With card payments accounting for almost half of all transactions in the UAE, 2023 is seeing a significant shift in how we make online payments. The trend has paved the way for virtual cards, giving traditional cards a virtual facelift.
When opening a bank account, you are always asked whether you want savings or a current account. If you don’t know which one you should select, you will end up opening the wrong account that will not serve your purpose.
During the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, called Ramadan, participants fast and abstain from things considered impure for the mind and body.
Payit, the UAE’s first fully featured digital wallet, is expanding access to cashless transactions with the launch of the new Letsgo Payit Visa Platinum Card, powered by First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB). This will connect the user’s wallet to Visa merchant acceptance location of 80+ million for a complete range of point-of-sale and online transactions.
As Ramadan is nearing, the UAE is already witnessing a shift in consumer behaviour in a way that more online shopping is anticipated. Starting from the evening of 22nd March 2023, Ramadan this year is all about using digital payments, digital platforms, and online orders.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has a whopping population of 9 million expats, which comprises 88.52% of the total population. Attractive package, lap of luxury, and the dash & dunes of the country have gathered more expats to work for them.
However, living in this country from a financial perspective is not smooth sailing if you haven’t planned your finances. This blog is your go-to guide for personal finance tips if you are a working expat in the UAE
As a card-dominated country, UAE has 63% of its total population as credit cardholders. They use credit cards for shopping, payments, and even to withdraw money. Although debit cards are used to withdraw money from Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), credit cards also facilitate withdrawing cash at a specific cost.
High-end digital solutions such as digital banks and mobile wallets have become more prevalent in the modern period, and more people are using them to send and receive money.
The unemployment insurance scheme announced by the UAE government is effective from 1st January 2023. The scheme is introduced to offer social security during unemployment and enhance the competitiveness of unemployed people. Already 250,000 people applied to the scheme by 12th Jan 2023
The digital payments market in the MENA region is expected to reach $9 billion by 2028 (124% up from 2021). Although the UAE population still relies on cash and credit cards for payments, the new generation and the millennials have already started exploring emerging digital payment methods.