Checkout.com, the global digital payments firm, is powering the latest innovation from Stake, the digital, global real estate investment platform, which will enable investors to receive dividends and returns directly to their bank cards.
The launch of the service, called Pay to Card, marks a major step for Stake as it looks to deliver fast, frictionless investing. It has gone live following a successful pilot phase in May. During this time, some of the 200+ users taking part in the trial reported that they had received payouts in under 10 minutes – a vast improvement over the traditional process which could take days.
The feature comes at an important time as digital financial services are seeing a lot of adoption. In fact, new research from Checkout.com has revealed that account funding transactions, a core enabler of Pay to Card have surged 388 per cent year-on-year in the UAE, highlighting rising demand for real-time payout infrastructure. In the report, Checkout.com also found that there was a 176 per cent increase in total processing volume in the UAE from 2023 to 2024, while daily online shopping has jumped 320 per cent since 2020.
“Stake has always been ahead of the curve in delivering customer-first financial experiences,” said Remo Giovanni Abbondandolo, general manager for MENA at Checkout.com. “Together, we’re meeting the expectations of a region that’s no longer just digital-first, but real-time-first. Pay to Card is a perfect example of infrastructure innovation solving real user needs.”
Stake’s success
As of June 2025, Stake surpassed AED 1 billion in property transactions since its launch in 2021, with the company’s mission to democratise access to real estate investment across high-growth markets.
“Speed and trust are core to everything we do at Stake. With Pay to Card, we’re eliminating unnecessary delays and putting returns in our investors’ hands almost instantly,” said Ricardo Brizido, CPTO and co-founder of Stake. “This feature was built to directly solve one of the most common pain points in real estate investing, and it’s already driving strong results.”
Pay to Card is now live for all Stake investors across the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom, bringing faster, simpler access to returns.
