Emirates Islamic runs its own fast-remittance service, also called QuickRemit — a separate product from Mashreq's despite the near-identical name, and a distinctly strong one: the bank advertises transfers landing in as little as 60 seconds, free of charge, to a growing list of partner countries. As the UAE's dedicated Islamic bank, every transfer also runs under Sharia-compliant terms. Here's what QuickRemit actually covers and where it beats — or loses to — the alternatives.
What QuickRemit covers, and the "free" claim
QuickRemit connects Emirates Islamic directly to partner banks in specific corridors — Emirates Islamic's own marketing names the UK, Egypt, India, Pakistan and the Philippines among them, with the bank stating it now reaches 40+ countries in total. To those partner corridors specifically, transfers are advertised as instant and fee-free; outside that list, a transfer goes by ordinary international wire and carries a fee.
As with any "free" fast-remittance product, the honest read is that the transfer fee genuinely disappears on supported routes — the exchange-rate margin doesn't. More on that below.
How to send with QuickRemit
- In the Emirates Islamic app (EI+) or online banking, open Transfers → QuickRemit.
- Add the beneficiary: full name, account number or IBAN, and the receiving bank's local code or SWIFT/BIC.
- Enter the amount, review the rate, and confirm. To a supported partner corridor, funds can land within about a minute.
Receiving into an Emirates Islamic account from abroad? The sender needs the bank's SWIFT code, MEBLAEAD — our page shows where it goes.
Where the real cost sits when the fee is zero
When a transfer genuinely carries no fee, the entire cost of sending money lives in the exchange rate — the gap between the rate you're given and the true market rate:
That's not a criticism specific to Emirates Islamic — it's how every fee-free remittance product works. It just means the rate is the only number worth comparing on a QuickRemit corridor, not the (already zero) fee.
QuickRemit vs an exchange house or app
On its supported partner corridors, QuickRemit is genuinely competitive — free and close to instant is a hard combination to beat from a bank. Off those corridors, or if the rate isn't sharp that day, licensed exchange houses like Al Ansari and LuLu, and apps like Wise, are worth checking too.
Compare the amount received in our live tool, or on a route page like AED to INR and AED to PKR. For the full picture, see the complete guide to international transfers from the UAE.
Transferring with a different bank?
See how other UAE banks handle theirs: Dubai Islamic Bank (also Sharia-compliant), ADCB, Commercial Bank of Dubai, or Mashreq.