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United Arab Emirates

Regulator

Central Bank of the UAE

Regimes

Central Bank of the UAE

Companies

0 active licences

Passporting in

0 home states

Activities

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PROVENANCE

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REGIMES IN THIS JURISDICTION

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REGIME · STATUTEACTSMIN CAPITALTIMELINEAPPLICATION FEE

Stored Value Facility / UAE onshore / CBUAECBUAE Stored Value Facilities Reg… · Central Bank of the UAE

Issue electronic money1/25 · 1 holders

AED 15,000,000 source

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Retail Payment Services and Card Schemes / UAE onshore / CBUAECBUAE Retail Payment Services and… · Central Bank of the UAE

Execute payment transactions (direct debits, card payments, credit transfers), Issue card-based payment instruments (card issuing)2/25 · 0 holders

AED 100,000–3,000,000 source

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Licences issued here

0 active · 1 withdrawn or applied for

Source: Central Bank of the UAE’s public register, read 1 Sep 2026

Company	Regulator	Licence	Covers	Granted
Edenred UAE	Central Bank of the UAE	Stored Value FacilityApplied for	E-money	not published

INBOUND PASSPORTING — REGIMES ELSEWHERE THAT REACH THIS MARKET

HOME REGIME

No inbound passporting reaches this jurisdiction.

ACTIVITIES PERMITTED IN THIS JURISDICTION

Execute payment transactions (direct debits, card payments, credit transfers)Conferred by Retail Payment Services and Card Schemes / UAE onshore / CBUAE (for consumer, sme, corporate, via-intermediary)

Issue card-based payment instruments (card issuing)Conferred by Retail Payment Services and Card Schemes / UAE onshore / CBUAE (for consumer, sme, corporate)

Issue electronic moneyConferred by Stored Value Facility / UAE onshore / CBUAE (for consumer, sme, via-intermediary)

PRODUCTS AVAILABLE HERE

PRODUCTCLIENT TYPESTATUSMISSING ACTIVITIES

Card issuingconsumer · SME · corporatenoneIssue payment instruments and/or acquire payment transactions

via intermediarynoneIssue payment instruments and/or acquire payment transactions, Issue card-based payment instruments (card issuing)

Cross-border remittanceconsumer · SME · corporate · via intermediarynoneCross-border remittance as a distinct commercial activity, Money remittance

Crypto off-ramp (crypto to fiat payout)consumer · SME · corporate · via intermediarynoneExchange crypto-assets for funds

Crypto on-ramp (fiat to crypto)consumer · SME · corporate · via intermediarynoneExchange crypto-assets for funds

IBAN accountsconsumer · SME · corporate · via intermediarynonePlace cash on a payment account, Cash withdrawal from a payment account, Issue IBAN accounts in the institution's own name

Merchant collectionsconsumer · SME · corporate · via intermediarynoneAcquire card-based payment transactions (card acquiring)

Payoutsconsumer · SME · corporate · via intermediarynoneCurrency conversion (FX) as a service

Stablecoin custodyconsumer · SME · corporate · via intermediarynoneProvide custody and administration of crypto-assets on behalf of clients

Stablecoin orchestrationconsumer · SME · corporate · via intermediarynoneProvide custody and administration of crypto-assets on behalf of clients, Exchange crypto-assets for funds

CHANGES

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