Middle East · Jurisdiction
United Arab Emirates
- verified items
- 1
- tracked initiatives
- 5
- banks with licence / notification
- 2
- upcoming dated deadlines
- 0
What banks are doing (observed)
Observed in verified tracker records — what banks in this market have verifiably been authorised for or launched. Not legal advice; open each source for scope.
Tokenized deposits
Citi, HSBC
Stablecoin issuance
First Abu Dhabi Bank
Custody & trading
Emirates NBD, Standard Chartered
Key rules & official statements
Verbatim from regulator, central bank and standard-setter sources (Tier 1). Quotes are string-matched against the live page before every deploy.
No Tier 1 item yet.
Deadlines & key dates
Dates are quoted from the official text; undated rules are shown as stated. All deadlines
No dated deadline in our verified data.
Licensed / notified banks
Banks whose initiative carries a regulator record (authorisation) or a MiCA Art. 60 notification in our tracker.
- First Abu Dhabi BankApproved / authorisedDDSC dirham stablecoin (with IHC, Sirius) · Central Bank of the UAE
- Standard CharteredApproved / authorisedStandard Chartered digital asset custody (DIFC, UAE)
Tracked bank initiatives
Citi Token Services for Cash
UnknownLive — commercial, within explicit scopeLive — commercial, within explicit scope
HSBC Tokenised Deposit Service (TDS)
UnknownLive — commercial, within explicit scopeLive — commercial, within explicit scope
DDSC dirham stablecoin (with IHC, Sirius)
Approved / authorisedUnknownUnknown
Crypto trading on the Liv X app (with Aquanow; custody by Zodia Custody)
UnknownLive — commercial, within explicit scopeLive — commercial, within explicit scope
Standard Chartered digital asset custody (DIFC, UAE)
Approved / authorisedLive — restricted / specific counterpartiesLive — restricted / specific counterparties
Latest verified items
Authorities: Central Bank of the UAE
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