Mastercard said on 4 November 2026 that it is supporting the launch of Samsung Pay in Morocco, letting eligible Mastercard cardholders at participating banks pay with compatible Samsung devices using Mastercard’s tokenization service, MDES, according to the announcement. Fintechbits checked its October coverage of Checkout.com’s global Samsung partnership, which added Samsung Pay to Checkout.com’s Flow checkout from 31 October, so the Samsung Pay Morocco launch is one of several Samsung Pay distribution deals in the same weeks. The release does not name the participating banks.

What Samsung Pay Morocco Adds

Tokenization swaps the card number for a device-specific token, so a stolen phone or a breached merchant does not expose the card itself. Mastercard ties the Samsung Pay Morocco launch to its goal of tokenizing 100% of online transactions by 2030. Mohamed Benomar, Mastercard’s country manager for North West Africa, said the aim is to make digital payments “faster, simpler, and more secure”.

A wallet launch only matters if banks enrol their cards and merchants accept contactless payments. Without the list of participating banks, it is hard to judge how many Moroccans can use the service on launch.

Fintechbits’ October coverage recorded that the Checkout.com deal extended its processing from Samsung Gulf Electronics in the Middle East and North Africa to Samsung.com and the Galaxy Store in the EU and North America. Samsung is pushing its wallet into more markets and more checkouts at once, and Mastercard’s tokenization is the plumbing in Morocco. For Moroccan banks, Mastercard’s MDES handles the token work, but each bank still has to enrol its cards, approve the service and support customers through the setup on their phones. Mastercard says eligible cardholders at participating banks can use the service, so Samsung Pay Morocco availability will vary from bank to bank. The release mentions authentication and risk-based safeguards but gives no detail on fees for issuers or merchants.