MDP and BPC SmartVista collaboration continues to strengthen the company’s position as a payments leader across the Middle East and Africa.
MDP, a long-standing leader in Africa’s card issuing and payment processing landscape, has significantly expanded its footprint across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) through its strategic partnership with global payments technology provider, BPC. By deploying BPC’s next-generation SmartVista platform, MDP has successfully built a future-ready third-party processing hub, offering secure, scalable, and flexible payment and card issuing services throughout the region.
With decades of experience in the payments sector, MDP has earned a reputation as one of the most reliable and innovative processors in the African market. Now, by extending its reach into the wider MEA region, the company is laying the foundation for long-term growth and innovation. The partnership with BPC has been pivotal in this expansion, with MDP leveraging the SmartVista platform to bring unified issuing, acquiring, and processing capabilities into a single modular stack.
This state-of-the-art platform allows MDP to efficiently serve a diverse client base that includes banks, fintechs, mobile network operators, and merchants, all from one central hub. The flexible, component-based architecture of SmartVista ensures MDP can rapidly onboard new clients, launch new products, and respond to the fast-changing dynamics of the digital payments space with unmatched agility.
The rollout of the processing center followed a phased implementation strategy, going live in multiple stages as new clients joined the ecosystem. Each module of SmartVista was activated to meet specific client needs, reducing time-to-market and allowing MDP to steadily grow its operational capabilities while expanding market reach.
MDP’s issuing services have been significantly enhanced with SmartVista’s advanced card-management engine, enabling the delivery of complex, personalised card products across Debit, Credit, and Prepaid categories. These services cater especially well to B2B clients, allowing them to offer tailored solutions in increasingly competitive markets. On the acquiring front, the platform supports seamless acceptance of Visa, Mastercard, and EBC-branded cards, ensuring full interoperability across the payments ecosystem.
Security and compliance are also central to the MDP-BPC setup. With SmartVista’s 3D-Secure Access Control Server (ACS) and comprehensive fraud management tools, MDP delivers a secure payments environment that meets international standards while adapting to local market conditions.
Central to the platform is the SmartVista Integration Layer, which allows MDP to build and customise its own API gateways. This functionality supports faster client onboarding, real-time data processing, and adaptability to emerging fintech trends—without compromising system stability or performance. This level of control and integration ensures that MDP is not only keeping pace with technological advances but also proactively shaping them.
Today, MDP serves more than 260 financial institutions in over 40 countries, making it one of the most influential processors in MEA. Its platform has powered everything from closed-loop prepaid programs to open-loop digital wallets, helping clients meet the needs of increasingly digital-first consumers. By continuing to invest in infrastructure, compliance, and human capital, MDP plays an essential role in accelerating digital transformation and financial inclusion in both mature and emerging markets.
This impact has not gone unnoticed. MDP was recently named one of Forbes’ 50 Leading Fintechs in MENA, ranking among the Top 20. This recognition reflects the company’s commitment to innovation and its ability to deliver high-performance, scalable, and secure payment infrastructure to financial institutions and fintech startups alike.
“From tier-1 and tier-2 banks to fast-growing fintechs, every customer needs technology that scales on demand,” said Usama El Sayed, Managing Director MEA at BPC. “We are proud to be the technology partner of MDP, helping the processor drive innovation and deliver a premium payments experience throughout the MEA market. With SmartVista’s modular design, MDP is able to launch, migrate, and innovate quickly, building an ecosystem from scratch and elevating digital payments across the region.”
Ahmed Nafie, CEO of MDP, added: “Our mission has always been to empower financial institutions with world-class payment technology that’s agile, secure, and future-ready. 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 and sustainable growth remains at the heart of everything we do.”
With SmartVista as the backbone of its processing operations, MDP is poised to lead the next wave of digital payments innovation across MEA, enabling financial institutions to thrive in an increasingly connected, data-driven, and mobile-first world.
