Checkout. com Partners Nahdi to Power Digital Payments Across Saudi Arabia and GCC - TechAfrica News

Checkout. com, a leading global digital payments provider, announced a strategic partnership with Nahdi Medical Company, Saudi Arabia’s largest retail pharmacy chain. This collaboration integrates Checkout. com’s payment acquiring and processing technology into Nahdi’s online platforms to optimize the digital payment experience. The initiative focuses on delivering a superior digital checkout experience, ensuring a frictionless journey for customers fulfilling needs in health, wellness, and beauty categories. By leveraging local payment methods and conversion capabilities such as Flow and Remember Me, Nahdi aims to remove payment friction and address cart abandonment challenges. Executives emphasized the importance of this infrastructure for scaling operations. Hossam Khattab, Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer at Nahdi, noted that providing a fluid and secure payment experience is essential to maintaining a superior guest journey. Remo Giovanni Abbondandolo, General Manager MENA at Checkout. com, highlighted the platform's ability to handle regional complexities and diverse payment preferences. This partnership marks a significant milestone in the digital transformation of the region’s health and wellness sector. It sets a new benchmark for digital payments and supports Nahdi’s growing ecommerce operations amidst rising demand for fast and easy digital transactions across the GCC.