MDP Accelerates Growth in MEA With BPC Next-Generation SmartVista-Powered Processing Platform

MDP BPC SmartVista collaboration continues to strengthen the company’s position as a payments leader across the Middle East and Africa. MDP offers secure, scalable, and flexible card issuing and payment services across MEA by working with SmartVista to set up a third-party processing hub.

MDP, a long-standing leader in Africa’s card issuing and processing industry, continues to solidify its position as a trusted payments powerhouse across the Middle East and Africa. In partnership with BPC, a global payment solutions provider, MDP has built a next-generation third-party processing center using BPC’s SmartVista platform, enabling it to deliver scalable, secure, and innovative payment solutions across the region.

By adopting the future-proven technology, MDP built from scratch the business with unified issuing, acquiring, processing services in a single modular stack, enabling the company to serve banks, fintechs, merchants across the Middle East and Africa with unprecedented agility. MDP’s vision was clear - to create a powerful processing hub capable of end-to-end services while scaling effortlessly with its clients’ evolving needs. The rollout of the project from scratch followed a phased go-live model, activating each BPC SmartVista module as new clients signed on, ensuring accelerated time-to-market and allowing MDP to expand its market share while scaling its platform capabilities in parallel.

BPC SmartVista’s advanced card-management engine lets MDP offer the issuance of complex personalised Debit, Credit and Prepaid products for the B2B customers. On the acquiring side, SmartVista enables Visa, Mastercard, and EBC branded cards acceptance through all MDP network. A 3D-Secure ACS and fraud management round out MDP’s offering. At the heart of the architecture lies SmartVista Integration Platform; by utilising advanced APIs, SmartVista Integration platform allows MDP to build custom API Gateways in-house, enabling faster client onboarding and adaptation to market trends, all while maintaining core system stability.

Today, MDP serves over 260 financial institutions across more than 40 countries, making it one of the most established processing providers in the region. By continuously investing in infrastructure, local expertise, and product innovation, MDP remains at the forefront of financial inclusion and digital transformation across the continent. Its technology backbone has enabled the launch of numerous pioneering products in the region, from closed-loop cards to open-loop solutions for emerging digital platforms reinforcing its role as a catalyst for innovation. Recently, MDP’s achievements were recognized on a regional level, earning a spot among the Top 20 of Forbes’ 50 Leading Fintechs in MENA.

Usama El Sayed, MD MEA, BPC, said: “From tier-1 and tier-2 banks to fast-growing fintechs, every customer needs technology that scales on demand. We are proud to be the technology partner of MDP, helping the processor drive innovation and deliver payment experience through the MEA market. With SmartVista’s advanced, modular design, MDP can launch, migrate, and innovate at speed, building an ecosystem from scratch and elevating digital payments across the region.”

”Our mission has always been to empower financial institutions with world-class payment technology that’s agile, secure, and future-ready,” said Ahmed Nafie, CEO of MDP. “Through our collaboration with BPC and the SmartVista platform, we have redefined what it means to be a processor in today’s market, delivering not just services, but scalable ecosystems that enable innovation and financial inclusion across the region. Our commitment to regional demands & financial growth remains at the heart of everything we do.”