Which foreign UnionPay and CIS bank cards currently work in Abu Dhabi and the UAE for everyday payments?

From messages by 3 participants in 2 sources · Last activity: 21 days ago

TL;DR

The only confirmed detail in these messages is that Gazprombank’s UnionPay card, which used to work in the UAE, is now reported as not working. There were no confirmed successful reports here for Rosselkhozbank UnionPay or Belarusian bank cards.

What the community said

The card can be topped up through the bank’s online service regardless of location, including while you are in the UAE.

25 days ago online-bank top-up

The newest update in the discussion is that travelers no longer rely on Gazprombank’s UnionPay card in the UAE — it was specifically mentioned as a card that used to work but is now not accepted.

Gazprombank UnionPay

For Belarusian bank cards, people in this thread were only asking about real-life use in the UAE; there were no confirmed reports here of stable card payments in Abu Dhabi.

Belarusian bank cards

There was also no confirmed answer about where Rosselkhozbank’s UnionPay card actually works in the UAE. In this discussion, it was only being checked, with no list of places where it was accepted.

Rosselkhozbank UnionPay