
Number of non-cash transactions UAE 2018, by type
In 2018, point of sale (POS) transactions accounted for the highest volume of transactions among other non-cash transactions in the United Arab Emirates, at 649 million transactions. POS card transactions have driven payment transactions in the UAE, with a CAGR of 20 percent in the period from 2014 to 2018. POS transactions accounted for 91 percent of payments in the country in 2018.