RedotPay and Jaywan in the UAE: different rails, different jobs

Public UAE reporting describes Jaywan as the national card scheme, with multiple financial institutions preparing or ready to issue Jaywan cards for cash withdrawals, in-store payments, and online shopping, with digital-wallet phases planned later. That is local-scheme infrastructure—not a crypto card product. Naming Jaywan here is descriptive context only.

RedotPay is aimed at crypto-funded international card spend after KYC. As rechecked on August 21, 2026, the United Arab Emirates is not named on RedotPay's official unsupported-country, card-issuance, or physical-delivery restriction pages—still confirm eligibility in the app.

• Virtual card application: $10.00; with RED10 (20% off) target $8.00 if applied in-app.
• Physical card application: $100.00; with RED100 (20% off) target $80.00 if applied.
• Account maintenance: waived.
• Transaction fee (crypto conversion): 1.00%. Example: $20.00 spend → $20.20 when that fee applies.
• Non-default currency transaction: 1.20%.

Confirm every amount on the app checkout screen before payment.

• Do not assume a RedotPay card is a Jaywan card or can be issued onto the Jaywan scheme from this product.
• Do not assume every UAE POS or ATM that accepts Jaywan will treat a RedotPay physical card the same way—network acceptance varies; confirm fees and limits before withdrawing.
• Do not invent billing addresses or region settings to force acceptance.
• For local wallets such as Careem Pay or Payit, see the UAE wallets guide.

Use bank-issued Jaywan (and other local cards/wallets) for domestic UAE rails. Use RedotPay when you need an international card after funding with crypto. Start with registration, KYC, then a virtual card if Card is available—enter RED10 or RED100 only at card checkout.