Abu Dhabi, UAE – January 15 2025: American Express Middle East has announced its latest merchant agreement with ADNOC Distribution, the UAE’s largest fuel and convenience retailer, welcoming American Express Card payments at more than 500 ADNOC fuel stations and Oasis mini markets spread across the United Arab Emirates.

This agreement is part of American Express Middle East’s commitment to growing the number of places that accept American Express, enabling customers to use their Card more and more for everyday expenses.

With this agreement, ADNOC will be able to attract business from a new customer base of American Express Card Members in UAE and around the world; American Express issues more than 140 million Cards globally. This includes consumers with personal cards and spenders with business or corporate products.

Saud Swar, Chief Business Officer at American Express Middle East commented on the agreement: “American Express is committed to partnering with leading companies in the Middle East to provide our Card Members with greater payment choice for their everyday spending. Our agreement with ADNOC Distribution is a testament to this commitment, as we continue to increasingly provide our Card Members with diversified payment experiences.”

Graziela Martins, Vice President of Merchant Business at American Express Middle East, also commented on the agreement: “Our agreement with ADNOC Distribution is a major step in our commitment to increasing the number of places that accept American Express in the UAE. It will also enable ADNOC to attract new American Express Card Members from UAE and around the world, while providing our Card Members with even greater payment choice.”

Eng. Bader Saeed Al Lamki, CEO of ADNOC Distribution, said: “Our agreement with American Express supports ADNOC Distribution’s customer experience strategy, whereby payment and business solutions are seamlessly integrated end to end. Today’s strategic agreement announcement is an important step in our aim to be a global mobility retailer of choice and provider of exceptional customer experiences.”

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About American Express Middle East

American Express began operations in the MENA region in 1959 and set up its first office in Bahrain in 1977. In 1992, AEME was established in Bahrain as a joint venture company owned by American Express and Mawarid Investment Limited. Today, American Express Middle East employs a very diverse workforce of more than 600 employees, covering its consumer card, corporate payments and merchant businesses across the Middle East and North Africa region.

American Express Middle East is a payments company, providing customers with access to products, insights and experiences that enrich lives and build business across the Middle East and North Africa.