Best Credit Card In UAE
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MINIMUM SALARY

AED 35,000

RATE

3.25%

ANNUAL FEE

AED 4200

  • Golf offers
  • Valet Parking
  • Cinema Tickets
  • Dining Offers
  • Balance Transfer
  • Airport Lounge Access
  • Travel Insurance
  • Airport Chauffeur Services
  • Purchase Protection
  • Contactless Tech
  • Earn upto 100,000 bonus Emirates Skywards Miles
  • Fast-Track update to Emirates Skywards Gold tier Status
  • Complimentary Airport Transfers and Lounge access
  • Emirates Skywards Gold Tier for supplementary as well

MINIMUM SALARY

AED 35,000

RATE

3.25%

ANNUAL FEE

AED 4,200

Non AED Transaction Fee

2.99%

Cash Advance Fee

3.15 % / AED 103.95

Joining Offers

Earn upto 100,000 bonus skywards miles!

Welcome Miles Bonus Category: 35,000 skywards miles
Fast Track to Gold tier Membership Option: Upon payment of the Annual Membership Fee of AED 4,000 and joining fee of AED 1,000.
(or)
Without fast track to Gold tier membership Option: Upon payment of the Annual Membership fee of AED 2,000 and the joining fee of AED 1,000.
2) Cumulative retail spend of AED 120,000 within 3 months: 40,000 skywards miles
3) Cumulative Foreign currency spend of AED 50,000 within 6 months : 25,000 skywards miles

Key Features

  • As an Emirates Islamic Skywards Black Credit Cardholder, you can fast track to Skywards Gold Tier status with a complimentary Emirates Skywards Silver Tier Membership for primary and one supplementary card holder
  • Take advantage of up to 4 complimentary airport transfers per calendar year to or from Dubai airport.
  • Enjoy unlimited complimentary access for the cardholder plus a guest to over 1000 airport lounges
  • Enjoy 3 complimentary valet parking services per month at select locations across the UAE
  • Enjoy up to 2 complimentary Marhaba Meet & Greet Silver services per year
  • Enjoy unlimited rounds of complimentary golf per month at select Golf clubs in UAE
  • You can avail complimentary access to Dubai Ladies Club in the UAE and enjoy various benefit like Pool & beach access, gym, outdoor activities and more
  • Convert your purchases made at emirates.com and other participating partners into convenient monthly installments
  • Enjoy 0% profit rate on the outstanding balance of your credit cards from other banks for 6 months by simply transferring it to your Emirates Islamic Black Credit Card
  • Avail Cash on Call facility of up to 80% of your available credit limit
  • Get access to all exclusive Visa Infinite benefits

Reward Features

Earn up to 3.5 Miles per USD 1 equivalent retail spends as per below rates

- 3.5 Skywards Miles at Emirates Airlines
- 2 skywards miles on international spend
- 1.5 skywards miles on domestic spend

MINIMUM SALARY

AED 25,000

RATE

3.49%

ANNUAL FEE

AED 2100

  • Golf offers
  • Valet Parking
  • Cinema Tickets
  • Dining Offers
  • Balance Transfer
  • Airport Lounge Access
  • Purchase Protection
  • Extended Warranty
  • Air Miles
  • Earn upto 90,000 bonus skywards miles
  • Fast-Track update to Emirates Skywards Silver Tier Status
  • Up to 2 Skywards Miles per USD equivalent spent

MINIMUM SALARY

AED 25,000

RATE

3.49%

ANNUAL FEE

AED 2,100

Non AED Transaction Fee

2.34%

Cash Advance Fee

3.15 % / Min 103.95

Joining Offers

1) Welcome Miles Bonus Category: 40,000 skywards miles
Upon payment of the Annual Membership fee of AED 999 and the joining fee of AED 1,000.

2) Cumulative retail spends (within 6 months): 35,000 skywards miles
Spend a minimum of AED 75,000  within 6 months

3) Spend with Emirates Airlines (within 6 months) : 15,000 skywards miles
Spend a minimum of AED 20,000 withing 6 months

Overall an ability to earn upto 90,000 bonus skywards miles!

Key Features

  • Enjoy unlimited complimentary access to over 1000 airport lounges for cardholder and a guest
  • Up to 3 Complimentary “Buy 1 Get 1” offers on Reel movie tickets on a monthly basis
  • Enjoy 2 complimentary valet parking services per month at select locations across the UAE
  • Enjoy up to 2 complimentary Marhaba Meet & Greet services per year
  • Enjoy unlimited complimentary golf per month at select Golf clubs in UAE
  • You can avail complimentary access to Dubai Ladies Club in the UAE and enjoy various benefit like Pool & beach access, gym, outdoor activities and more.
  • Convert your purchases made at emirates.com and other participating partners into convenient monthly installments.
  • Enjoy 0% profit rate on the outstanding balance of your credit cards from other banks for 6 months by simply transferring it to your Emirates Islamic Infinite Credit Card
  • Avail Cash on Call facility of up to 80% of your available credit limit.
  • Get access to all exclusive Visa Infinite benefits

Reward Features

Earn up to 2 Miles per USD 1 equivalent retail spends as per below rates

- 2 Skywards Miles at Emirates Airlines
- 1.5 Skywards Miles on international spend
- 1 Skywards Miles on domestic spend

Things To Be Aware Of

  • Specific categories of spend have lower earn rates

MINIMUM SALARY

AED 15,000

RATE

3.49%

ANNUAL FEE

AED 735

  • Golf offers
  • Valet Parking
  • Cinema Tickets
  • Dining Offers
  • Balance Transfer
  • Airport Lounge Access
  • Travel Insurance
  • Purchase Protection
  • Extended Warranty
  • Contactless Tech
  • Air Miles
  • Extensive premium lifestyle & travel benefits
  • Up to 3.75 EI SmartMiles per AED 1 spend
  • Complimentary unlimited access to 1000 lounges worldwide
  • 2 complimentary valet parking service per month

MINIMUM SALARY

AED 15,000

RATE

3.49%

ANNUAL FEE

AED 735

Non AED Transaction Fee

3.49%

Cash Advance Fee

3.15 % / Min 103.95

Key Features

  • Earn EI SmartMiles on all spends - domestic & international
  • Complimentary access to 1000+ lounges globally for the cardholder Plus a guest (via Loungekey)
  • 20% off on weekdays at Ultra Premium, Platinum Plus and Classic Silver Plus at Roxy
  • Earn unlimited miles and redeem with no blackout dates
  • Instant EI SmartMiles redemption at over 300 airlines and 180,000 hotels worldwide
  • “Instant Purchase" - shop with EI SmartMiles anytime, anywhere
  • Miles Exchange with frequent flyer programmes with Emirates Skywards, Etihad Guest, and InterMiles
  • A wide range of shopping options with online market place
  • Unlimited Complimentary Golf at Arabian Ranches and Track Meydan Clubs. Discounts at 14 clubs in UAE and Muscat
  • 24-hour personalised premium concierge service
  • Free Valet parking up to 2 times per month
  • Visa Luxury Hotel collection offers
  • DragonPass 'Dine & Fly' airport dining program
  • Mazaya offers
  • Travel insurance cover upto $1,000,000 covering the cardholder & family for trips upto 90 days in duration
  • Fraudulent card misuse protection cover ($3,000 per occurrence with $5,000 annual aggregate limit)
  • Extended warranty & purchase protection on purchases made on the card
  • 8% discount on hotel bookings made at Hotels.com
  • Visa PayWave - new, convenient, faster and safer way to pay
  • 2-for-1 ENTERTAINER offers with Visa Offers MENA mobile app for exclusive offers & over 5000+ travel discounts
  • Subscribe to Anghami Plus and enjoy upto four months free for the first year

Reward Features

Earn EI SmartMiles

Earn Upto 3.75 EI Smart Miles per AED on international transactions.

Earn Upto 2.5 EI Smart Miles per AED on local transactions.

 

You can redeem your EI SmartMiles

  • With the instant purchase feature against any purchase, across the globe
  • At over 300 airlines and more than 180,000 hotels worldwide
  • For latest electronics or for gift vouchers at our online marketplace
  • Simply exchange your EI SmartMiles for Miles with frequent flyer program with Emirates Skywards, Etihad Guest, and InterMiles.

6,500 EI SmartMiles = 1,000 Upoints By Emaar
7,500 EI SmartMiles = 5,000 Etisalat Smiles

10,000 EI SmartMiles= 1,000 Emirates Skywards Miles

10,000 EI SmartMiles= 2,500 Etihad Miles

20,000 EI SmartMiles = 4,000 InterMiles

10,000 EI SmartMiles= 1,750 Avios

 

Miles will be transferred within 5 working days

Things To Be Aware Of

  • Specific categories of spend have lower earn rates
  • Welcome miles will be given once AMF is paid

MINIMUM SALARY

AED 5,000

RATE

3.69%

ANNUAL FEE

AED 314

  • Golf offers
  • Valet Parking
  • Airport Lounge Access
  • Travel Insurance
  • Purchase Protection
  • Extended Warranty
  • Up to 8% cashback on your spends
  • Unlimited complimentary access to over 1000+ airport lounges
  • Switch between Lifestyle or Travel category any month
  • Two rounds of complimentary golf per month
  • 20% discount on the below Emaar Entertainment Attractions

MINIMUM SALARY

AED 5,000

RATE

3.69%

ANNUAL FEE

AED 314

Non AED Transaction Fee

2.34%

Cash Advance Fee

3.15 % / AED 131.25

Joining Offers

Limited Time Offer - Welcome bonus of AED 500 as cashback points!*

*To be eligible for the bonus cashback points a minimum retail spend of AED 15,000 in 60 days of card open date is required. The cashback points will be credited to your EI Rewards account within 90 days of campaign end date i.e. latest by 31 December 2024.

Key Features

  • Rewards – Up to 8% Cashback on your spends.
  • Lifestyle – 4% Cashback on Supermarkets, Dining & Education with 8% Cashback on Fuel.
  • Travel - 4% cashback on Airlines, Hotels & Dining.
  • 2 "Buy 1 Get 1" complimentary movie tickets every month.
  • 2 rounds of complimentary golf per month.
  • Complimentary valet parking service per month.
  • 2 Bronze Meet & Greet services at Dubai Airport.
  • Unlimited Worldwide Airport lounge accesses for the cardholder.

Reward Features

Lifestyle

Merchant Category Cashback % Monthly Cap (in AED)
Supermarket (Domestic) 4% 200
Dining 4% 200
Fuel (Domestic) 8% 100
Education 4% 200
Telecom, Utilities, Real Estate & Govt. Spends 0.5% No Cap
Other spends 1% No Cap

Travel

Merchant Category Cashback % Monthly Cap (in AED)
Airlines 4% 200
Hotels 4% 200
Dining 4% 200
Telecom, Utilities, Real Estate & Govt. Spends 0.5% No Cap
Other spends 1% No Cap


On the Emirates Islamic Switch Cashback Credit Card, the Cashback calculated for the month are for all based on transactions posted in the calendar month based on the category chosen by the customer, Lifestyle or Travel. This means the Cashback earned will only be accrued for transactions billed within the calendar month subject to a minimum spend of AED 2,500.To redeem your accrued cashback as a statement credit, you must have a minimum of AED 300 worth of Cashback in your Cashback wallet.

Things To Be Aware Of

  • A minimum spend of AED 2,500 required for earning cashback

MINIMUM SALARY

AED 12,000

RATE

3.09%

ANNUAL FEE

AED 299

  • Golf offers
  • Valet Parking
  • Cinema Tickets
  • Dining Offers
  • Balance Transfer
  • Airport Lounge Access
  • Travel Insurance
  • Purchase Protection
  • Extended Warranty
  • Contactless Tech
  • Air Miles
  • Flight and hotel booking discounts
  • Travel & lifestyle benefits
  • Earn rewards on all spends & cashback on specific categories

MINIMUM SALARY

AED 12,000

RATE

3.09%

ANNUAL FEE

AED 299

Non AED Transaction Fee

3.10%

Cash Advance Fee

3.00 % / Min 99

Key Features

  • 10% discount on hotels
  • 5% cashback on flights
  • 7% discount on car rentals through rentalcars.com
  • 20% off at Roxy on weekdays on Ultra Premium, Platinum Plus and Classic Silver Plus
  • 4% cashback on fuel spends
  • Customers can avail discounts from several Golf courses across the world with this card. There are 14 Clubs in the UAE.
  • Earn 2 Reward Points for every dirham spent internationally
  • Earn 1 Reward Points for every dirham spent domestically
  • Complimentary VIP airport lounge access across 850 lounges worldwide
  • Visa Luxury Hotels Collection offer
  • Complimentary Concierge Services
  • Medical & Travel assistance
  • Multi-Trip Travel insurance with cover up to USD 500,000
  • Purchase protection of up to USD 6,000 per item
  • Extended Warranty of up to 24 months
  • Exclusive dining offers
  • Free Valet Parking (4 times/month)
  • Withdraw 100% of your finance limit as cash
  • 8% discount on hotel bookings made at Hotels.com
  • Fraudulent card misuse protection cover ($2,500 per occurrence with $4,000 annual aggregate limit)
  • 2-for-1 ENTERTAINER offers with Visa Offers MENA mobile app for exclusive offers & over 5000+ travel discounts
  • Subscribe to Anghami Plus and enjoy upto four months free for the first year
  • Screen reader support enabled.

Reward Features

ADIB Rewards Program

  • Earn 2 reward points for every AED 1 international spend
  • Earn 1 reward points for every AED 1 domestic spend

Things To Be Aware Of

  • All cashback categories have maximum caps
  • 5th supplementary card onwards annual fee is AED 299

MINIMUM SALARY

AED 5,000

RATE

3.09%

ANNUAL FEE

AED 1250

  • Golf offers
  • Valet Parking
  • Cinema Tickets
  • Dining Offers
  • Airport Lounge Access
  • Travel Insurance
  • Contactless Tech
  • Roadside Assistance
  • Exclusive discounts at Rotana properties
  • Earn Rotana reward points on all spends
  • Good travel & lifestyle benefits

MINIMUM SALARY

AED 5,000

RATE

3.09%

ANNUAL FEE

AED 1,250

Non AED Transaction Fee

3.10%

Cash Advance Fee

3.00 % / Min 99

Key Features

  • Up to 50% discount at any Rotana restaurant
  • 20% discount on hotel room bookings via www.rotana.com
  • Free Roadside Assistance
  • Customers can avail discounts from several Golf courses across the world with this card. There are 14 Clubs in the UAE.
  • 20% off at Roxy on weekdays on Ultra Premium, Platinum Plus and Classic Silver Plus
  • Free ADIB Travel Desk
  • Access to over 850 airport lounges available worldwide
  • Withdraw 100% of your finance limit as cash
  • Earn Rotana Reward points on all spends
  • Exclusive Visa dining offers
  • USD $500,000 travel accident & inconvenience cover
  • Complimentary Global Concierge service

Reward Features

Rotana Rewards Exclusive Program

  • 1 Rotana Reward Point for every 1 AED spend within UAE
  • 2 Rotana Reward Points for every 1 AED spend in all Rotana properties in the UAE
  • 3 Rotana Reward points for every 1 AED spend Internationally

Things To Be Aware Of

  • All cashback categories have maximum caps
  • 5th supplementary card onwards annual fee is AED 1,250

MINIMUM SALARY

AED 50,000

RATE

AED 1000 p.m.

ANNUAL FEE

AED 0

  • Valet Parking
  • Dining Offers
  • Car Registration
  • Airport Lounge Access
  • Travel Insurance
  • Purchase Protection
  • Extended Warranty
  • Air Miles
  • Roadside Assistance
  • Extensive premium luxury lifestyle benefits
  • Premium travel benefits
  • Premium card with no annual fee

MINIMUM SALARY

AED 50,000

RATE

AED 1000 p.m.

ANNUAL FEE

AED 0

Non AED Transaction Fee

2.26%

Cash Advance Fee

- / -

Key Features

  • Earn Wala'a Dirhams on all spends
  • Up to 4 free valet parking services per month in Dubai & Abu Dhabi
  • Free access for cardholder plus a guest to over 900 premium airport lounges globally
  • International concierge services
  • Visa fine dining offers
  • Emergency Merchant Authorization service
  • Exclusive Visa Infinite Privileges
  • Visa Luxury Hotel Collection offers
  • Free Multi-Trip Travel Insurance with cover up to US $1,000,000
  • Complimentary Concierge Services
  • Purchase protection for 60 days
  • Extended Warranty that automatically doubles the original warranty
  • Complimentary Roadside assistance services
  • Balance transfer facility

Reward Features

Earn Wala'a Dirhams

Earn 0.5% on all retail spends.  Redeem Wala'a Dirhams for flight tickets, bill payments and more.

Things To Be Aware Of

  • Only for DIB Wajaha customers
  • Has a monthly subscription fee of AED1000 (no interest rate)

MINIMUM SALARY

AED 5,000

RATE

AED 475 p.m.

ANNUAL FEE

AED 0

  • Balance Transfer
  • Car Registration
  • Travel Insurance
  • Roadside Assistance
  • No annual fee
  • Roadside assistance services
  • Personal accident & travel insurance cover

MINIMUM SALARY

AED 5,000

RATE

AED 475 p.m.

ANNUAL FEE

AED 0

Non AED Transaction Fee

2.26%

Cash Advance Fee

-/-

Key Features

  • Earn Wala'a Dirhams on all spends
  • Travel & personal accident insurance with cover up to US $87,500
  • Complimentary Roadside assistance services
  • Balance transfer facility
  • Credit Shield Takaful
  • 8% discount on hotel bookings made at Hotels.com

Reward Features

  • Earn 2.0 Wala’a Rewards for every AED 1 spent on all retail spends.
  • Redeem the Rewards for flight tickets, hotel stays, retail purchases, bill payments and plenty more.

 

Things To Be Aware Of

  • Has a monthly subscription fee of AED 475 (no interest rate)

MINIMUM SALARY

AED 5,000

RATE

3.49%

ANNUAL FEE

AED 199

  • Cinema Tickets
  • Balance Transfer
  • Purchase Protection
  • Extended Warranty
  • Air Miles
  • Up to 2 Etihad Guest Miles per USD spent
  • Unlimited 10% miles back on flight redemptions & upgrades
  • Discounts on dining, travel, hotels and shopping
  • Get up to 5,000 Etihad Guest bonus Miles

MINIMUM SALARY

AED 5,000

RATE

3.49%

ANNUAL FEE

AED 199

Non AED Transaction Fee

2.34%

Cash Advance Fee

3.15 % / Min AED103

Key Features

  • Unlimited 10% Miles back on booking/upgrading a flight with Etihad Guest Miles
  • 0% Easy Payment Plan on Etihad purchases
  • Convert your purchases made at etihad.com into convenient monthly installments, of 3 or 6 months. Processing fee of 2% will be applied.
  • Complimentary Inflight wifi vouchers
  • Enjoy movie nights even more by getting 50% cashback on Cinema tickets, any day of the week.
  • Extended Warranty Luxury Hotel Collection
  • Global Assistance
  • Purchase Protection time you make a purchase.
  • Balance Transfer Facility
  • Cash Advance

Reward Features

For every USD 1 retail spend made using your Emirates Islamic Etihad Guest Card you will earn Etihad Guest Miles as per below.

2 Etihad Guest Miles for spend at Etihad Airlines
1.5 Etihad Guest Miles for spend on international spends
2 Etihad Guest Miles for spend on two categories of your choice
2 Etihad Guest Miles for spend on domestic spend

With Emirates Islamic Etihad Guest Platinum card, you will earn 2 Etihad Guest Miles for every USD 1 spent on Mobile Wallets & Online Transactions.

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