Telr Expands Payment Methods for UAE Merchants with JCB

• Telr Merchants in UAE now have access to more than 154 million JCB Cardholders globally.
• Telr enables JCB e-commerce acceptance for merchants in the UAE.
• Greater penetration for JCB’s growing number of cardholders in the Middle East market.

Dubai, 07 June 2023 – Dubai-based Telr, a top payment gateway in the Middle East, has announced that UAE merchants can now accept JCB Cards for e-commerce transactions. This move reflects Telr’s commitment to offering the latest technologies and payment methods, enhancing merchants' competitiveness both locally and globally through its advanced full-stack technology.

JCB is a global payment brand and card issuer based in Japan. With over 154 million JCB Cards issued, they are accepted at approximately 43 million merchant locations worldwide.

The UAE-based award-winning payment gateway solutions provider Telr offers a unique platform that enables handling payments in over 120 currencies and 30 languages with the highest level of security. Telr’s merchants include small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups operating in government, education, consumer goods, food delivery, ride-hailing services, and other industries.

With its one-stop shop mindset, Telr extended its services even further, offering a complete solution for the e-commerce world, covering a wide range of financial and business services, including social commerce, QR Codes, digital invoicing, Telr Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) in collaboration with Tabby, Telr Finance in collaboration with LNNDO, a merchant financing program, and Telr Shops the easy-to-use tool for creating an online store in minutes.

It aims to enhance Telr’s payment methods and broaden the offerings for Telr’s merchants, enabling them to boost their global market presence by reaching over 154 million JCB cardholders worldwide.

Furthermore, this supports the continuous efforts toward the transition to digital payments in line with UAE’s Vision to achieve a cashless society.

Telr’s CEO, Khalil Alami said: ” At Telr our focus has always been biased toward helping our merchants make use of global opportunities. It should open new doors for our merchants to tap into millions of consumers across the globe, and we are delighted to join efforts with JCB as a key payment scheme in Asia with growing popularity outside of Asia.”

Alami went on to add: “e-commerce gives the opportunity for businesses to expand into new markets, while accepting a variety of payment methods is the key to not be missing out on the substantial and growing buying power of certain segments.”

Yuichiro Kadowaki, Director and CEO of JCB Middle East LLC, said “We are very happy to expand JCB acceptance with Telr, one of the leading E-commerce payment service providers in the UAE and the wider region. The enablement of JCB acceptance will allow our Cardholder’s to conveniently transact in a safe and secure manner at all Telr merchants.”

Mr. Kadowaki added: “In the post COVID world, JCB recognizes that ecommerce is a critical and convenient channel for our cardholders, while at the same time opening up new opportunities for merchants to offer their goods and services to JCB’s growing Global customer base.”

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About Telr

Established in 2014, Telr, the UAE-based award-winning payment gateway solutions provider, offers a unique platform that enables handling payments in over 120 currencies and 30 languages with the highest level of security. Through a single integration, Telr grants access to every payment method it offers, including Visa, Mastercard, American Express, mada UnionPay, JCB, Apple Pay, PayPal, SADAD, stc pay, urpay.

With its one-stop mindset, Telr extended its services even further, offering a complete solution for the e-commerce world, covering a wide range of financial and business services, including social commerce, QR Codes, digital invoicing, Telr Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), Telr Finance a merchant financing program, and Telr Shops the easy-to-use tool for creating an online store in minutes.

TELR is the first PCI DSS Level 1 & NESA-certified company in MENA.

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