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Licensing payments and FinTech in the UAE.

Payments, EMI, lending and banking-adjacent models — we place you with the right authority and prepare the application, controls and reporting to match.

The landscape

Where FinTech businesses get licensed.

FinTech spans several UAE regimes. The right one depends on whether you hold funds, move money, lend, or provide technology to regulated firms.

Payment and stored-value activity typically sits with the CBUAE, while ADGM and the DIFC offer innovation-friendly routes for FinTech and money-services businesses. We assess your model and run the application end to end.

How we help

From concept to regulated launch.

Regime selection

We map payments, EMI, lending or MSB activity to the CBUAE, ADGM or DIFC and confirm the category.

Application & policies

Business plan, safeguarding, AML and governance frameworks prepared to the regulator's standard.

Controls & security

KYC, monitoring, safeguarding and cybersecurity assurance aligned to the licence conditions.

Questions

Common questions

Do payments companies need a CBUAE licence?

Retail payment and stored-value activity is generally regulated by the CBUAE. ADGM and DIFC provide alternative routes for certain models — we confirm which fits.

Can I passport across the UAE?

Free-zone and onshore regimes have different perimeters. We plan your structure so your target market is covered from day one.

Do you cover lending and BNPL?

Yes. Credit, BNPL and money-services models each have their own perimeter — we map yours and prepare the application.

Is safeguarding advice included?

We help design client-money safeguarding and the supporting controls the regulator expects.

Start here

Map your FinTech licence.

Tell us your model and we'll come back with the cleanest route to a UAE licence.