Consumer finance firm Najm has partnered with i2c to offer Apple Pay to Najm Prepaid cardholders in the Middle East.

The move will enable the Najm prepaid reloadable cardholders use Apple Pay to make online and in-store purchases.

The programme, which leverages i2c’s technology platform, was implemented in 90 days.

i2c founder and CEO Amir Wain said: “We strive to make the complex simple to enable clients such as Najm to get to market quickly with differentiated and timely service offerings such as Apple Pay.

“With Najm and MAF’s regional expertise and our global agile technology we’ll continue to deliver exciting new, best-in-class programs for consumers.”

Apple Pay is a mobile payment and digital wallet service that works with majority of Apple devices.

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The application does not store actual card numbers, rather a unique Device Account Number is assigned to enable transactions. All transactions are authorised with a one-time unique dynamic security code.

Established in 2001, i2c is a global payment solutions provider.

It offers a vast suite of credit, debit and prepaid solutions from a single SaaS platform.

In October last year, Evolve Bank & Trust partnered with i2c to provide a range of customisable cards. The bank agreed to utilise i2c’s technology and infrastructure for credit, debit, prepaid and DDA product offerings.

i2c also partnered with fintech firm Zero last year to offer hybrid card services.