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Every UAE bank we track, with the number of cards currently listed. Pick a bank to see its full range side by side.

ADCB18 cards →ADIB5 cards →Ajman Bank7 cards →CBD4 cards →Citibank7 cards →Deem Finance3 cards →DIB13 cards →Emirates Islamic11 cards →Emirates NBD31 cards →FAB18 cards →Mashreq7 cards →Mawarid Finance4 cards →RAKBANK7 cards →

How the banks compare

The bank you apply to decides more than the logo on the card. It sets the salary floor, the fee schedule, how quickly a limit is approved and whether the annual fee comes back to you as a waiver. Across the 13 banks below there are 135 cards, 51 of them with no annual fee, and the market entry point is AED 5,000 a month.

Where you already hold a salary account is worth weighing. Banks price risk on what they can see, and an existing relationship gives them a payment history that a first-time applicant cannot show. It is not a rule, but it is why the same person is approved at one bank and declined at another.

BankCardsSalary fromFree for lifeWidest range
Emirates NBD31AED 5,00016Lifestyle
ADCB18AED 5,0007Islamic
FAB18AED 5,0006Rewards
DIB13AED 5,0005Rewards
Emirates Islamic11AED 5,0003Travel
Ajman Bank7AED 5,0003Cashback
Citibank7AED 5,0001Rewards
Mashreq7AED 5,0004Islamic
RAKBANK7AED 5,0003Cashback
ADIB5AED 5,0000Travel
CBD4AED 5,0001Cashback
Mawarid Finance4AED 5,0002Cashback
Deem Finance3AED 5,0000Cashback

Choosing a bank for your credit card

Emirates NBD has the widest range in this catalogue with 31 cards. A wide range matters less than the fit: one card that matches how you spend beats a long list you will never use.

The lowest published requirement across the 13 banks listed here is AED 5,000 a month. Several banks sit at that level, so the deciding factors are usually your employer, your length of service in the UAE and whether the bank already knows you.

Usually not. UAE banks issue credit cards to customers of other banks, and salary transfer is more often a condition of loans than of cards. An existing relationship still helps: it gives the bank a view of your income and spending that a new applicant cannot provide.

Yes, and many people do. The limit is not the number of banks but your debt burden ratio: UAE banks count roughly 5% of every card limit you hold as a monthly commitment, whether or not you use the card. Enough unused limits will block your next application.

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