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# United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Learn about the dLocal supported payment methods in UAE.

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# Market specifications

Do you want to know more information about the UAE market? Go to the [Fast-growing digital economy with high internet penetration](https://www.dlocal.com/payment-processors-in-africa-and-middle-east/uae-payment-methods-processors-ecommerce-market/) article.

## Country reference

| `country` code | `currency` code | `amount` decimals | `document` name |    `document` format    | `document` required? |
| :------------: | :-------------: | :---------------: | :-------------: | :---------------------: | :------------------: |
|      `AE`      |      `AED`      |         2         |   Emirates ID   | 15 digits. All numeric. |          Yes         |

## Cards supported

| `payment_method_id` | Brand ID | Name               | `payment_method_type` | Details       | Allowed Flows       | Logo                                                                                  |
| :------------------ | :------- | :----------------- | :-------------------- | :------------ | :------------------ | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `CARD`              | `VI`     | Visa               | `CARD`                | Credit Card ​ | `DIRECT` `REDIRECT` | <img src="https://static.dlocal.com/images/providers/checkout/VI.svg" width = 40px /> |
| `CARD`              | `MC`     | Mastercard         | `CARD`                | Credit Card ​ | `DIRECT` `REDIRECT` | <img src="https://static.dlocal.com/images/providers/checkout/MC.svg" width = 40px /> |
| `CARD`              | `VD`     | Visa Debit ​       | `CARD`                | Debit Card ​  | `DIRECT` `REDIRECT` | <img src="https://static.dlocal.com/images/providers/checkout/VD.svg" width = 40px /> |
| `CARD`              | `MD`     | Mastercard Debit ​ | `CARD`                | Debit Card ​  | `DIRECT` `REDIRECT` | <img src="https://static.dlocal.com/images/providers/checkout/MD.svg" width = 40px /> |

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# Cards

## Capabilities

|                               | Visa Credit   | Mastercard Credit | Visa Debit    | Mastercard Debit |
| :---------------------------- | :------------ | :---------------- | :------------ | :--------------- |
| **Minimum Amount**            | 1 AED         | 1 AED             | 1 AED         | 1 AED            |
| **Refunds**                   | Yes           | Yes               | Yes           | Yes              |
| **Recurring**                 | Yes           | Yes               | Yes           | Yes              |
| **Chargeback option**         | Yes           | Yes               | Yes           | Yes              |
| **Chargeback Dispute option** | Yes           | Yes               | Yes           | Yes              |
| **Descriptor**                | Merchant name | Merchant name     | Merchant name | Merchant name    |

## How to process Card Payments?

Learn how to process payments with credit and debit cards with dLocal in our [Card Payments](https://docs.dlocal.com/docs/card-payments) section.