Guides
Know the card before you apply.
Short, plain-English guides built on the same card data as the rest of the site.
How CardMax ranks credit cards
Our method in full: what we rank by, what we never rank by, and where the data comes from.
3 min readCashback vs points vs miles: which UAE card type suits you?
The three kinds of credit card reward, how they differ, and how to pick the one that fits the way you spend and travel.
4 min readCashback caps and minimum spend: reading the small print
Many cashback cards cap what you can earn each month or need a minimum spend first. Here’s what that means for what you actually earn.
4 min readHow to choose a credit card in the UAE
A step-by-step way to narrow down the UAE’s credit cards to the one that pays you most, based on salary, spending and fees.
5 min readAre credit card annual fees worth it?
A simple break-even sum tells you whether a card’s fee pays for itself on your spending.
3 min read