Opening a UAE bank account isn’t straightforward since it requires a minimum AED 5k monthly salary. It means those who earn less than AED 5k per month will have to wait for their salaries to be deposited through the WPS system and withdraw their salary from a dedicated kiosk or exchange house by physically visiting there.
Freelancing offers more flexibility and potentially higher earnings, but timely and secure payments can be challenging when working with multiple clients. Therefore, having a secure payment system in place is crucial. This article covers the best payment method to receive funds in the UAE without opening a bank account.
Recharging different accounts, wallets, and cards has become challenging due to the frequency and various channels used. Moreover, certain recharges like Salik, Hafilat, and Nol, and mobile and wifi recharges like Du and Etisalat are so crucial that you can’t afford to miss them.
Most of us are comfortable using credit cards, especially in UAE, a spending-savvy country. However, credit cards come with the risk of debt accumulation, high-interest charges, risk of theft, etc.
With the virtual cards market projected to reach a staggering $1.3 trillion globally by 2032, experiencing an impressive compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.2%, it’s evident that this digital payment space is revolutionizing the financial landscape
Gift-giving just got much easier with Payit’s latest feature, eGift Card. As one of the UAE’s leading digital wallet apps, Payit presents you with a sustainable, hassle-free, and personalized way of gifting through Payit’s eGift Card.
The UAE is projected to reach AED 345.2 billion (US$94.0 billion) in card payments by 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3%, per GlobalData’s Payment Card Analytics. With more people shifting towards using virtual or digital cards, there is no denying the importance of payment cards in the UAE’s economy.
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.
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.
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.