Hi everyone. I recently opened an account with First Abu Dhabi Bank while working in the UAE and my debit card arrived a few days ago. I expected the activation process to be simple through the mobile banking app, but when I logged into the app I could see the account details yet I could not find any clear option to activate the new debit card.

I tried checking the instructions that came with the envelope and they mentioned activating the card through the app or an ATM. The issue is that I have not used FAB services before and the instructions were quite brief. Because of that I am not sure if I missed something during the setup or if the activation needs to be done through an ATM first before the card becomes fully active.

Since I am still new to the system I am also trying to understand how people usually check their FAB bank balance once the debit card is working. I would prefer a quick way to see the balance occasionally just to confirm that my salary deposit and other transactions are showing correctly.

If anyone here has gone through the FAB debit card activation process recently I would really appreciate some guidance on what normally works. I would also like to know the easiest way to check the bank balance after everything is activated because I am still getting familiar with how their banking services work.