American Express Middle East has partnered with online payment gateway Telr to increase its acceptance across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

As part of this agreement, American Express will become one of Telr’s aggregation payment service providers.

This collaboration will allow American Express cardholders to use their cards at thousands of online merchants within Telr’s network, significantly expanding the number of locations where American Express cards can be used.

This partnership also benefits Telr merchants, who gain access to a global customer base of American Express cardholders.

Merchants will be able to accept payments in over 120 currencies and 30 languages, and utilise Telr’s unique payment gateway platform, which includes “pay by link services” to simplify the payment process.

Globally, American Express has tripled the number of accepting merchants since 2017, with more than 89 million locations worldwide.

Graziela Martins, Vice President Merchant Business of American Express Middle East, said,

“We are proud to sign the partnership with Telr to expand our merchant acceptance network and enable our Card Members to use their cards more and more for everyday spend.

At American Express, we’re proud to see more businesses accepting American Express in the Middle East region and globally.”

Khalil Alami, Founder & CEO of Telr, said,

“Our agreement with Amex enables our merchants to increase their global market reach, connecting with millions of consumers and businesses worldwide.

Becoming American Express Middle East’s first aggregation payment service provider in the MENA region is a great honor and will enable us to offer swift onboarding with just a click of a button.”