Dubai Payment Gateways for E-Commerce: 2026 Overview
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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.
AfterThe 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 fabricated.
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