You can now pay UAE federal fees and fines through Aani and Jaywan

Customers can pay federal fees and fines through instant transfers or a national card

Last updated: August 03, 2026 | 14:21

Nivetha Dayanand, Assistant Business Editor

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You can now pay UAE federal fees and fines through Aani and Jaywan

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Dubai: Customers will be able to use Aani and Jaywan as new payment channels for federal service fees and fines, giving them more flexible and faster ways to complete government payments.

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The Ministry of Finance has become the first federal government entity to adopt the two national payment solutions following Cabinet Resolution No. 176M/4M of 2026, which covers their adoption and the fees applicable to their use.

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The announcement paves the way for other federal entities and collection banks to introduce both systems in line with their approved procedures.

Payments using a mobile number or Emirates ID

Aani allows customers to make secure, real-time fund transfers and payment settlements around the clock.

Payments can be completed using a mobile number, Emirates ID, email address, QR code or International Bank Account Number.

The national instant payment platform was developed under the supervision of the Central Bank of the UAE and is being added to government collection channels to provide customers with more payment options.

The Ministry of Finance has been committed to leading the implementation of this ecosystem by becoming one of the first federal entities to adopt it, recognising the importance of establishing a financial infrastructure that is secure, reliable and seamlessly integrated with banks and collection partners.

Younis Haji AlKhoori, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance

Jaywan added for card payments

Jaywan, the UAE’s national domestic card payment scheme, will provide another way for customers to complete federal financial transactions.

The scheme was launched by the Central Bank of the UAE to strengthen the national payments ecosystem and provide a secure and efficient card payment solution that supports the digital economy.

Customers will be able to use Jaywan for federal payments with greater ease and flexibility, according to the ministry.

“The adoption of these two systems directly contributes to ensuring sustainable financial flows and reducing transaction operating costs, while maintaining the highest standards of security and speed,” said Younis Haji AlKhoori, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance.

Wider rollout across federal entities

Saeed Rashid Al Yateem, Assistant Undersecretary for the Government Budget and Revenue Sector, said the two channels would accelerate revenue collection, widen payment options and strengthen integration with the UAE’s national payments infrastructure.

The initiative is also intended to improve government revenue management and provide greater flexibility when completing financial transactions.

“The Ministry will continue to harness the latest financial technologies to deliver world-class government services that exceed customer expectations and further strengthen the global competitiveness of the UAE,” AlKhoori said.

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Nivetha DayanandAssistant Business Editor

Nivetha Dayanand is Assistant Business Editor at Gulf News, covering aviation, financial markets and commodities. A business and financial journalist with a strong interest in multimedia storytelling, she regularly takes complex financial and economic subjects beyond the written word, producing explainer videos that make them easier for a wider audience to understand. Nivetha has interviewed senior policymakers, business leaders and global financial figures both on and off camera. Her past guests include UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Khaled bin Alwaleed Al Saud, a member of the House of Saud and the founder and CEO of KBW Ventures, Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund and Indian ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and N. Chandrababu Naidu. She has also hosted and moderated panels, conferences and awards shows, bringing her newsroom experience to live conversations on business, finance and the economy. An Erasmus Mundus journalism alum, Nivetha is drawn to stories that affect people directly and to reporting that gives a platform to voices that might otherwise go unheard. She was among the first journalists to speak to Petrofac employees in the UAE about unpaid salaries, broke the news of the planned demolition of Dubai’s well-known “Toyota Building”, and helped set the record straight on widely circulated claims that a giant replica of the Moon was coming to Dubai. More recently, her exclusive interview with EDGE Group CEO Hamad Al Marar revealed how the UAE-based defence group deployed its systems along the country’s shore border and established a geofence around the UAE within 48 hours of the February 28 escalation. Prior to joining Gulf News, Nivetha worked at ITP Media, where she helped launch Finance Middle East, a new publication covering the region’s financial sector. Her role spanned reporting and editing, video production, interviews and events. Across print, digital, and video, she focuses on finding the people behind business stories and explaining why those stories matter to the audience reading or watching them.

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