MDP (Mediterranean Data Processing) is a globally recognized card issuing and digital payments infrastructure provider, headquartered in Cairo, Egypt, with operations spanning over 40 countries. With more than 30 years of experience, MDP delivers end-to-end payment technology solutions enabling banks, fintechs, and financial institutions to launch and manage scalable, secure, and personalized card programs and digital payment platforms.
At its core, MDP integrates physical and digital card issuance, transaction processing, and customer experience tools into a unified platform, facilitating seamless omnichannel financial services. Its innovation-led approach ensures institutions stay competitive by leveraging cloud-based, secure, and regulatory-compliant technologies.
Key Products and Solutions
- Card Issuing Platform
- Centralized platform for issuing physical and virtual cards, supporting debit, credit, prepaid, and multi-currency cards.
- Personalization options include EMV chip cards, white-label branding, and instant issuance services.
- Digital Payment Processing
- End-to-end infrastructure for handling digital transaction processing, authorization, and settlement.
- Integrates seamlessly with mobile banking apps and digital wallets.
- Payment Infrastructure Services
- Modular services for banks and fintechs including card production, PIN generation, transaction security, fraud monitoring, and reporting dashboards.
- Tokenization and Mobile Integration
- Supports integration with Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, Google Pay, and other tokenized payment solutions for mobile-first consumers.
- Omnichannel Customer Experience Tools
- Enables real-time card management (activation, limits, blocking) across web, mobile, and IVR channels.
- Comprehensive APIs for banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platforms.
Core Services
- White-label card program design
- Instant and centralized card issuance
- PCI-DSS compliant transaction processing
- Digital onboarding and customer authentication
- EMV, NFC, and contactless card support
- Regulatory reporting and analytics
Market Presence and Reach
- Over 30 years of expertise serving commercial banks, neobanks, and fintechs
- Global client base across Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Europe
- Headquartered in Cairo, Egypt with strategic projects in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Ghana
African Financial Institutions Served (select engagements)
- Card issuance partnerships with Tier 1 banks across North and Sub-Saharan Africa
- Infrastructure provider for payment modernization projects in regional fintech ecosystems
- Supports centralized card issuing hubs for African banking groups with presence in multiple countries
