UAE · Hotels
Crypto payments for Dubai hotels — 0.5%, no chargebacks.
Dubai hotels have the highest international-guest share and average room rates in the world — exactly where card and FX costs bite. Let guests pay in dollar-stable USDC on Arbitrum, settle for a flat 0.5%, and remove FX and chargebacks, via an API beside your PMS.
Dubai hotels can accept USDC stablecoin payments through Furlpay for a flat 0.5% — versus 2.9–3.5% on cards — with no FX on international guests, ~1-second settlement, and no chargebacks. Luxury properties such as Palazzo Versace Dubai already accept crypto; Furlpay brings it to any hotel at a lower fee.
Built for how Dubai hotels take payment
0.5%, not 3.5%
Replace card interchange with a flat 0.5%. On AED 7.3m/year of bookings that is roughly AED 220,000 kept rather than paid to card networks.
No FX on overseas guests
USDC is dollar-stable and borderless — no currency-conversion markups or declined foreign cards for Dubai's global visitors.
~1-second settlement
Funds finalise on Arbitrum in about a second, not two to four working days, improving cash flow with no rolling reserve.
No chargebacks
On-chain payments are final, so no-show and friendly-fraud chargebacks — and their dispute fees — disappear.
Capture the crypto traveller
With Emirates and duty free enabling crypto, guests increasingly arrive with wallets. Accepting USDC differentiates your property.
Runs beside your PMS
Add Furlpay's API and hosted checkout alongside your property-management system — no rip-and-replace required.
Model your property's savings (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
How can a Dubai hotel accept crypto payments?
The hotel adds Furlpay's hosted checkout or API alongside its property-management system. The guest pays in USDC on Arbitrum, the hotel receives a signed receipt, and funds settle in about a second for 0.5% — with no card form and no chargebacks.
Which Dubai hotels already accept crypto?
Palazzo Versace Dubai accepts Bitcoin, Ethereum and BNB for rooms, dining and spa via a Binance partnership, and other luxury properties are following. Emirates and Dubai Duty Free are also enabling crypto via Crypto.com.
Is this cheaper than cards for international guests?
Typically yes. Card interchange runs 2.9–3.5% plus FX on overseas guests, whereas Furlpay is a flat 0.5% with no FX markup. A hotel with AED 7.3m of annual card volume keeps roughly AED 220,000.
See what your property would save
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