Log your First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) spending automatically

Masareef reads the payment alert the First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) app sends to your phone and logs every transaction in its own First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) wallet, with its amount, merchant and time. No typing.

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Masareef: your spending, logged on its own — An example alert from First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB): Masareef logs it as an expense, with its amount and payee. An illustration in the bank's own wording; the numbers and names in it are not real.

What gets logged from First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

Card payments in shops and online, in dirhams or any currency you paid in.
Outgoing and incoming transfers, and ATM withdrawals.
Every transaction lands in its own category, and one tap changes it.
More than one card? Add each card's last 4 digits and every alert goes to that card's wallet.

An alert the app can't read clearly isn't lost: it waits for you to confirm it with one tap.

How to log First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) spending automatically

Install Masareef from Google Play or the App Store, and create a free account to back up your records.
On Android: open Masareef and allow "Notification access" once. After that it captures alerts even with the app closed.
On iPhone: from iOS 27 add the ready-made automation in Shortcuts; from iOS 16.4 to 26 set up one automation for First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) texts (sender FAB) once.
Make sure alerts from the First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) app are switched on on your phone: Masareef reads the alert you already receive and never contacts the bank.
On the first transaction First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) sends an alert like: Debit Card Purchase
Debit
Account XXXX1234
Card XXXX5678
AED 85.00
CARREFOUR DUBAI AE
12/10/26 18:30
Available Balance AED 1200.00 and Masareef logs it as an expense of 85.00 AED. An illustration in the bank's wording; the numbers and names are not real.
Wrong category? Open the transaction and change it, and turn on "Remember this merchant" so this merchant goes there from now on. An unclear alert waits in "To review" for one tap to confirm.

How it works with First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

On Android

Let Masareef read notifications once. From then on every payment alert from the First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) app is logged on its own, even with the app closed.

On iPhone and iPad

On iOS 27 or later you add one ready-made automation in the Shortcuts app, and Masareef receives alerts from the FAB First app, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) text messages and Apple Pay alerts.

From iOS 16.4 to 26, SMS from First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) reach Masareef through an automation you set up once, and from iOS 17 a second one adds Apple Pay. The bank app's own alerts can't be read before iOS 27, so share the message with Masareef or paste it.

How Masareef recognises First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

Name in Arabic: بنك أبوظبي الأول (FAB)
Android app whose alert is read: com.fab.consumerbanking com.bankfab.business
iPhone app: FAB First
SMS sender name: FAB

The alert never leaves your phone

The First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) alert is read on your device and its text is never sent to any server. Masareef never asks for your bank password and never links your bank account.

No banking password
No link to your bank account
The alert is read on your phone only

Questions about First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

Is Masareef part of First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)?

No. Masareef is an independent app, not affiliated with or endorsed by First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB). It reads the alert your phone already receives.

Do I have to enter my bank details?

No. No password, no account number, no link to the bank. The app only needs a free Masareef account, to back up your records.

Is the app free?

Yes, and the free plan is not a trial: everything you enter, your wallets and budgets, and 25 automatic captures a month. Pro raises that limit and adds features such as wallets in other currencies and a shared family record.

Does Masareef work with First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) on Android?

Yes. Once you allow notification access it reads the First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) app's alert (com.fab.consumerbanking) and logs every transaction on its own, even with the app closed.

Does the First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) alert or my data leave my phone?

The alert text is never sent to any server; it is read on your device. Masareef never asks for a password and never links your bank account. The free Masareef account only backs up your records.

Which currencies does it log for First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)?

It logs each transaction in its amount, in dirhams or any currency you paid in. Wallets in other currencies are a Pro feature.

Does Masareef read SMS from First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)?

On iPhone, yes: texts from the sender FAB reach Masareef through an automation you set up once in Shortcuts, from iOS 16.4. On Android it reads the First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) app's notification.

Does it work with First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) on iPhone?

Yes. iPhone needs iOS 16.4 or later, and you set it up once in the Shortcuts app. On iOS 27 it also reads alerts from the FAB First app.

What about my other banks and wallets?

Masareef reads alerts from 1203 banks and wallets around the world, and each bank or wallet gets its own wallet in the app.

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All 1203 banks and wallets

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