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URWAY integration on ReservationHub

URWAY is a Riyadh-based payment technology company (Urway Technologies) that provides an online payment gateway for Saudi merchants. In 2022 it became the first fintech certified by Saudi Payments as an electronic merchant service provider under the kingdom's new payment rules.

About URWAY

URWAY offers an online payment platform that lets merchants and e-commerce sites in Saudi Arabia accept card payments, with a merchant dashboard that shows transactions in real time. Its 2022 announcement listed mada, Visa, Mastercard and Apple Pay as supported payment methods.

That year URWAY received the Electronic Merchant Service Provider and Payment Technical Service Provider certificate (eMSP-PTSP, numbered PTSP001) from Saudi Payments, the payments subsidiary of the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA). The company presented itself as the first fintech certified after the kingdom issued its new payment sector regulations.

URWAY's public Shopify app, published by Urway Technologies with a Riyadh address and launched on 10 October 2022, describes card acceptance for merchants, transfer of funds to supplier accounts and saving cards as tokens. Tokenisation keeps raw card numbers out of the merchant's own systems, which matters for PCI DSS scope.

For travel sellers in the kingdom, a local gateway that accepts mada alongside international cards covers the payment methods most Saudi travellers use for flights, hotels and Umrah packages. See travel software in Saudi Arabia for the other gateways available there.

What you can sell

  • Card payments for flight, hotel and package bookings
  • mada debit card acceptance
  • Visa and Mastercard acceptance
  • Apple Pay checkout
  • Tokenised saved cards for repeat customers

How to connect URWAY

  1. Open a merchant accountSign your merchant agreement with URWAY.
  2. Plug in credentialsAdd your merchant credentials to ReservationHub; the gateway is already integrated.
  3. Choose where it appliesUse it at checkout in your booking flows.
  4. Go livePayments are processed in real time and recorded against the booking.

Who uses it

Saudi travel agencies and OTAsTake mada and international card payments on a B2C booking site through a gateway certified by Saudi Payments.
Umrah operatorsCollect package payments from pilgrims and sub-agents in Saudi Arabia with local card support.

URWAY integration: FAQ

Does ReservationHub integrate with URWAY?
Yes. URWAY is one of the pre-integrated payment gateways listed on the ReservationHub partners page, so it can be used at checkout for flights, hotels, packages and Umrah.
Do I need my own URWAY merchant account?
Yes. You sign a merchant agreement with URWAY and add your merchant credentials to ReservationHub; the gateway connection is already built.
Which payment methods does URWAY support?
URWAY's 2022 announcement listed mada, Visa, Mastercard and Apple Pay. Check the current list with URWAY when you sign up, as payment methods are added over time.
Is URWAY certified in Saudi Arabia?
In 2022 URWAY received the eMSP-PTSP certificate from Saudi Payments, the payments subsidiary of the Saudi Central Bank, and described itself as the first fintech certified under the new payment rules.

Sell URWAY content with the rest of your suppliers

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Sources

  1. URWAY — Official website
  2. Zawya — Saudi Arabia's Urway becomes the first fintech to get certified by Saudi Payments (2022)
  3. Shopify App Store — URWAY Payment Gateway (Urway Technologies)

Updated . URWAY is a trademark of its owner; it is named here to describe a technical integration and does not imply endorsement.