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Central Bank of the UAE: Licensed financial activities through emerging technologies

Official boundary that technology, DeFi, dApps and infrastructure do not remove the Central Bank perimeter when they facilitate licensed financial activity.

GCC · Financial Services & FintechFinancial Services & Fintech research dossierFinancial Services & Fintech current GCC market status and evidence monitorFinancial Services & Fintech across the GCC: country-by-country entry dossier

What the source contributes

Official boundary that technology, DeFi, dApps and infrastructure do not remove the Central Bank perimeter when they facilitate licensed financial activity.

Before using the evidence

Four questions that keep the conclusion honest

  1. 01Which legal activity, applicant type and jurisdiction does “Central Bank of the UAE: Licensed financial activities through emerging technologies” actually cover?
  2. 02Which approval, filing, fee, eligibility condition or competent authority is stated directly, and which still requires written confirmation?
  3. 03Does the rule apply to GCC · Financial Services & Fintech, Financial Services & Fintech research dossier, Financial Services & Fintech current GCC market status and evidence monitor, or only to a narrower licence, entity, free zone, product or worker category?
  4. 04The record was reviewed on 2026-10-29; what has Central Bank of the UAE changed or superseded since that date?

Where Horizon integrates this source

Financial Services & Fintech current GCC market status and evidence monitorFinancial Services & Fintech across the GCC: country-by-country entry dossier