National Bank of Egypt will begin issuing “Meeza” debit cards today

The National Bank of Egypt will begin issuing “Meeza” debit cards as of today, Retail CEO Alaa Farouk tells Masrawy. The card — which the Finance Ministry first announced in September as part of the government’s new e-payments drive — would make state benefits available electronically to pensioners, civil servants, and subsidy recipients. Banque Misr had begun issuing the cards as of the beginning of January.