Card payment hitch

The new Adnoc Flex service and mobile payment machines do not accept any debit or credit cards that don’t come with metal chips in-built.

Customers who had such cards ended up paying by cash. A motorist who requested anonymity said, “My debit card was declined as it doesn’t have metal chip in-built, so I had to rush for cash.”

An Adnoc attendant explained that, “New Adnoc Flex services don’t accept bank cards without metal chips. All new bank cards come with in-built metal chips.”

Before the implementation of the new system, Adnoc stations used to accept cards without the in-built chips.