If you're choosing between the Emery Alden RFID Wallet and the Maverick & Co. Cosmopolitan Slim Leather Wallet, you're looking at two slim bifold wallets with RFID protection. The Cosmopolitan has twelve card slots including two hidden ones, a pull-tab card holder, a slot for a spare SIM, four two-tone colours and optional engraving. The Alden is AED 160 cheaper, vegetable-tanned full-grain leather with a leather lining, 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 Wallet | Maverick & Co. Cosmopolitan Slim Leather Wallet | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (UAE) | AED 210 | AED 370 |
| Leather | Vegetable-tanned full-grain, LWG-certified tanneries | "Fine leather" in its description; "top-grain" in its spec table |
| Lining | Leather | Not stated |
| Cards | 8–12 | 10 slots, 2 hidden slots, a pull-tab card holder |
| Cash | 1 cash compartment, 2 flat pockets | Not described |
| SIM-card slot | No | Yes |
| Closure | Open bifold | Bifold |
| RFID protection | Yes | Half-side |
| Size | Not listed | 10.3 × 9.1 × 2.5 cm |
| Colours | Cognac, Black, Brown | Navy-Orange, Black-Grey, All-Black, All-Navy in stock |
| Personalisation | Not offered | From AED 179 |
| 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 Cosmopolitan is better organised. It has ten card slots plus two hidden ones, and a pull-tab holder that lifts your most-used cards out. There's a small slot for a spare SIM card, which helps if you swap SIMs when you travel. It comes in four colours in stock, including two-tone navy-orange and black-grey, and you can add engraved initials from AED 179. Maverick & Co. also publishes its exact size.
Where Emery is ahead
The Alden is AED 160 cheaper. It's vegetable-tanned full-grain leather from LWG-certified tanneries, lined in leather. Maverick & Co. calls the Cosmopolitan's leather "fine" in its description and "top-grain" in its spec table, and doesn't describe the lining. Top-grain has had its surface sanded and refinished, while full-grain keeps the natural surface, so it softens and darkens with use. Our leather glossary explains the grades. The Alden holds 8 to 12 cards, with a cash compartment and two flat pockets, and it has RFID protection; Maverick & Co. describes the Cosmopolitan's as half-side.
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 want hidden card slots, a pull-tab card holder, a SIM slot, a two-tone colour or your initials on it.
Choose Emery if you want full-grain leather lined in leather, RFID protection, a lower price, and a lifetime warranty with 100-day returns.
See the Alden RFID Wallet, or compare it with Jafferjees' Dresden wallet.
Quick answers
Does the Maverick & Co. Cosmopolitan wallet have RFID protection? Yes, Maverick & Co. lists "half-side RFID protection". The Emery Alden also has RFID protection (October 2026).
How many cards does each hold? The Emery Alden holds 8 to 12 cards. The Maverick & Co. Cosmopolitan has 10 card slots and 2 hidden slots.
Which is cheaper? The Emery Alden is AED 210; the Maverick & Co. Cosmopolitan is AED 370 (October 2026).
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