Stripe fees in the United Arab Emirates

A Stripe account in the UAE pays 2.9% + AED 1.00 on a card issued in the UAE. See Stripe’s standard rates there in UAE dirhams, then work out the fee on your own payment.

At a glance

Standard online rates in UAE dirhams (AED)

Card payments

UAE cards
2.9% + AED 1.00
Cards from other countries
3.9% + AED 1.00The domestic rate plus 1%

Other charges and limits

Currency conversion
+1%When the customer pays in another currency
Smallest payment
AED 2.00

Checked Oct 6, 2026 against Stripe’s United Arab Emirates pricing pageDoAny is not affiliated with Stripe.

Your Stripe fee and payout

Charge your customer
AED 2,060.76The smallest charge that leaves you at least AED 2,000.00 after the fee.
Stripe fee
AED 60.76
You receive
AED 2,000.00
UAE cards
2.9% + AED 1.00

The fee is 2.95% of this payment.

Stripe United Arab Emirates pricing, checked Oct 6, 2026 · Payment minimums

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Customer pays AED 2,060.76. Fee AED 60.76. You receive AED 2,000.00.

Your payment

Rates follow Stripe’s published standard pricing for the country your Stripe account is in. Negotiated rates? Choose “I know my rates”.

Your Stripe account

Where your Stripe account is registered, not where your customer is. It sets the currency and the rates. Choosing another country opens its page.

What do you want to work out?

Enter what you want to keep. The fee is added on top.

For each payment.

All the same size.

Payment method

Payment method
Where is the card from?

Where the card was issued, compared with your account’s country.

When Stripe converts the payment to your account’s currency.

How these rates were checkedChecked Oct 6, 2026
  • The rates come from Stripe’s United Arab Emirates pricing page, checked Oct 6, 2026.
  • Several payments are treated as the same size. The fee is worked out on each payment, then added up.
  • Currency conversion counts only when you tick “Customer pays in another currency”.
  • Not included: Stripe Billing or Invoicing, payouts, disputes, platform fees and tax. This shows the math only, not advice on passing fees to customers.
  • “Use these fees in service pricing” takes the rates of a US Stripe account only, since service pricing works in US dollars.
  • Smallest payment: AED 2.00 in UAE dirhams. Card networks or your account can cap large payments lower.

Sources: Stripe United Arab Emirates pricing · Payment minimums

Charge your customerAED 2,060.76See result

What Stripe takes from a payment in UAE dirhams

Stripe’s fee and what you receive on AED 40, AED 400, AED 4,000, worked out by the calculator on this page with the rates checked Oct 6, 2026.

CardOn AED 40On AED 400On AED 4,000
UAE cards2.9% + AED 1.00AED 2.16you receive AED 37.84AED 12.60you receive AED 387.40AED 117.00you receive AED 3,883.00
Cards from other countries3.9% + AED 1.00AED 2.56you receive AED 37.44AED 16.60you receive AED 383.40AED 157.00you receive AED 3,843.00
Cards from other countries, paid in another currency4.9% + AED 1.00AED 2.96you receive AED 37.04AED 20.60you receive AED 379.40AED 197.00you receive AED 3,803.00

Good to know in the UAE

  • Smallest payment: AED 2.00 in UAE dirhams. Card networks or your account can cap large payments lower.
  • Not included: Stripe Billing or Invoicing, payouts, disputes, platform fees and tax on your own sales. This shows the math only, not advice on passing fees to customers.

Stripe fees in the UAE: questions

How much does Stripe charge in the UAE?

Stripe’s standard rate in the UAE is 2.9% + AED 1.00 per successful card payment for UAE cards. Fees are in UAE dirhams (AED), the currency of a Stripe account in the UAE. Checked against Stripe’s United Arab Emirates pricing page on Oct 6, 2026.

What does Stripe charge for international cards in the UAE?

Cards from other countries pay 1% on top of the domestic rate: 3.9% + AED 1.00 in all. If the customer pays in another currency, Stripe adds 1% for currency conversion. Checked Oct 6, 2026.

How much is the Stripe fee on AED 400 in the UAE?

On a payment of AED 400 with a card issued in the UAE, Stripe takes AED 12.60 and you receive AED 387.40. With a card from another country it takes AED 16.60 and you receive AED 383.40. If that customer also pays in another currency, it takes AED 20.60 and you receive AED 379.40. Worked out with Stripe’s standard rates, checked Oct 6, 2026; the calculator on this page works out any amount.

What is the smallest payment Stripe accepts in the UAE?

Stripe’s minimum charge for an account that settles in UAE dirhams (AED) is AED 2.00, so the calculator won’t work out a smaller payment. There is also a largest payment, which your card network or account can set lower.