UAE: Illegal for businesses to charge extra for customers to use credit cards

Buyers can get their money back by filing a consumer protection complaint

According to Ajman’s Department of Economic Development, it is unlawful for companies to charge clients more when they use their credit cards to make a purchase.

An official post states that customers have the right to complain to consumer protection and receive a refund if this occurs.

The results of the business movement for the first half of the current year, 2022, were also recently disclosed by the Department. In comparison to 2,271 licenses in the first half of 2021, there were 2,637 new economic licenses, an increase of 16%.

The expansion and confidence in the business sector in the Emirate of Ajman are reflected in the increase as well as the ongoing recovery from the Covid-19 epidemic.