ADCB Emirati Islamic: Cashback with eligible dining spending. Mashreq Cashback: Dining rewards with no annual membership fee. 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.
ADCB Emirati Islamic has the higher ongoing modelled value by AED 495 a year on this AED 10,000 monthly budget. This is an estimate using the stated redemption assumptions, not a personal recommendation or guaranteed saving.
A higher estimate does not establish eligibility. Restricted points and miles need a redemption you can use. Benchmark calculated 2026-11-04; product terms retain the review dates below. Negative values show fees exceeding modelled rewards.
Conditional welcome and campaign value included: AED 0. 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.
UAE nationals only. Assumes eligible domestic dining/fuel and general retail, AED 7,000 monthly gate and AED 1,500 total monthly cap. Special cinema, jewellery, fitness and spa benefits are excluded.
Mashreq Cashback assumptions
Conditional welcome and campaign value included: AED 500. 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.
Category caps, exclusions and redemption rules in the full review apply.
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
ADCB Emirati IslamicOngoing net / year: -AED 945.00
Mashreq CashbackOngoing net / year: AED 516
Mashreq Cashback has the higher ongoing modelled value by AED 1,461 a year on this AED 3,000 monthly budget. This is an estimate using the stated redemption assumptions, not a personal recommendation or guaranteed saving.
ADCB Emirati Islamic has the higher ongoing modelled value by AED 495 a year on this AED 10,000 monthly budget. This is an estimate using the stated redemption assumptions, not a personal recommendation or guaranteed saving.
ADCB Emirati Islamic has the higher ongoing modelled value by AED 243 a year on this AED 10,000 monthly budget. This is an estimate using the stated redemption assumptions, not a personal recommendation or guaranteed saving.
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ADCB Emirati Islamic: benefit conditions and official sources
Perks and exclusions
Lounges: Visa Airport Companion provides unlimited access for the cardholder and one guest, subject to activation conditions.
Cinema: Receive 50% back on online cinema tickets, subject to the cashback requirements.
The card is exclusively for UAE nationals. A bank-assessed eligible credit limit of AED 15,000 provides an alternative to the published salary requirement.
The seven 7% categories are domestic. All international retail is 1%. Travel split into airline and hotel inputs can earn 7% domestically if implemented.
Do not put this into a general applicant's personalised ranking without UAE nationality confirmation.
Mashreq Cashback: benefit conditions and official sources
Perks and exclusions
Lounges: No complimentary access verified
Cinema: 50% off up to eight Deluxe-Plus Cinepolis tickets monthly at Oasis Mall, Sharjah through 31 December 2026. Website/app only; mobile wallets excluded. Separate from the paid-card VOX/Reel/Novo offer.
September 2026 KFS publishes 46.20% annual retail interest; the published monthly example is 3.85%. Actual assigned rate appears on your statement. Bank FX spread is 2.89%, plus Visa/Mastercard charges; KFS labels FX VAT not applicable.
Welcome qualification uses the bank's first two months after issuance. The calculator uses a 60-day spend projection as an approximation; confirm the actual deadline during digital application.
Welcome amounts are standard new-credit-customer incentives. A Mashreq card held or cancelled in the previous six months makes you an existing customer. Do not count the same credit-card reward again as an Early Bird extra.
No spend minimum for regular cashback. Domestic selected services earn 0.15%, dining earns 5%, other eligible retail earns 1%. Bank-channel bills are excluded. Redemption minimum AED 100; 36-month expiry and 12-month inactivity forfeiture apply.
The introductory 20% merchant offer lasts the first four months, capped at AED 50 per merchant per month. Selected direct merchants only; Apple Pay, Google Pay and bank-channel payments excluded. Not assumed in forecast.
Mashreq rounds down the total cashback earned in each billing month to a whole dirham before annualisation. The benchmark AED 130.25 monthly accrual becomes AED 130 × 12 = AED 1,560; any separately eligible welcome reward is added once.
