The Mashreq sMiles Credit Card offers residents of the United Arab Emirates one of the easiest and most convenient methods of getting free flights. The credit card enables users to get great value for sMiles that can be earned every time it is used on regular purchases. This Titanium card also comes with a variety of other benefits for cardholders and has no caps, tiers or thresholds. Among the highlights of this credit card is…

In order for someone to properly manage their finances in the United Arab Emirates, it is crucial to reduce their expenses to the absolute minimum. The bad news is that in the current age, credit in the market is so easy to come by in the form of credit cards and personal loans that people can often end up on the wrong path without even realising it. Anyone who has begun to feel that they…

Habits can be easy to get into but very hard to break, as what began as a one-off exception can become a normal routine that proves difficult, if not impossible, to stop. Smoking is one of the most common examples of this, with infrequent smoking becoming more frequent until finally the user is addicted. Bad credit card habits can become just as much of a problem, disrupting finances and placing users inside a debt trap…

Anyone from the United Arab Emirates who is going abroad for leisure or business reasons will probably already know that credit cards are the most convenient method of making purchases while in a foreign country. Credit cards are more convenient, faster and certainly more secure than carrying around a lot of unfamiliar local currency, but there are some tips that should be kept in mind in order to avoid being fleeced when using credit cards…

The holiday season is one of the happiest times of the year for most people, and this is the same in the United Arab Emirates as it is everywhere else in the world. People go on holiday, buy souvenirs and presents, and generally engage in activities designed to lose some of their stress, but on the downside, people can also overspend as a result of the holidays and accumulate debt on their credit cards. Anyone…

Around 98% of all businesses in the United Arab Emirates fall under the classification of being small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). These businesses also contribute as much as 53% to the nation’s overall gross domestic product. Given such figures from the UAE Ministry of Economy initiative AIM Startup, it is perhaps unsurprising that the nation’s banks are targeting SMEs as potential customers for their financial products. It is not going too far to say that…

One of the United Arab Emirates’ leading Islamic financial institutions, Emirates Islamic, has joined with Etihad Airways’ award-winning loyalty programme, Etihad Guest, to launch a new co-branded credit card. The new card, known as the Emirates Islamic Etihad Guest Visa credit card, will offer cardholders a comprehensive array of exclusive benefits and is intended to support the UAE populace’s evolving lifestyles. In order to celebrate the exclusive launch, customers will be able to enjoy flexibility…

There are a wide variety of incredible privileges and benefits offered to customers of the Mashreq Solitaire Credit Card, allowing users to live a life of luxury in the United Arab Emirates. The credit card includes offers in various areas such as entertaining, dining, lifestyle and travel as well as many others. There are a number of highlights that come this card, including a 30% discount on the chartering of a luxury yacht and the…

Emirates, the state-owned airline of the United Arab Emirates, is teaming up with Barclays to create a new co-branded credit card aimed at consumers in the US. The new credit card is expected to be available as early as this year. Rumours began to circulate in December 2019 that the two companies intended to become partners on a new credit card. Although the final details have yet to be established, the UAE airline has already…

The Shariah-compliant Noor Bank began operating in Dubai 12 years ago back in 2008 and is now present in multiple locations all across the United Arab Emirates, including Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Al Ain and Sharjah. The bank provides an expansive range of products and services, including an array of different credit cards. The Noor Bank Wealth World Credit Card is designed to assist with wealth management, and it comes with a number of exclusive benefits…