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Emirates Takes Flight with Crypto Payments
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After a year of anticipation, the airline recently rolled out a crypto payment feature on its website and mobile app, powered by Crypto.com Pay.
When Emirates and Dubai Finance partnered to boost digital payments last October, they explicitly highlighted international visitors as their biggest untapped market.
In May 2026, Crypto.com’s regional arm—Foris DAX Middle East FZE—became the first virtual asset service provider to secure a Stored Value Facilities (SVF) license from the UAE Central Bank.
Rival exchanges cannot offer an equivalent rail, meaning anyone using regulated crypto payments in the UAE must be onboarded directly through Crypto.com.
Roughly 80% of that 384-day wait was spent waiting for the Central Bank to issue the SVF license.