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ADCB Islamic 365 Cashback Card vs ADIB Cashback

ADCB Islamic 365 Cashback Card: Cashback with eligible dining spending. ADIB Cashback: Islamic cashback on eligible household bills. Start with eligibility, reward use and total recurring cost.

Which card matches your situation?

Utility bill-payment rewards are unresolved: the bank lists reduced utility categories but also excludes bill payments without establishing a direct-merchant exception. This conservative forecast excludes the rewards, while bill spending still counts toward the published qualifying-spend gate. This is a modelling assumption, not a bank-confirmed exclusion of every utility transaction.

Cashback with eligible dining spending

Suits you if

  • Your regular dining spending fits the published reward categories and caps.
  • The listed fees fit the value you expect from your existing budget.

Skip it if

  • Your eligible monthly budget is below the AED 5,000 gate needed for the stated rewards.
  • You need a published salary requirement; this record still needs issuer confirmation.

Salary floor unconfirmed. Ask ADCB before applying.

Partial reward estimate · Cash / statement redemption model

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ADIB · ISLAMIC

ADIB Cashback

Islamic cashback on eligible household bills

Suits you if

  • You want an Islamic card for eligible school fees, groceries, fuel, dining and utilities.
  • You can use the category allowances and confirm eligibility directly with ADIB.

Skip it if

  • You need a confirmed published salary floor before shortlisting a card.
  • Your expected rewards depend on purchases exceeding a category’s monthly cap.

Salary floor unconfirmed. Ask ADIB before applying.

Modelled rewards · Cash / statement redemption model

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What will the fees and rewards mean in AED?

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.

CompareADCB Islamic 365 Cashback CardADIB Cashback
Minimum monthly salaryConfirm with bankConfirm with bank
Modelled fees · first yearAED 0AED 103.95
Modelled fees · ongoing yearAED 383.25AED 103.95
Estimated first-year netAED 3,245AED 3,496.05
Estimated ongoing net / yearAED 2,496.75AED 3,496.05
Reward redemption modelCash / statement redemption modelCash / statement redemption model
Bank FX charge2.99%; scheme charges may apply2.415%; scheme charges may apply
Earning spend gateAED 5,000 eligible monthly spend; check below-gate earningCategory and programme conditions apply

ADIB Cashback has the higher ongoing modelled value by AED 999.3 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.

See the budget, welcome value and fee assumptions

Monthly budget: Groceries: AED 2,500; School Fees: AED 1,500; Utilities: AED 1,000; Dining: AED 1,500; Fuel: AED 1,000; Online Shopping: AED 1,000; International Spend: AED 500; Other: AED 1,000.

ADCB Islamic 365 Cashback Card 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.

Utility bill-payment rewards are unresolved: the bank lists reduced utility categories but also excludes bill payments without establishing a direct-merchant exception. This conservative forecast excludes the rewards, while bill spending still counts toward the published qualifying-spend gate. This is a modelling assumption, not a bank-confirmed exclusion of every utility transaction. School fees remain excluded conservatively; merchant classification and the approved credit limit can reduce awards. Other verified category rules and the foreign-market split remain separate.

ADIB Cashback assumptions

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.

Category caps, exclusions and redemption rules in the full review apply.

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How does the answer change with your budget?

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 Islamic 365 Cashback CardOngoing net / year: -AED 383.25
ADIB CashbackOngoing net / year: AED 1,000.05

ADIB Cashback has the higher ongoing modelled value by AED 1,383.3 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.

Monthly category amounts

Groceries: AED 1,000; School Fees: AED 0; Utilities: AED 300; Dining: AED 500; Fuel: AED 500; Online Shopping: AED 200; International Spend: AED 0; Other: AED 500.

Family bills · AED 10,000/month

ADCB Islamic 365 Cashback CardOngoing net / year: AED 2,496.75
ADIB CashbackOngoing net / year: AED 3,496.05

ADIB Cashback has the higher ongoing modelled value by AED 999.3 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.

Monthly category amounts

Groceries: AED 2,500; School Fees: AED 1,500; Utilities: AED 1,000; Dining: AED 1,500; Fuel: AED 1,000; Online Shopping: AED 1,000; International Spend: AED 500; Other: AED 1,000.

Dining & travel · AED 10,000/month

ADCB Islamic 365 Cashback CardOngoing net / year: AED 3,036.75
ADIB CashbackOngoing net / year: AED 2,296.05

ADCB Islamic 365 Cashback Card has the higher ongoing modelled value by AED 740.7 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.

Monthly category amounts

Groceries: AED 1,000; School Fees: AED 0; Utilities: AED 500; Dining: AED 3,000; Fuel: AED 500; Online Shopping: AED 1,000; International Spend: AED 2,500; Other: AED 1,500.

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Check approval criteria, payment-channel exclusions, fee waivers and the benefits you plan to use. Product-source dates are shown separately; this comparison is not bank approval.

ADCB Islamic 365 Cashback Card: 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.
  • 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.
  • Islamic schedule specifically publishes 3.69% monthly profit for cards issued from 1 January 2023; older cards have a different rate. No conventional rate was substituted.
  • Utility bill-payment rewards are unresolved: the bank lists reduced utility categories but also excludes bill payments without establishing a direct-merchant exception. This conservative forecast excludes the rewards, while bill spending still counts toward the published qualifying-spend gate. This is a modelling assumption, not a bank-confirmed exclusion of every utility transaction.

Product terms reviewed 2026-10-18.

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ADIB Cashback: benefit conditions and official sources

Perks and exclusions

  • Lounges: No complimentary access verified
  • Cinema: No current offer verified.
  • Annual fee AED 99 plus 5% VAT = AED 103.95.
  • No minimum monthly retail spend is stated in the current Cashback Visa product page, comparison sheet or section 20 of covered-card terms. AED 5,000 in section 23 applies only to Spice.
  • Eligible MCCs, reversal and good-standing rules apply. Grocery, fuel/auto and education each cap at AED 300, dining AED 200 and utilities AED 100; overall AED 1,000 monthly.
  • Minimum salary and exact Visa tier are not published in checked current sources; the artwork does not say Platinum.
  • New covered cards issued from 15 February 2024 use the published 3.75% monthly profit rate. Legacy salary-transfer rows show different rates.
  • Non-AED service fee is 2.30% before VAT (2.415% including VAT), added to the Visa conversion rate and separate network fee; this is not an all-in FX cost.
  • Overseas AED transaction service fee is 2.75% before VAT from 10 September 2026, including the stated Visa component; separate conversion terms apply.
  • The product page uses Ijarah wording while its linked KFS describes commodity Murabaha/STI financing; request the applicable contract from ADIB.
  • Non-AED bank component 2.415% including VAT; scheme charges additional. Overseas-AED service component 2.8875% including VAT includes the stated Visa component, so do not add it twice. October 2026 tariff scope and legacy / self-funded qualifications apply.

Product terms reviewed 2026-10-22.

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