Awash Bank of Ethiopia ties with Discover Global Network to service card holders

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• Ethiopia’s Awash Bank signed an agreement with Discover Global Network, a US-based e-commerce services partner having cardholders in over 200 countries and territories, to help extend merchant acceptance across Ethiopia
• The agreement will enhance access of the Ethiopian business community to global payment card systems
• This partnership with Awash Bank is key in regenerating transaction volumes in Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s Awash Bank signed an agreement with Discover Global Network, a US-based e-commerce services partner having cardholders in over 200 countries and territories, to help extend merchant acceptance across Ethiopia. The agreement will enhance access of the Ethiopian business community to global payment card systems. This partnership with Awash Bank is key in regenerating transaction volumes in Ethiopia.

 The partnership reflects commitment to increase and diversify payments for our local and international merchant clients. and, in doing this, they will have more opportunities for revenue growth,” said Tadesse Gemeda, Chief Wholesale Banking Officer, Awash Bank.

Discover Global Network has over 200 countries in its network, with over 270 million cardholders, and over $450 billion spent in its network in the year 2020.