Domestic and Preferred Card Schemes • Visa is the preferred credit card scheme in the UAE, with over 60% share
Alternative Payment Methods
• PayPal: PayPal has one million active users from the Arab world. In the UAE it is possible to set up a PayPal account and open a USD account in a local bank to receive payments. Nevertheless, the customers would need to be charged in USD, as PayPal does not accept AED as a currency
• CashU: CashU is a Dubai-based electronic payment solution developed specifically for the Arab speaking world. CashU is used by thousands of international merchants in the MENA region
• OneCard: OneCard is a prepaid reloadable solution that was launched in Saudi Arabia in 2004. Users simply charge their OneCard account with their prepaid cards and other charging methods