Emirates has officially launched Crypto.com Pay, allowing its customers to use the digital payment solution on the airline’s website and app platforms.
Customers with a Crypto.com account booking on emirates.com and the Emirates App can now select Crypto.com Pay at checkout, with transactions processed securely and in compliance with UAE regulatory standards. Crypto.com Pay is available to eligible UAE residents for bookings priced and settled in Emirati Dirham (AED).
The launch marks the implementation of a partnership between Crypto.com and Emirates announced in July 2025, when a Memorandum of Understanding was signed to explore the integration of Crypto.com Pay into the airline’s digital payment systems.
“Bringing this initiative to life delivers on our commitment to expanding customer choice in how they pay for travel. It also reflects the rapidly evolving preferences of a younger, digitally fluent generation who manage their money and plan their journeys primarily from their phones and they expect the airlines they fly with to keep pace,” says Adnan Kazim, Emirates’ deputy president and chief commercial officer.
“Moving from signature to launch with Crypto.com in under a year is a credit to both teams, and to a regulatory environment that makes this kind of innovation possible, reflecting the UAE’s and Dubai’s ambition to lead in fintech and the digital economy.”
Eric Anziani, president and chief operating officer at Crypto.com, says: “Partnering with Emirates is a milestone for Crypto.com and our Pay feature, which is renowned for its ease of use and seamless integration. This collaboration is a testament to the UAE’s forward thinking approach to innovation and we’re proud to support Emirates as it embraces the digital payments space.”
The integration is powered by Crypto.com’s Dubai entity, the first Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) to be granted a Stored Value Facilities (SVF) licence by the Central Bank of the UAE and operates within the scope of the SVF framework.