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Online travel marketplace is expanding across the region
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Wego expands links with Juspay for improved payments in the Middle East
Payments technology company, Juspay has announced the expansion of its partnership with Wego, the largest online travel marketplace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
The expanded deal is designed to support Wego’s continued growth, as it enters new markets across the region.
In this move, integration of local payment service providers (PSPs), acquirers, banks, and local payment methods (LPMs) will be quicker.
The collaboration will see Wego’s deep understanding of MENA travellers and local market dynamics combine with Juspay’s payment orchestration capabilities, for Wego to adapt the checkout experience.
Alexandre Morin, director payments, risk & fintech at Wego, said: “Wego has built its leadership in MENA by understanding how travellers across the region search, compare, and book travel, and by continuously adapting our platform to their evolving needs.
"Payments are an important part of that experience. As we scale across markets with different payment behaviours, our partnership with Juspay gives us the flexibility to offer more locally relevant ways to pay while maintaining a simple and reliable booking journey.
"This is part of our broader commitment to using technology and local market insight to make travel easier and more accessible for our users.”
The firms have said they will continue to "explore" payment solutions "tailored to Wego’s evolving business and customer needs".
Nakul Kothari, head of APAC & Middle East at Juspay, said: “Travel payments need to work reliably across markets where customer preferences and payment infrastructure can vary significantly. Wego’s scale and deep understanding of travellers across the Middle East make this an important partnership for us.
"By combining that regional expertise with our payment orchestration technology, we can help Wego adapt to local payment ecosystems while supporting a consistent experience as the business continues to grow.”
