Dukhan Bank Links Up With Rafeeq for QAR 1 Pro Subscription Deal

Editorial Team

Last updated 27-01-2026

3 min

Dukhan Bank struck an exclusive deal offering Rafeeq Pro for “just QAR 1 a month”.

Visa Infinite, Signature and Platinum cardholders qualify by registering their Dukhan Bank card.

The offer runs until December 2026, sharply down from the usual QAR 35 price.

The partnership reflects banks “moving beyond traditional banking” into everyday lifestyle perks.

Rafeeq gains wider reach as it pushes to become a go-to app across Qatar and GCC markets.

Dukhan Bank has struck an exclusive partnership with Rafeeq that gives certain credit cardholders access to Rafeeq Pro for just QAR 1 a month. In practical terms, this means Visa Infinite, Signature and Platinum cardholders can enjoy the premium subscription at a fraction of its usual QAR 35 price, provided they register their Dukhan Bank Visa card on the Rafeeq app. The offer runs until the end of December 2026, so there’s no mad rush, though it’s clearly designed to get people moving.

The agreement was signed at Dukhan Bank’s headquarters in Lusail and fits neatly into a wider trend we’ve been tracking on Arageek for years: banks across the region are trying to be more than just places you park your money. I still remember chatting to a founder at a Doha startup meetup who joked that lifestyle perks were once “a bit of a faff” for banks. Not anymore, it seems. This deal nudges banking closer to the everyday stuff people already do, from ordering food to sorting essentials.

Talal Ahmed Al-Khaja, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Dukhan Bank, described the partnership as a way to move beyond traditional banking, saying it integrates lifestyle benefits with card offerings to deliver stronger value for customers. On the flip side, Rafeeq also gets something meaningful out of it. Ahmed Abdulla, Media Consultant and Advisor at Rafeeq, said the collaboration helps extend Rafeeq Pro to a wider audience through what he called an accessible and innovative offer.

Rafeeq Pro itself bundles a range of everyday services, from dining perks to household essentials, all inside one app. Pricing it at a symbolic QAR 1 feels spot on if the goal is mass adoption. I reckon more people will give it a try simply because the barrier is so low, although I’m not a fan of promos that quietly expire if you blink and miss the small print. That said, existing Rafeeq Pro subscribers aren’t left out; they can switch to the new rate once their current subscription ends.

Zooming out, this partnership also says something about where fintech-style collaborations are heading in Qatar. Dukhan Bank, which operates under Shari’a-compliant principles, has been steadily broadening its digital and lifestyle play since rebranding from Barwa Bank in 2020. Rafeeq, founded in 2019 and now working with more than 7,000 partner businesses, is pushing to be the go-to everyday app, not just in Qatar but across the GCC. Believe it or not, those ambitions don’t sound far-fetched anymore.

For startups watching from the sidelines, there’s a lesson here. Big institutions are increasingly open to teaming up with homegrown platforms if the value is clear and the execution is clean. It definately beats building everything alone, you know?

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