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United Arab Emirates's banking system runs on UAEFTS (UAE Funds Transfer System) and IPP (Instant Payment Platform). The country's currency is the AED. The major banks below handle the vast majority of inbound and outbound SWIFT payments to United Arab Emirates.
United Arab Emirates runs its domestic interbank settlement on UAEFTS (UAE Funds Transfer System) and IPP (Instant Payment Platform). International SWIFT payments arrive at one of the major correspondents listed below before being credited via the domestic system.
Top banks in United Arab Emirates: Emirates NBD (EBILAEAD, Dubai), First Abu Dhabi Bank (NBADAEAA, Abu Dhabi), Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCBAEAA, Abu Dhabi), Mashreq Bank (BOMLAEAD, Dubai).
Emirates NBD — SWIFT/BIC EBILAEAD, headquartered in Dubai. Largest UAE bank by assets.
First Abu Dhabi Bank — SWIFT/BIC NBADAEAA, headquartered in Abu Dhabi. Top UAE bank by capital; major regional.
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank — SWIFT/BIC ADCBAEAA, headquartered in Abu Dhabi. Top-three UAE bank; broad corporate / retail.
Mashreq Bank — SWIFT/BIC BOMLAEAD, headquartered in Dubai. Oldest private bank in the UAE; strong cross-border.
If you have sent or received a SWIFT payment routed through any of these banks, you can verify it for free on Ohmyfin. Paste the 36-character UETR (from your MT103 or pacs.008 confirmation) into the homepage tracker to see the latest available SWIFT status — settled, in flight, pending compliance, or rejected.
The largest banks in United Arab Emirates include Emirates NBD, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Mashreq Bank.
Emirates NBD's primary SWIFT/BIC is EBILAEAD (head office in Dubai). Branches use 11-character extensions of this code.
UAEFTS (UAE Funds Transfer System) and IPP (Instant Payment Platform)
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