AnalysisGulf
Cross-border payouts into the Gulf: which licence
Under the CBUAE regulation, cross-border fund transfer is a named service and is absent from the lower licence category. Remittances are defined separately.
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licensing
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AnalysisGulf
What a payments licence requires in Saudi and the UAE
Licence categories and capital floors in the SAMA and CBUAE payment regulations, and where the two regimes do not line up.
AnalysisSaudi Arabia
Saudi open banking is now a licensed activity
SAMA moved open banking from sandbox supervision into licensing in March 2026. What the official announcements establish, and what they still leave unsaid.