# Middle East

Ripple Payments Direct 2.0 supports payouts to the following Middle Eastern countries.

| Country  | ISO code  | Payout currency  | B2B  | B2C  | B2B2B  | B2B2C  | C2B2B  | C2B2C  |
|  --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United Arab Emirates | AE | AED | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |


Use case key
**B2B** - Business to business
**B2C** - Business to consumer
**B2B2B** - Payments to a business on behalf of a business
**B2B2C** - Payments to an individual on behalf of a business
**C2B2B** - Payments to a business on behalf of an individual
**C2B2C** - Payments to an individual on behalf of an individual

## Payment limits

### AED (UAE dirham)

The AED corridor uses two payment rails. FTS handles larger transfers; IPI handles transfers up to AED 50,000.

| Payment rail  | Max per transaction  | Min per transaction  | Compliance daily limit  | Notes  | Cutoff time  | Processing  |
|  --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FTS | No limit | AED 50,000 | No limit | For transfers of AED 50,000 and above | 18:00 GST | 24/7 |
| IPI | AED 50,000 | No minimum | No limit | For transfers below AED 50,000 | None / real-time | 24/7 |