Payment providers in United Arab Emirates
Payment providers in United Arab Emirates: PSPs, payment gateways and aggregators for pay-ins and payouts — local methods, rates and onboarding terms. Listings: 36.
Business Expansion LLC
Business Expansion is a business infrastructure and international expansion partner helping iGaming, Web3 and FinTech businesses establish, structure and scale…
0xProcessing
0xProcessing is a crypto payment gateway for online merchants, aimed at high-load iGaming, betting and Forex traffic. Merchants accept cryptocurrencies and…
B2BINPAY
B2BINPAY is a European crypto processing and enterprise wallet platform for brokers, exchanges and merchants, founded in 2017 and part of the B2Broker…
Botim Money
Botim Money is a payment provider from the UAE offering P2P processing and API integration. The company gives 2005 as its founding year. Services P2P transfers…
Checkout.com
Checkout.com is a global payment platform with intelligent acceptance and a modular checkout (Flow), headquartered in London and founded in 2012. It also owns…
Dahabshiil
Dahabshiil is an international money transfer service that works through a digital channel and an agent network. Recipients can get money in a bank account, a…
dLocal
dLocal is a Montevideo-based payment platform founded in 2016 and listed on NASDAQ (DLO). It gives international companies one API and one contract for…
Fondy
Fondy is a payment service provider founded in 2016. It accepts international card payments, serves marketplaces and can split payouts between several parties…
Jeton Wallet
Jeton Wallet is a payment system with an e-wallet and virtual cards, founded in 2018. The service accepts top-ups from major card schemes and crypto wallets…
M2P Fintech
M2P Fintech supplies banks and fintech companies with core banking, lending and card payment technology through APIs. It is a financial infrastructure vendor…
MuchBetter
MuchBetter is an e-wallet that has been running since 2016. Users top up a balance and spend it at merchant checkouts that support this payment option, which…
Network International
Network International is a payment processor and white-label acquiring provider for the Middle East and Africa, headquartered in Dubai and established in 1994…
Paswix
Paswix is a Lithuanian electronic money institution operating through Payswix, UAB, based in Vilnius. The company says it has served businesses and individuals…
PayMate India
PayMate India is a payment service built around business-to-business settlements for B2B suppliers and large enterprises. It brings Indian bank rails and card…
Payomatix
Payomatix is a technology integrator and payment orchestration platform with cascading routing and support for higher-risk verticals. It was founded in 2021…
PaysafeCard
PaysafeCard is a payment system founded in 2000. Businesses use it to accept payments from customers in Europe, North and South America, the Middle East and…
Payz / PSI-Pay
Payz / PSI-Pay is an e-wallet and payment account for businesses. Operating since 2000, it provides a multi-currency business wallet and a merchant account…
PhotonPay
PhotonPay is a payment system founded in 2015. It gives businesses a global account for receiving funds and moving them out via bank transfers, SEPA, SWIFT and…
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Payment processing in the UAE
The UAE is a high-income, card-first market: Visa, Mastercard and Apple Pay dominate online checkout, BNPL is widely used for retail and travel, and the Central Bank's new instant payment platform Aani is bringing account-to-account payments by phone number. The dirham (AED) is pegged to the US dollar, which simplifies settlement for international merchants. The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) licenses retail payment service providers; the financial free zones DIFC (DFSA) and ADGM (FSRA) have their own regulators, Dubai's VARA oversees virtual assets, and the GCGRA regulates commercial gaming. {count} providers on this page declare UAE coverage.
Payment methods in the UAE
- Cards — local and international cards, 3-D Secure, installment plans from banks.
- E-wallets and Apple Pay — high share of mobile checkout.
- BNPL — split payments for e-commerce, travel and electronics.
- Bank transfer — UAEFTS and Aani instant transfers, standard payout rail.
How to choose a PSP in the UAE
- Mainland vs. free-zone entity: acquiring terms differ for mainland, free-zone and offshore companies; check what your licence allows.
- Settlement: AED or USD, frequency, rolling reserve; multi-currency accounts for GCC sales.
- GCC coverage: Saudi mada, KNET in Kuwait and other regional methods if you sell across the Gulf.
- KYB: proof of substance, trade licence activities and UBO checks.
High-risk, crypto and forex
Dubai is a hub for forex brokers, crypto companies, prop-trading firms and other high-risk businesses. Banks are cautious, so these merchants often work with specialised PSPs, EMIs and OTC desks. See exchangers in the UAE, liquidity providers and teams in the UAE.
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Banks and EMI in the UAE · Legal and licensing in the UAE · Tech in the UAE
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