Oman’s Global Pay App Launches, Aiming for Cashless Convenience Across Borders

Editorial Team

Last updated 20-01-2026

3 min

Oman’s “cash-light future” advanced with Global Pay, a new mobile payments app.

Global Pay offers “one-stop” services, from wallets and transfers to bills and forex.

Built on Comviva technology, it stresses PCI-DSS security and handles “$1bn daily”.

Users can pay utilities or school fees “without needing a bank account”.

The launch supports Oman’s push towards a more cashless fintech economy.

Oman’s push towards a cash-light future picked up pace this week with the launch of Global Pay, a new mobile payments app from Global Money Exchange Co LLC. The announcement came during a media briefing in Muscat and, frankly, it feels very on-point for where the country wants to go next on the digital economy front.

Global Pay is built on Comviva’s mobiquity Pay platform, with Comviva being part of the wider Tech Mahindra and Mahindra Group ecosystem. At the launch, the room included Shaikh Sulaiman bin Abdulmalik al Khalili, chairman of Global Money Exchange, alongside Comviva’s CEO Rajesh Chandiramani and other senior figures. All very official, but the idea itself is pretty simple: make everyday payments easier, safer and less of a faff for people living in Oman.

The app bundles a lot into one place. Users can sign up digitally, top up wallets instantly, send and receive money locally and move funds across borders. It also covers bill payments, education fees, forex orders, and cash deposits or withdrawals. In short, it’s aiming to be a one-stop shop for daily financial needs, especially for people who don’t always want to rely on traditional banking. I’ve met plenty of founders across MENA who complain that fragmented payment tools slow everything down, so seeing an all-in-one approach here feels spot on.

Shaikh Sulaiman Al Khalili described Global Pay as a secure and efficient tool for both local and international transactions, noting that the platform is PCI-DSS certified. That security angle came up more than once. Chandiramani pointed out that around $1 billion in transactions flows through the platform every day, which, believe it or not, demands some serious digital plumbing behind the scenes to keep data and money safe.

On the inclusion side, Managing Director Subromoniyan K S highlighted that users can pay utilities and school fees without needing a bank account. Merchants, meanwhile, can accept QR-based payments from customers of any bank or service provider in Oman, thanks to full interoperability across the payments ecosystem. I reckon this bit matters most for small businesses, and readers around Arageek will know how often founders tell us that payments acceptance can be a real headache when scaling.

Support hasn’t been ignored either. Sonam Dorje, general manager at Global Money Exchange, said users can walk into any branch across Oman for help or use a dedicated helpline. That human fallback still counts, especially when apps misbehave… well, you know?

One interesting detail is that Global Money Exchange is the first money exchange company in Oman to secure a Payment Service Provider licence, according to executive advisor Madhusoodanan R. He linked the move directly to the Sultanate’s broader ambition to build a cashless economy. On the flip side, I’m not a fan of apps that promise everything and deliver chaos, but if execution matches the pitch, Global Pay could quietly become a daily essential.

For startups and founders watching digital finance evolve in the region, this launch is worth keeping an eye on, definately as Oman positions itself more firmly on the fintech map.

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