Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank launched round-the-clock real-time transfers in Egyptian pounds to eligible bank accounts, cards and wallets in Egypt through Visa Direct, available from the ADIB Mobile App including outside banking hours, weekends and public holidays. The capability is part of ADIB Remit, which the bank introduced with Visa in August 2025 and which now reaches more than 18 billion eligible cards, wallets and accounts worldwide. ADIB operates about 70 branches and 520 ATMs in the UAE. A Visa remittance study in 2025 found that 95% of surveyed UAE consumers send money abroad at least once a year, that senders move funds abroad an average of 1.4 times a month, and that 63% of those senders prefer digital channels.
Why it matters: The UAE-Egypt corridor is one of the busiest remittance routes in the Gulf, and putting real-time EGP payout on cards, accounts and wallets inside the ADIB Mobile App removes banking-hours delays that still sit on many traditional transfers.
Source: The Paypers, November 5, 2026
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