Al Etihad Payments is the national payments entity created in 2023 as part of the National Payment Systems Strategy to develop and operate best-in-class financial markets infrastructure for the UAE.
Vision
To become the world’s leading payment authority, delivering best in class payment solutions for the benefit of all in the UAE and in the region.
Mission
Establish and operationalize best in class payment solutions and infrastructure contributing to financial stability and financial inclusion in the country.
Licensed Financial Institutions and Payment Service Providers using Al Etihad Payments’ services.
Payments processed every year, across our systems.
Payment systems provided to the financial community of the UAE.
To support the government’s objectives of a cashless society, national digitization, and the CBUAE’s objective of being a top ten central bank globally.
Enable licensed financial institutions and other payment service providers to deliver excellent financial services to all in the UAE, efficiently and without friction.
Al Etihad Payments has a critical role in the Central Bank of the UAE’s Financial Infrastructure Program to accelerate the transformation of the banking sector by promoting financial inclusion by establishing robust infrastructure and streamlined business processes for banking and retail payment systems in the UAE.
This includes extending banking services to individuals who lack access to traditional banking services.
