Best of DubaiPoints
The roundups, in one place.
Editorial roundups of the best UAE credit cards, salary-transfer offers and points programmes. Each list ranks the eligible products against the editorial standard and explains the one or two cases where a different choice wins.
Editor's pick Best UAE credit cards for expats The cards the editorial team would recommend to a UAE resident in their first six months — including those still waiting on an Emirates ID. Read → Live Best cashback cards in the UAE Ranked on three real spend profiles — AED 3,500, 6,000 and 15,000 a month — with every cap, spend floor and fee worked in dirhams. Read → Live Best travel cards in the UAE Miles, lounge access and FX markup compared against UAE-resident eligibility. Read → Live Best cards for Emirates Skywards Miles The two direct co-brands, the Liv Miles exit and the transfer routes, valued per AED at our 2-fils baseline. Read → Live Best cards with airport lounge access Programme, visit allowance and guest policy for every card we cover — and where the bank does not say. Read → Live Best cards for groceries and supermarkets LuLu and Carrefour store cards against any-supermarket cashback, worked at AED 1,500 and AED 3,000 a month. Read → Live Best cards for fuel Fuel rates, caps and spend floors at AED 500 and AED 1,000 a month — and the cards that pay 0.15% at the pump. Read → Live Best cards for dining Restaurant and delivery cashback at three monthly bills, plus the 2-for-1 and discount perks in our card data. Read → Live Best no-annual-fee cards Free for life, free under a promotion or free if you spend — sorted, then ranked on a worked AED 6,000 budget. Read → Live Best Islamic (Sharia) cards in the UAE Fee-only profit-rate models, the AAOIFI-aligned issuers, and the rewards mechanics that translate to a Sharia structure. Read → Live tracker Best salary-transfer offers right now Live offers ranked in cash-equivalent AED across all five salary bands. Read → Live Best UAE points programmes for premium-cabin redemption Skywards, Etihad Guest, Avios and Privilege Club compared by sweet-spot value per dirham. Read → Live Best entry-level cards (AED 5,000–8,000 salary) Cards that issue at salaries under AED 15,000 — the eligibility bar is lower than most comparison sites suggest. Read → Live Best premium cards (AED 30,000+ salary) Where the annual fee earns back its cost, and where it does not. Read →