flyEgypt selects PAYFORT as its
payment provider
E
gypt’s hybrid airline flyEgypt has selected
PAYFORT’s payment services to offer
more payment options and an enhanced
booking experience for passengers.
PAYFORT, an Amazon company, has
announced that flyEgypt, a Cairo based
hybrid airline chose PayFort’s payment
services to deliver improved payment
experiences for their customers.
“Beyond the legislative challenges that
affect everyone in the industry, the biggest
challenge we face is a lack of local and
regional understanding of the low cost
carrier /hybrid business model, which is why
we chose PAYFORT as our preferred payment
service provider,” said Captain Ihab El
Tahtawi, CEO at flyEgypt.
“As we continue to grow, and for the
convenience of our customers, it becomes
increasingly important for us to have a
reliable payment services provider and
to widen the range of payment channels
available to customers online, while keeping
the transaction process easy-to-use.
“The scale that flyEgypt deals with means
that customer payment transactions are
just one element of this process, and we
rely on PAYFORT to support us with its vast
knowledge and expertise, not only with the
airline industry but also international banks,
technology providers and card schemes, as
we continue to evolve our business.”
The PAYFORT solution will allow customers
to make payments using globally recognised
payment leaders such as credit and
debit cards, plus Egypt’s national debit
card MEEZA and Saudi Arabia’s national
payment card, mada. Additional payment
networks – namely Installments, FAWRY and
SADAD – will be added in the near future.
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Minister reveals Egypt to establish seven
new technology parks
A
n Egyptian minister has revealed
that seven technology parks will be
launched at different universities. Amr
Talaat, Minister of Communications and
Information Technology (MCIT), speaking
at the Euromoney Egypt Conference 2019,
said the number of technology trainees
in Egypt is expected to double because of
the establishment of seven more training
institutes affiliated to MCIT.
He added that a project of establishing a
specialised ICT university at the Knowledge
City in the New Administrative Capital is
also in the pipeline, as well as a centre for
applied research. The minister highlighted
Egypt’s keenness to co-operate with
international companies specialising in AI.
He referred to the on-going co-operation
with a Chinese company in Natural
Language Processing (NLP) and mentioned
Egypt’s strong position in participating in
Arabic language processing.
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Talaat explained that an important aspect
of the country’s future direction was to
achieve Digital Transformation. He said
that by the end of 2019, the number of
e-government services launched in Port
Said city, as a pilot project, will reach
174. The services are provided through
digital platforms and mobile applications
and the project is due to expand in other
governorates later.The minister added
that Egypt is eager to co-operate with
African countries in ICT initiatives with
the most prominent being the African App
Launchpad (AAL) presidential initiative.
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