UAE tax payments now available through Tabby and Jaywan
Taxpayers in the UAE can now use Tabby and Jaywan on the Federal Tax Authority's payment platform, Khaleej Times reported. The additions extend the available payment options as more government services adopt Tabby's installment model.
Layla Haddad
Tabby expands from government fees to taxes
The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) addition follows a Ministry of Finance arrangement introduced in November 2025 for paying federal government fees and fines in monthly installments. Under that arrangement, Tabby pays the government entity in full, and the customer repays Tabby on agreed terms rather than paying the entire bill upfront.
Two other authorities adopted Tabby in July 2026. The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation allows customers to spread ministry fees and fines over four to 12 months, with a limit of AED 20,000 per transaction. For Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP) services, the repayment period is three to 12 months on transactions up to AED 20,000, subject to a credit assessment.
ICP's services cover Emirates ID, visas, residency, family data, nationality and passports, along with validation gateway services.
The report announcing the FTA's new options does not specify installment terms for tax payments. Separately, Tabby's general pay-over-time terms offer six, eight or 12 monthly payments, with a possible service fee for plans longer than four months. Longer financing plans are available for purchases of at least AED 100. These general terms do not establish the conditions for tax payments. Tabby says it is regulated by the UAE Central Bank.
Jaywan's national card network
The other new option, Jaywan, is the UAE's first national card scheme. It is owned and operated by Al Etihad Payments, a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE.
According to the Central Bank, H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan inaugurated Jaywan on July 20, 2026. Sheikh Mansour, the UAE's vice president, deputy prime minister and Central Bank chairman, also announced the official start of nationwide card issuance through banks, licensed financial institutions and exchange houses.
The Central Bank says all categories of Jaywan cards can be used at point-of-sale terminals, on e-commerce platforms, at ATMs and through digital wallets. They support contactless payments, online purchases and cash withdrawals, as well as domestic and international payment transactions.
Al Etihad Payments attributes Jaywan's reach within the UAE and abroad to partnerships with international networks, including Visa, Mastercard, Discover and UnionPay. The operator says the cards use EMV chip technology, tokenization and advanced fraud monitoring, and support tap-to-pay and digital wallet integration.
Other FTA payment channels
Before adding Tabby and Jaywan, the FTA used MagnatiPay (FAB) as its online payment gateway. According to the authority's FAQ, MagnatiPay accepts prepaid, debit and credit cards from Visa and Mastercard and charges 0.68% of the transaction value plus VAT.
The FTA retired its earlier eDirham payment gateway on October 30, 2022. It also accepts bank transfers, but only through GIBAN, the unique IBAN assigned to each taxable person.
