etisalat money has announced a partnership with Visa to expand cross-border transfers for consumers and businesses in the UAE through Visa Direct. Emirates News Agency’s 22 October report describes planned additions to the app, rather than confirming that every new service is already available.

The four proposed capabilities are transfers to eligible cards using card numbers; Visa+ transfers between eligible payment apps using a recipient’s phone number; personal-to-business international payments; and SWIFT transfers. Eligibility remains important: the announcement does not say every recipient, card or destination supports each option.

The additions are intended to complement existing services that the company says reach more than 150 countries through bank accounts, digital wallets and cash pickup. That existing reach should not be read as the launch coverage of all four new capabilities.

The partnership initially targets corridors including India, Egypt, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Philippines, the United Kingdom and China. The release gives no universal fee, exchange-rate guarantee or firm date for activating every capability. It is a product-expansion announcement, not evidence of completed transfer volumes.