Aani
Country: United Arab Emirates (AE) | Payment Rail: real_time_payment
RealTimePayment
Market Adoption: 45%
Aani is the UAE's official real-time bank transfer platform, supporting instant payments and bank-to-bank QR code scanning.
🔄 User Payment Flow
- Customer selects Aani Instant Pay at merchant checkout
- Checkout displays an Aani QR code or prompts for customer alias (phone/email)
- Customer opens their local UAE mobile banking app and scans the QR code
- Customer confirms the payment and authorizes using biometric PIN
- Funds transfer bank-to-bank in real-time and customer is redirected
⚙️ Characteristics & Settlement
| Instant Payment | YES |
| Supports QR | YES |
| Supports Recurring | NO |
| Supports Refund | YES |
🛠️ Merchant Integration Steps
- Merchant calls payment creation API requesting Aani dynamic checkout
- PSP issues payment alias link or QR code
- PSP triggers real-time webhook once Al Etihad switch reports clearance
🚀 Supported Payment Gateways & Acquirers (PSPs)
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