GHL Systems Berhad selects AFS to process merchant transactions in Thailand

By Leandra Monteiro

GHL Systems Berhad (GHL), a payment solutions provider has selected Arab Financial Services (AFS), a Middle East and Africa-based digital payment solutions provider to process its merchant transactions in Thailand.

The strategic collaboration will bring AFS’s payment technology solutions to support GHL’s merchant payments processing. AFS will provide GHL with Acquiring Platform as a Service and value-added services: authorisation and clearing for in-store and eCommerce transactions, dispute management, fraud prevention, and data analytics.

Samer Soliman, Chief Executive Officer at AFS said, “We are thrilled to collaborate with GHL in a relationship that will combine the expertise of two strong organizations to help merchants expand and better serve the payments sector. Our entry into the Southeast Asian market is a significant milestone for AFS, and it is consistent with our commitment to digital payments transformation across markets. It’s exciting to work with GHL, who shares our goal of driving payments innovation, as we continue to focus on providing dependable and secure next-generation payment processing solutions that bring greater value to our clients.”

Going forward, GHL’s merchants in Thailand will use the AFS acquirer payment processing platform, resulting in increased efficiencies, advanced security, and reliability along with enhanced user experiences.

Sean Hesh, Executive Director & Group Chief Executive Officer at GHL Systems Berhad said, “We are delighted to join synergies with AFS, a company whose digital payments technology innovation, industry knowledge and expertise will serve to support and strengthen our payments ecosystem. By leveraging AFS’s expertise, we are confident in the delivery of next-level solutions that can elevate the experience for our valued merchants. We are excited about the transformative impact this collaboration will bring, both for our organisation and the satisfaction of merchants and consumers.”