The Saudi Payments Network () or mada (, formerly SPAN) is the only and major payment system in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia established by Ministry of Finance under the supervision of Saudi Central Bank. It connects all ATM and Point of Sale (PoS) terminals throughout the country to a central payment switch which in turn re-routes the financial transactions to the card issuer (local bank, Visa, American Express or MasterCard).
The Saudi Payments Network ( Mada ) or mada (, formerly SPAN) is the sole and dominant payment system in Saudi Arabia, overseen by the Ministry of Finance and the Saudi Central Bank. It links all ATMs and POS terminals to a central payment switch that re-routes financial transactions to card issuers like local banks, Visa, American Express, or MasterCard.