Huru has signed partnerships with Paymentology and Bitpanda Enterprise at Seamless Fintech Middle East 2026. The Emirati-owned app is licensed by the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE).
Paymentology will keep processing Huru’s cards. It will also support the Q4 2026 launch of a Huru card on Jaywan, the UAE’s domestic card scheme.
Bitpanda Enterprise will let users buy, sell and hold digital assets in the Huru app through Bitpanda’s regulated platform.
More than 24,000 employers pay a combined AED 3 billion in annualised salaries into Huru accounts, the company says.
Huru has also partnered with nine exchange houses after the CBUAE’s push for Universal Accounts. It aims to issue about one million of these accounts over the next 12 months.
A Universal Account is a digital account in the holder’s own name, with its own IBAN. Unlike a salary card, it stays with the holder when they change jobs.
Users can receive their salary, send money home, pay bills, top up their phones, save and use a card.
They can also access credit for unexpected expenses through Huru’s Quick Cash, and the app comes in seven languages.
Employers keep their usual payroll process. Huru works with the Wage Protection System (WPS), so pay cycles stay the same.
Salary files still go through the employer’s bank, while Huru handles account onboarding and transition support.
“By bringing together card processing and new financial capabilities around the Universal Account, we are building an ecosystem that can grow with our customers’ needs while expanding access to regulated financial services across the UAE,”
said Abhimanyu Girotra, Chief Executive Officer of Huru.
“Our longstanding partnership with Huru has enabled us to support its growth and evolution over time, and we are proud to play a role in this latest milestone,”
said Nauman Hassan, Regional Director MENA at Paymentology.
Featured image: Edited by Fintech News UAE, based on image by Huru via its Press Release.
