Mastercard and Amazon have teamed to digitize payment acceptance in Africa and the Middle East. The partnership between Mastercard and Amazon Payment Services, announced Monday (Sept. 30), covers countries that include Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates.The collaboration will see Amazon Payment Services adopt Mastercard Gateway — a single touchpoint for payment processing — as a payment solution in 40 markets in the region, to allow merchants to m ...