Dubai Payment Gateways for E-Commerce: 2026 Overview

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1. 14 July 2026 · corrected by Emir Baycan

   Major fix: corrected the stale UAE e-commerce market size estimate (from an outdated $8 billion/2025 forecast to a current $2 billion/2027-referenced range consistent with more recent $12-17 billion estimates), removed an unverified statistic claiming Apple Pay is used by "40% of online shoppers" (no source found for it), fixed the Telr payment gateway's pricing structure, which had an inverted/wrong plan layout, corrected the Tabby GCC transaction volume figure, and corrected the cash-on-delivery percentage, which was understated at 15-20% versus a roughly 25-33% estimate from the UAE Central Bank.

   Before

   The UAE e-commerce market has grown into one of the most dynamic in the Middle East, with online retail spending estimated at $8 billion in 2025 and projected to keep climbing through 2027 and beyond. Apple Pay is now used by roughly 40% of online shoppers in the UAE, making it the clear leader among digital wallets.

   After

   The UAE e-commerce market has grown into one of the most dynamic in the Middle East, with online retail spending estimated at $12-17 billion in 2025 and projected to keep climbing through 2027 and beyond. Apple Pay has become a critical payment method in the UAE, with a majority of online shoppers now using digital wallets regularly and Apple Pay the clear leader.

   Why: The market-size figure was a stale 2022-vintage forecast that understated the current market by half to double, and the specific '40% of online shoppers use Apple Pay' statistic could not be traced to any real source and was unverified.

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