The Central Bank of the UAE issued its Financial Stability Report 2025 on 17 August 2026, and most of the coverage is leading with the topline banking numbers: AED5.3 trillion …
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Edenred UAE Secures In-Principle CBUAE Licence for Stored Value Facilities
by RUDRI MEHTAThe Edenred UAE CBUAE licence has cleared its first regulatory stage: the Central Bank of the UAE has granted the payroll and benefits provider in-principle approval to operate as a …
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CBUAE Loan Repayment Deferrals Reach AED 13.5 Billion as Bad Loans Hit Record Low
by RUDRI MEHTACBUAE loan repayment deferrals under its March 2026 resilience package have more than doubled since May, reaching AED13.5 billion across 135,031 customers, while the banking sector’s non-performing loan ratio falls …
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KamelPay Secures Final CBUAE Licenses for Stored Value Facilities and Retail Payments
by RUDRI MEHTAKamelPay’s CBUAE licenses are now final, not in-principle, roughly ten months after its first regulatory clearance, moving the UAE-born payroll fintech onto its own licensed infrastructure.
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Project Aperta CBUAE – Central Bank of the UAE Completes BIS-Led Cross-Border Open Finance Initiative
by RUDRI MEHTAThe Central Bank of the UAE has completed Project Aperta, an international initiative led by the Bank for International Settlements to enable secure and interoperable cross-border open finance. The announcement …
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UAE Stablecoin Licensing: What the CBUAE Framework Means for Crypto Businesses in 2026
by RUDRI MEHTAImagine you have built a stablecoin product. It is fully backed, well-governed, and the team is ready to launch. You decide the UAE is the right market, with strong regulatory …
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CBUAE FIT Program – What 85% Complete Really Means for UAE Fintech in 2026
by RUDRI MEHTAWhen the Central Bank of the UAE launched its CBUAE FIT Program back in 2023, the ambition was almost audacious: rebuild the entire backbone of the UAE’s financial system, payments, …
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CBUAE eKYC Platform – What the Norbloc AB Partnership Means for UAE Fintech in 2026
by RUDRI MEHTAThe Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has taken one of its most consequential steps yet toward building a fully digital financial ecosystem. On 15 April 2026, the CBUAE announced …
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CBUAE Payment Service Provider License Categories – The Ultimate Guide for UAE Fintechs in 2026
by RUDRI MEHTAThe United Arab Emirates has grown into one of the most exciting fintech markets in the world, and at the regulatory core of that growth sits one document every payment …
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MBME Pay Secures CBUAE Category 3 License – Boosting UAE Payment Aggregation Capabilities
by RUDRI MEHTAMBME Pay, a subsidiary of the MBME Group, officially received its Payment Service Provider license (Category 3) from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE). This regulatory approval empowers the …