Aafaq Titanium: Other rewards under the published conditions. ADCB 365 Cashback: Dining, fuel and groceries with a regular monthly budget. Start with eligibility, reward use and total recurring cost.
Same AED 10,000 monthly budget, paid in full. Net value is eligible rewards plus qualifying welcome offers, less modelled card, joining and plan fees. FX charges, borrowing costs and unpriced perks are excluded.
An AED-value winner is not established because a reward conversion or recurring fee is unconfirmed. Use the verified differences and ask the issuer about missing terms.
A higher estimate does not establish eligibility. Restricted points and miles need a redemption you can use. Benchmark calculated 2026-10-25; product terms retain the review dates below. Negative values show fees exceeding modelled rewards.
Conditional welcome and campaign value included: Not estimated. It requires the bank’s new-customer, application-date and spending conditions; it is not a guaranteed payment.
Published renewal fee used; unverified discretionary or relationship waivers are excluded.
AED 210 including VAT; first billed fee reversed after AED 5,000 spending within 12 months of issuance. Renewal fees are charged annually.
No annual reward forecast is assumed; published product features and qualifying conditions are described separately.
ADCB 365 Cashback assumptions
Conditional welcome and campaign value included: AED 365. It requires the bank’s new-customer, application-date and spending conditions; it is not a guaranteed payment.
Published renewal fee used; unverified discretionary or relationship waivers are excluded.
Partial estimate: direct utility merchant assumed; school fees excluded conservatively. No separate subscription, Salik, EU geography or credit-limit inputs; merchant coding and assigned limit can reduce earnings.
A lighter budget can miss a spending gate; a bill-heavy budget can earn reduced rates. These examples use the same rules as the personal selector.
Compare three example budgets
Light everyday · AED 3,000/month
Aafaq TitaniumOngoing net / year: Not estimated
ADCB 365 CashbackOngoing net / year: AED -383.25
An AED-value winner is not established because a reward conversion or recurring fee is unconfirmed. Use the verified differences and ask the issuer about missing terms.
An AED-value winner is not established because a reward conversion or recurring fee is unconfirmed. Use the verified differences and ask the issuer about missing terms.
An AED-value winner is not established because a reward conversion or recurring fee is unconfirmed. Use the verified differences and ask the issuer about missing terms.
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Aafaq Titanium: benefit conditions and official sources
Perks and exclusions
Lounges: No complimentary lounge entitlement independently verified.
Cinema: No current offer verified.
The annual fee is AED 210 including VAT. The first statement fee is reversed after AED 5,000 spending within 12 months of card issuance. The KFS states that the fee is charged annually on renewal; it does not promise the same spending waiver every year.
The product promotes payment plans, balance transfers, finance on phone and merchant discounts. A regular cashback or AIF Rewards earning entitlement for Titanium was not verified. Promotional 0% payment-plan or balance-transfer headlines are separate from the standard 3.99% monthly profit rate.
The bank foreign-currency charge is 2.625% including VAT, excluding Mastercard scheme charges. The KFS estimates the separate scheme fee at approximately 1.15%.
ADCB 365 Cashback: benefit conditions and official sources
Perks and exclusions
Lounges: No complimentary access verified
Cinema: VOX Buy 1 Get 1: up to four complimentary tickets per month per card; book the same screening on VOX website/app; eligible formats vary.
AED 5,000 monthly retail threshold; AED 1,000 monthly cashback cap; earning spend is also limited to the assigned credit limit.
Model assumes direct utility-merchant payment at 0.5%. ADCB-channel bill payments are excluded; school fees remain excluded conservatively because the bank also lists education among selected 0.5% MCCs.
International estimate assumes eligible non-EU retail at 1%; EU retail earns 0.5%. Domestic category rates must not be applied indiscriminately to foreign transactions.
Direct eligible digital and AI subscriptions earn 5%; third-party/app-store billing does not qualify. The Islamic merchant list differs from the conventional list.
First-year annual fee waived; AED 383.25 including VAT from year two. AED 365 welcome cashback after AED 5,000 qualifying spend within 45 days; paid within 90 days, once per lifetime across 365 reissuance/conversion.