Visa Acceptance Platform Expands Jaywan Card Support for Online Payments in UAE

Visa, a global leader in digital payments, has integrated the Jaywan domestic card scheme into its Visa Acceptance Platform, enabling online transactions for eligible Jaywan debit, credit, and prepaid cards throughout the UAE.

This integration allows participating merchants, acquirers, and payment service providers using the platform to offer Jaywan as a payment option. Jaywan is the UAE's national card scheme, operated by Al Etihad Payments.

Enhanced Digital Commerce Capabilities

The expanded acceptance means that a wider range of digital commerce use cases can now support domestic card payments. The Visa Acceptance Platform consolidates payment acceptance, authentication, and tokenization into a single system, streamlining the process for businesses.

"Enabling Jaywan on the Visa Acceptance Platform embeds the UAE’s domestic card scheme further into the infrastructure supporting digital commerce."

This development builds on a previous agreement from March 2025 between Al Etihad Payments and Visa to introduce "Jaywan-Visa" debit and prepaid cards, which allow global usage through Visa's network. The current expansion focuses specifically on online acceptance within the UAE.

Secure and Recurring Payments

Crucially, the platform will support Jaywan Card-on-File network tokenization through its Token Management Service (TMS). This feature is vital for securely managing recurring payments, subscriptions, and other continuous digital transactions, offering convenience for consumers and businesses alike.

Al Etihad Payments aims for Jaywan to become a ubiquitous payment method in the UAE, providing the scale and capabilities required for the country's evolving payment needs. This move is expected to significantly increase the online acceptance footprint for Jaywan cards.