

How to choose a PSP in Egypt

• Local entity or cross-border: domestic acquiring requires a local company; foreign merchants usually use cross-border gateways.
• Settlement: EGP locally versus USD abroad, FX availability, timing.
• Payouts: instant payouts to wallets and accounts, limits per transaction.
• Verticals: gambling is prohibited for Egyptian residents, so betting and casino traffic is served through offshore and P2P models.

Gaming, forex and P2P

Operators looking for a casino or betting payment gateway in Egypt typically rely on P2P processing via wallets and InstaPay, handled by teams in Egypt.

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