Visa has added Jaywan, the United Arab Emirates’ domestic card scheme, to the Visa Acceptance Platform, so merchants, acquirers and payment service providers on the platform in the UAE can accept eligible Jaywan debit, credit and prepaid cards online, The Paypers reported on November 9, 2026. Jaywan is run by Al Etihad Payments, a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE.
Why it matters: Jaywan cards can now be stored as network tokens through Visa’s Token Management Service, which lets UAE merchants put card-on-file and recurring payments such as subscriptions on the domestic scheme. The deal extends a March 2025 agreement under which Al Etihad Payments and Visa introduced co-badged Jaywan-Visa debit and prepaid cards for use abroad, and Checkout.com has also added Jaywan acceptance for UAE merchants.
Source: The Paypers, November 9, 2026
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