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UAE VASP Licence Tracker

Search source-linked UAE virtual-asset authorisations, then check the current position with the relevant regulator.

104Distinct entities
105Authorisations
192Permission lines
5Regimes

Data collected

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Showing 120 of 105 authorisations

Data collected 17 Jul 2026
Evidence
United Arab Emirates (federal) · 09.01.01.001.2024.01CBUAEPayment Token Services

Dirham Payment Token Issuance

payment token issuance
No date in sourceStatus not statedRegister evidence
United Arab Emirates (federal) · 05.01.01.018.2026.01CBUAEStored Value Facility

Stored Value Facility

stored value facility
No date in sourceStatus not statedRegister evidence
United Arab Emirates (federal) · 09.01.01.004.2026.01CBUAEPayment Token Services

Payment Token Conversion

Payment Token Custody and Transfer

payment token conversionpayment token custody and transfer
No date in sourceStatus not statedRegister evidence
United Arab Emirates (federal) · 09.01.01.003.2026.01CBUAEPayment Token Services

Dirham Payment Token Issuance

payment token issuance
No date in sourceStatus not statedRegister evidence
Dubai · VL/26/03/003VARAVASP Licence

Broker-Dealer Services

Lending and Borrowing Services

Management and Investment Services

asset management / fundbroker-dealerlending & borrowing
day precisionActive — source statedRegulator stated
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) · 210043ADGM / FSRAFinancial Services Permission

Advising on Investments or Credit

Arranging Credit

Arranging Custody

Arranging Deals in Investments

advisorybroker-dealercustody+1
day precisionActive — source statedRegulator stated
Dubai · VL/26/02/001VARAVASP Licence

Broker-Dealer Services

Management and Investment Services

asset management / fundbroker-dealer
day precisionActive — source statedRegulator stated
Dubai · VL/24/01/001VARAVASP Licence

Broker-Dealer Services

Lending and Borrowing Services

Management and Investment Services

asset management / fundbroker-dealerlending & borrowing
day precisionActive — source statedRegulator stated
United Arab Emirates (federal) · CP-0001628CMACMA authorisation

MTF dedicated to Virtual Assets (VA MTF)

exchange
year precisionActive — source statedRegulator stated
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) · 240034ADGM / FSRAFinancial Services Permission

Advising on Investments or Credit

Arranging Deals in Investments

Dealing in Investments as Principal (Matched)

Managing a Collective Investment Fund

Managing Assets

Providing Custody

advisoryasset management / fundbroker-dealer+1
day precisionActive — source statedRegulator stated
Dubai · VL/25/04/005VARAVASP Licence

Broker-Dealer Services

broker-dealer
day precisionActive — source statedRegulator stated
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) · F012196DIFC / DFSAAuthorised Firms

Arranging Custody

Arranging Deals in Investments

broker-dealercustody
day precisionAuthorised FirmsRegister evidence
Dubai · VL/24/04/001VARAVASP Licence

Broker-Dealer Services

Exchange Services (including VA Derivatives Trading)

Lending and Borrowing Services

Management and Investment Services

asset management / fundbroker-dealerexchange+1
day precisionActive — source statedRegulator stated
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) · 260044ADGM / FSRAFinancial Services Permission

Providing Custody

custody
day precisionActive — source statedRegulator stated
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) · 260043ADGM / FSRAFinancial Services Permission

Operating a Multilateral Trading Facility

exchange
day precisionActive — source statedRegulator stated
Dubai · VL/25/04/003VARAVASP Licence

Custody Services [including custodial staking]

custody
day precisionActive — source statedRegulator stated
Dubai · VL/23/09/001VARAVASP Licence

Broker-Dealer Services

broker-dealer
day precisionActive — source statedRegulator stated
Dubai · VL/2024/11/001VARAVASP Licence

Broker-Dealer Services

broker-dealer
day precisionActive — source statedRegulator stated
Dubai · VL/25/03/001VARAVASP Licence

Broker-Dealer Services

broker-dealer
day precisionActive — source statedRegulator stated
Dubai · VL/25/04/006VARAVASP Licence

Custody Services [including custodial staking]

custody
day precisionActive — source statedRegulator stated
How to read the numbers

105 grouped authorisations contain 192 source permission lines and 172 APE.LAW category tags added for filtering. Category tags are not regulator classifications. Register presence is not labelled active unless the regulator states it explicitly.

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