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4/16/24, 9:04 AM Al Ansari Exchange to offer Aani instant payment services to UAE customers | Banking – Gulf News
(AEP), a Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) subsidiary, to provide Aani instant

payment services to its UAE customers.

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With the partnership, Al Ansari Exchange customers can use Aani to make simple,

secure, and instant digital payments, such as money transfers, bill settlements, and

peer-to-peer payments, via the recipient’s mobile number, email, or QR code instead
of the usual exchange of long and complex International Bank Account Numbers

(IBANs).

Moreover, Aani will also be integrated with Al Ansari Exchange WPS Payroll card and
prepaid cards, providing customers expanded access to merchant payments and

instant transfers to any bank account, cards and wallets in the UAE supported by Aani.

Ali Al Najjar, Chief Operating Officer at Al Ansari Exchange, said, “With Aani, we are
empowering our customers with a platform that offers convenience, security and

speed in their digital payment transactions.”

Aani also offers a comprehensive suite of advanced payment technologies, including
proxy payments, QR-code-based payments, request-to-pay, and bill splitting, the

company said in a statement.

The company explained that by linking their accounts to the Aani app, Al Ansari
Exchange customers can complete their transactions at any of the Al Ansari Exchange

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