UAE · Airlines
Settle airline tickets in USDC — instant, 0.5%, no FX loss.
Emirates and Dubai Duty Free are already enabling crypto payments via Crypto.com. UAE airlines and booking platforms can accept USDC on Arbitrum for a flat 0.5%, confirm in about a second, and remove chargebacks on high-value, cross-border fares.
Merchant settlement is in development.
The API, fee quotes, EIP-3009 authorizations, hosted checkout and SDKs described here run in production and are stable to integrate against today. Furlpay settling those payments to you is not yet enabled — the production signer and RPC endpoint are unconfigured, so /api/rails reports these rails as not configured and we are not taking live merchant volume. Talk to us to plan an integration ahead of launch.
UAE airlines and flight-booking platforms can accept USDC on Arbitrum through Furlpay for a flat 0.5%, with no FX loss on cross-border fares, fast on-chain confirmation, and no chargebacks. Emirates already accepts crypto via Crypto.com; Furlpay offers a lower-fee USDC rail.
Where stablecoins beat cards for air travel
No FX on cross-border fares
International ticket sales lose margin to currency conversion. USDC is dollar-stable, so the fare you quote is the amount you settle.
0.5% flat
Replace 2.9–3.5% card processing on high-value tickets with a flat 0.5% — meaningful on a AED 7,000 international fare.
Fast confirmation
The Arbitrum sequencer confirms a payment within seconds, so a ticket can be issued once it is confirmed rather than after a multi-day card settlement window. Full settlement to Ethereum takes longer.
No chargebacks
On-chain payments are final, removing chargeback fraud and dispute fees on expensive, easily-disputed purchases.
API-first
Integrate USDC settlement into your booking flow via REST API, SDK and webhooks — no card gateway rip-out required.
Global reach
Accept from travellers in 230+ countries in a single borderless asset, without local card acquiring in each market.
Model your ticket volume (AED)
You save
$16,800/ year
$1,400 every month
Estimates only. Card cost = selected rate × volume + per-transaction fee × (volume ÷ average ticket); actual card pricing varies by issuer, category and geography. Furlpay is 0.5% plus roughly $0.001–$0.005 of Arbitrum gas per payment (excluded above as negligible). Live quotes: /api/payments/fees/estimate.
Furlpay is not currently licensed by Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). Offering virtual asset services in or from the Emirate of Dubai requires a VARA licence; Furlpay is evaluating licensing and is not soliciting regulated virtual asset activity from UAE residents ahead of authorisation. Virtual assets are not legal tender, carry risk, and can lose value.
Frequently asked questions
Can UAE airlines accept crypto payments for tickets?
Yes. A UAE airline or flight-booking platform integrates Furlpay's API into its checkout, and travellers pay in USDC on Arbitrum. The Arbitrum sequencer confirms the payment within seconds, the fee is 0.5%, a ticket can be issued once the payment is confirmed, and there are no chargebacks.
Does Emirates accept crypto?
Emirates and Dubai Duty Free have signed agreements with Crypto.com to accept crypto payments, with support planned for a wide range of assets including stablecoins. Furlpay offers an alternative USDC rail at a flat 0.5%.
Why are stablecoins good for airline tickets specifically?
Air tickets are high-value and often cross-border, so card interchange and FX conversion take a large absolute cut and chargebacks are costly. USDC removes FX, settles at 0.5%, and is final.
Settle fares in USDC
Request a demo or model your ticket volume.