- What
- Regulatory permission to test fintech products.
- Who
- UAE-based startups or established companies in any sector, and financial free zone firms.
centralbank.ae/en/our-operations/fintech-digita… · How we check ↗
In detail
CBUAE FinTech Sandbox is a regulatory sandbox in the UAE. Central Bank of the UAE regulatory sandbox (Sandbox Conditions Regulation) — co-sandboxing with ADGM and DIFC. Licenses payments, stored value and payment tokens.
- Amount
- Regulatory permission to test
- Eligibility
- UAE-based start-ups or established UAE-based companies in any sector, and financial free zone companies
- Sectors
- FinTech, Payments, Digital Banking, Payment Tokens
- Status
- Active
What the source says
“Sandbox Conditions Regulation C 6/2023 Effective from 15/4/2024”
“The Central Bank of the UAE has signed two separate MOUs with ADGM and DIFC to introduce a co-sandbox programme to enable FinTech companies to test their innovative solutions under the existing sandbox programme.”
“Retail Payment Services And Card Schemes”
“Stored Value Facilities (SVF) Regulation”
“Payment Token Services”
“UAE based start-ups or established UAE based companies in any sector, whether or not they are currently regulated by a regulatory authority different from the Central Bank; or financial free zone companies”
Closing soon on the map
No published deadline in the next 30 days · All published deadlines →
Compare government programmes in the UAE
| Cost | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CBUAE FinTech SandboxRegulatory permission to test fintech products. | not published | No equity | Active |
| Dubai Future FoundationProgramme support and co-creation opportunities. | not published | Not published | Closed |
| Masdar City Free Zone100% foreign ownership free-zone setup. | not published | No equity | Active |
| twofour54Licence-fee waivers and production-rebate access. | not published | No equity | Active |
| UAE Golden Visa — Entrepreneur5-year renewable residency for entrepreneurs with a qualifying project. | not published | No equity | Active |
| ADGMA RegLab regulatory sandbox; not a funding programme. | not published | No equity | Active |
| ADIOProject-dependent incentive packages. | not published | Equity possible | Active |
| Artificial Intelligence and Data Authority (UAE)National data, AI and digital-government body; not a funder. | not published | Not published | Active |
| DIFCFinancial free zone with its own regulator, courts and flexible structures; not a funder. | not published | No equity | Active |
| DisruptAD (ADQ)ADQ venture platform managing the AED 535M Ventures Fund (Ghadan 21). | not published | Equity | Active |
No programmes match these filters.
Highest amount in each programme’s own “What” line. Other currencies converted for sorting only (Gulf pegs; KWD, EUR, GBP approximate).
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Questions founders ask
What does CBUAE FinTech Sandbox offer?
Regulatory permission to test fintech products.
Does CBUAE FinTech Sandbox take equity?
No equity — service or permission.
How do I apply?
No application form is published. Its website is the way in.
Sources
Primary source · centralbank.ae/en/our-operations/fintech-digital-transformation · LinkedIn · linkedin.com/company/central-bank-of-the-uae