Dubai Duty Free partners with TerraPay to enable instant digital wallet payments for shoppers
By incorporating digital wallets into its payment ecosystem, Dubai Duty Free reaffirms its commitment to providing innovative and customer-centric payment solutions.
UAE. Dubai Duty Free has struck a partnership with global money movement company TerraPay. This strategic collaboration is set to transform the purchasing experience for shoppers among Dubai International Airport’s near 100 million passenger base, allowing travellers to pay with their home-country digital wallets.
The partnership provides Dubai Duty Free with access to TerraPay’s expansive global network of over 3.7 billion mobile wallets and advanced cross-border payments infrastructure.
This integration will enable Dubai Duty Free to accept customers’ preferred payment methods, simplifying transactions and enhancing the overall shopping experience.
The collaboration comes at a time when digital wallets are reshaping the global payments landscape. Recent industry projections estimate that in 2025, digital wallets will account for 52% of global ecommerce sales volume and 30% of point-of-sale transactions.
They are expected to represent 35% of all cross-border payment methods, underlining growing consumer demand for speed, convenience and accessibility in payments.
TerraPay’s extensive reach includes partnerships with leading mobile money operators such as Airtel Money, M-PESA and MTN MoMo. This enables millions of users to shop at Dubai Duty Free with their digital home-country wallets.
Dubai Duty Free Managing Director Ramesh Cidambi commented: “We are reinforcing our commitment to empower our customers to make purchases using payment methods of their choice. Dubai Duty Free has always been at the forefront of harnessing technology and partnerships to offer the best to our customers, and now with access to TerraPay’s vast network, we’re excited to offer this new payment solution.
“TerraPay aligns with our commitment to extend the reach of financial inclusion globally, which enables us to open up new and innovative forms of acceptance for a large segment of unserved populations, and we are proud of that.”
TerraPay Founder & CEO Ambar Sur added: “Our partnership Dubai Duty Free, the world’s largest single airport retailer, opened new avenues for seamless digital wallet payments within its vast network at Dubai International and Al Maktoum International Airport using TerraPay’s robust cross-border payment infrastructure that has enabled us to deliver faster, more innovative and transparent cross-border payment solutions to our partners around the world.
“This collaboration highlights the shared vision of TerraPay and Dubai Duty Free to redefine convenience and accessibility in payments, creating an inclusive ecosystem that puts customers first.
“This comes at a right time, with the launch of TerraPay’s Wallet Interoperability Council, to pave the way for the future of wallet interoperability, empowering consumers and businesses to transact effortlessly across borders.” 
