Dubai's RTA and Al Etihad Payments, a Central Bank of the UAE subsidiary, have signed a strategic agreement for next generation cards that combine nol with Jaywan, the UAE's national card payment scheme. A pilot starts in November 2026.
Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed a strategic agreement with Al Etihad Payments (AEP), a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE, to launch next generation nol-Jaywan cards. The card brings together Dubai's nol transport payment system and Jaywan, the UAE's national card payment scheme, and is part of RTA's project to move nol to account based ticketing.
Cardholders will be able to pay for public transport, public and private taxis and public parking through nol, and use Jaywan for wider digital payments. The card can be activated and managed through apps on Android and iOS smartphones. RTA says it will also work on online booking platforms for public transport across the UAE, and cardholders will get more than 120 promotional offers and discounts.
The rollout will happen in phases. The first is a pilot in November 2026 covering public transport, taxis and public parking. RTA has not yet given an exact start date for the pilot, said when the card will be widely available, or said whether existing nol cardholders will need a new card.
The agreement was signed by Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, and Saif Humaid Al Dhaheri, Assistant Governor for Banking Operations and Support Services at the Central Bank of the UAE and Chairman of AEP. Al Tayer said the project builds an integrated mobility system centred on customers, while Al Dhaheri called the integration a major step towards unifying the UAE's digital payments infrastructure.
Source: Gulf News
