Network International, a fintech company across the Middle East and Africa, enters a strategic partnership with Majid Al Futtaim, a leading shopping mall, communities, retail, and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, to transform the customer payment experience.
Network will be the primary partner for Majid Al Futtaim’s in-store acquiring business in the UAE, marking a pivotal step towards a unified, future-ready payment ecosystem for one of the region’s most iconic retail groups. Network’s agile, scalable and proven payments platform positions Majid Al Futtaim to meet the demands of an accelerating retail landscape and the expectations of its increasingly digital-native customer base.
A cornerstone of this collaboration is the enablement of differentiated payment experiences designed to deepen customer engagement, enhance convenience, and strengthen loyalty across Majid Al Futtaim’s ecosystem. Through the seamless integration of the SHARE loyalty programme onto Network International’s POS platform, customers will be able to earn and redeem SHARE points in real time, creating more personalized and rewarding everyday interactions.
The partnership will also introduce a range of enhanced payment capabilities, including the widest coverage of payments methods in the UAE, advanced biometric authentication for more secure and frictionless transactions, flexible options at checkout to support affordability and conversion, and multi-bank loyalty point redemption through a single POS terminal. Initially available to cardholders from leading banks, this functionality will enable customers to seamlessly redeem reward points in-store, delivering a more integrated and convenient payment experience.
Murat Cagri Suzer, Group Chief Executive Officer at Network International, commented:
“Retail is evolving from a series of transactions into a connected ecosystem of experiences. Our partnership with Majid Al Futtaim reflects that shift. By combining a unified payments platform with loyalty, data, and value-added services, we are helping create simpler journeys for consumers while giving one of the region’s most iconic businesses the flexibility to innovate and scale. Together, we are building the infrastructure for the next generation of commerce in the UAE and beyond.”
Ahmed Galal Ismail, Chief Executive Officer at Majid Al Futtaim Holding said, “
At Majid Al Futtaim, our goal is to create exceptional experiences that make everyday moments more rewarding for our customers. By combining innovation, technology, and strong partnerships, we are creating more seamless and connected journeys that anticipate and respond to our customers’ evolving needs.
Expanding our partnership with Network International unifies our payments ecosystem on a single platform and strengthens SHARE by linking payments and loyalty more closely, enabling customers to earn and redeem rewards in real time at the moment of purchase.”
Beyond the platform advantages, consolidating with Network as a primary acquiring partner simplifies how Majid Al Futtaim operates at scale. Managing payments across all City Centres in the UAE requires technology that is not just capable, but coherent. The collaboration with Network is expected to enable Majid Al Futtaim to significantly reduce operational complexity while achieving greater resilience at the point of sale and real-time visibility across every transaction and every location. Through Network’s scalable and future-proof platform, Majid Al Futtaim will be able to rapidly adopt features such as advanced reporting, value-added services, and cutting-edge payment experiences without repeated reintegration.
Network’s in-store payment solutions are built for the demands of large-scale retail, combining seamless acceptance across all major payment methods, intelligent transaction routing, and advanced fraud protection into a single, unified infrastructure. Underpinned by deep expertise across the MEA region supporting over 240,000 merchants, Network’s platform is designed not just to keep pace with the evolution of retail payments but to stay ahead of it.
