The Central Bank of Saudi Arabia has announced that pilgrims can use their internationally issued bank cards for the first time during this year’s Haj season.
This step comes as the central bank, on Sunday, June 9, introduced various services to cater to pilgrims demands and facilitate transactions.
As per a report by Arabic daily Al Ekhbariya, pilgrims in the Kingdom can use local bank cards for payments and cash withdrawals through Mada, the national payment system, which supports transactions via international payment networks.
International cards such as
Visa
Mastercard
UnionPay
Discover
American Express
Gulf Payment Co. Afaq network