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Empowering Payments

Future-ready, innovative digital payment solutions for secure, convenient, and seamless payments across the UAE.

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30 August 2024
3 months ago
Aani and Jaywan: The UAE's bold leap towards a 'less cash' payment ecosystem

An Exclusive Interview with Andrew McCormack, COO of Al Etihad Payments.

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26 July 2024
4 months ago
Ep 7. Cashless banking in UAE - a discussion with Jan Pilbauer

Episode 7 of Money Majlis explores the future of cashless banking in UAE with Jan Pilbauer, CEO of Al Etihad Payments.

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30 June 2024
5 months ago
Mission Possible : Talking with Jan Pilbauer Chief Executive Officer at Al Etihad Payments

Jan Pilbauer details how their Aani instant payments platform, their Jaywan scheme for promoting card payments and their “building together” philosophy will make this happen

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Our payment solutions power the UAE’s growth

As a leading payments entity, Al Etihad Payments is dedicated to developing and operating world-class infrastructure, standards, and solutions for the UAE. Al Etihad Payments is a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE, strongly supported by the UAE Government .

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EmpoweringInstant Payments

Aani is a payments platform that allows customers to transfer funds up to AED 50,000 immediately and conveniently, on a 24*7 basis. It offers innovative services such as Proxy Payments, QR-code-based payments, Request to Pay, and split payments.

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Other Services

Al Etihad Payments, a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE, offers additional services to support customers' digital transactions across the UAE.

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UAESWITCH

UAESWITCH links the ATM networks of all banks in the UAE, enabling all customers to safely and securely use any ATM in the UAE. UAESWITCH is also available to customers across GCC countries, where a GCCNET logo is displayed. UAESWITCH also processes domestic Point of Sale (POS) debit card transactions.

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Jaywan

Al Etihad Payments is launching the UAE's own Jaywan, ushering a new era of card payments in the UAE with localisation of debit card transactions, ensuring that payment-related data is processed and stored in the UAE. Through implementation of the Jaywan, Al Etihad Payments will help minimise economic cost of electronic payments to benefit end users, merchants, and licensed financial institutions.

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UAEWPS

UAE Wages Protection System (UAEWPS) provides a safe, secure, efficient and robust mechanism to streamline the timely payment of wages to employees by their employers.

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Learn more about Al Etihad Payments and our innovative digital payment services.

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30 August 2024
Aani and Jaywan: The UAE's bold leap towards a 'less cash' payment ecosystem

An Exclusive Interview with Andrew McCormack, COO of Al Etihad Payments.

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16 July 2024
UAE's new 'Jaywan' payment cards to be issued from September; ATMs, point-of-sale terminals get ready

Over 90% of UAE ATMs ready for Jaywan; UAE banks to issue 8m of these cards free of charge

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03 July 2024
Why UAE’s ‘Jaywan’ card payment scheme will be a winner from Day 1

As a national payment program, Jaywan cardholders get cost benefits too

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