Regulations

IFC Oman, the international financial centre Oman is building, says its legal, regulatory and digital infrastructure is moving into place ahead of company registration later in 2026 and full licensing …

Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) made two moves on crypto oversight in two days. On 5 October it signed a memorandum of understanding with the UAE Financial Intelligence Unit …

The Central Bank of the UAE has barred every Bank Melli Iran branch operating in the country from carrying out financial transactions to and from Iran, including trade finance and …

This month, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, its first tailored securities offering regime for crypto investment contracts. It’s a significant step, and one that …

The UAE Ministry of Finance’s Retail Sukuk Initiative lets UAE nationals and residents invest directly in newly issued sovereign sukuk, the first programme of its kind in the country giving …

Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Securitize, a NYSE-listed tokenization platform backed by BlackRock, on 3 September 2026. The agreement sets up a …

Al Etihad Credit Bureau (AECB) will start folding BNPL data in UAE credit reports from July 2026, adding account and repayment information from Tabby and Tamara, the federal credit bureau …

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority issued 120 In-Principle Approvals (IPAs) in 2025, up 32% on the year before, according to the FSRA Annual Report 2025. The regulator also granted 95 full …

Tabadul’s trading value reached AED13.5 billion ($3.68 billion) in the first half of 2026, already surpassing the platform’s entire 2025 trading total, as the regional cross-border market connectivity network marked …

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