If you're choosing between the Emery Alden RFID Card Case and the Maverick & Co. Manhattan Leather Pop-Up Wallet, you're looking at two slim RFID card holders that work very differently. The Manhattan has a pop-up card box: one push and your cards fan out. It holds up to ten cards plus folded notes, has a bright contrast lining and can be engraved. The Alden is all leather, with five card slots and a central pocket for notes. It's AED 59 cheaper, vegetable-tanned full-grain chèvre, and comes with a lifetime warranty, 100 days to return it and free delivery across the GCC.
We make the Alden, so we're not neutral. Everything below comes from what each brand publishes on its UAE website, and we've included where Maverick & Co. comes out ahead.
Side by side
| Emery Alden RFID Card Case | Maverick & Co. Manhattan Leather Pop-Up Wallet | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (UAE) | AED 250 | AED 309 on sale (AED 409 full price) |
| Design | Leather card case | Leather wallet with a pop-up card box |
| Leather | Vegetable-tanned full-grain chèvre (goat), LWG-certified tanneries | Saffiano; "top-grain cowhide" in its spec table |
| Capacity | 5 card slots and 1 central pocket | 1–6 cards in the card box, 2 slip pockets for extra cards and bills (up to 10 cards in all) |
| RFID protection | Yes | Yes |
| Size | Slim card case | 10.8 × 6.7 × 1.9 cm, 74 g |
| Colours | Black, Chestnut | Black with red lining, Navy with orange lining |
| Personalisation | Not offered | Engraved initials |
| Warranty | Lifetime | 12 months |
| Returns | 100 days | 30 days; you pay return shipping on change-of-mind returns |
| Delivery | Free across the GCC; 1–3 days in the UAE | Cost shown at checkout; 5–7 business days to the UAE |
Prices and terms as published on 24 October 2026. Check both sites for the latest.
Where Maverick & Co. is ahead
The pop-up mechanism is the main reason to buy the Manhattan. One push fans your cards out, so you can pick the one you need at a till without digging. It holds more: up to six cards in the card box and more in two slip pockets, ten in all plus folded notes. Saffiano leather has a pressed, textured finish. The red or orange lining is a nice detail, and you can add engraved initials.
Where Emery is ahead
The Alden is AED 59 cheaper and simpler. It has no mechanism, just five card slots and a central pocket for folded notes, so it stays thin. It's vegetable-tanned full-grain chèvre, a goat leather with a fine pebbled grain that hides scratches and softens with use. Our leather glossary explains the terms. Both have RFID protection.
Emery's warranty on the Alden is lifetime, against 12 months. You have 100 days to return it, against 30. Emery delivers free across the GCC in 1–3 days in the UAE. Maverick & Co. shows the delivery cost at checkout and quotes 5–7 business days to the UAE.
Which should you choose?
Choose Maverick & Co. if you like cards that pop out with one push, carry up to ten cards, want a coloured lining, or want your initials on it.
Choose Emery if you want a slim all-leather case for five or more cards and folded notes, full-grain leather, a lower price, and a lifetime warranty with 100-day returns.
See the Alden RFID Card Case, or compare it with Jafferjees' Heidelberg card case and Nappa Dori's card case.
Quick answers
How many cards does the Maverick & Co. Manhattan pop-up wallet hold? Maverick & Co. says it holds 1 to 10 cards plus folded bills: up to 6 in the pop-up box and more in two slip pockets. The Emery Alden has 5 card slots and a central pocket (October 2026).
Do both have RFID protection? Yes. Maverick & Co. lists RFID protection for the Manhattan, and the Emery Alden has it too (October 2026).
Which is cheaper? The Emery Alden is AED 250; the Maverick & Co. Manhattan is AED 309 (October 2026).
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