{"id":12239,"date":"2025-04-23T20:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T20:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/?page_id=12239"},"modified":"2025-04-23T20:45:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T20:45:49","slug":"regulatory-round-up-fintech-digital-assets-and-web3-in-uae-and-gcc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/regulatory-round-up-fintech-digital-assets-and-web3-in-uae-and-gcc\/","title":{"rendered":"Regulatory Round-Up: FinTech, Digital Assets and  Web3 in UAE and GCC"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12239\" class=\"elementor elementor-12239\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af304e9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af304e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-304f79a9\" data-id=\"304f79a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7745b13a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7745b13a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1355\" height=\"755\" src=\"http:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Regulatory-Roundup-banner-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12238\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Regulatory-Roundup-banner-1.png 1355w, http:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Regulatory-Roundup-banner-1-300x167.png 300w, http:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Regulatory-Roundup-banner-1-1024x571.png 1024w, http:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Regulatory-Roundup-banner-1-150x84.png 150w, http:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Regulatory-Roundup-banner-1-768x428.png 768w, http:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Regulatory-Roundup-banner-1-1320x735.png 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1355px) 100vw, 1355px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3652ec8 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3652ec8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f3a94d1\" data-id=\"7f3a94d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5aa67c4d elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5aa67c4d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-44620771\" data-id=\"44620771\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b25a147 form-style-2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b25a147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f3411-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"3411\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12239#wpcf7-f3411-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<fieldset class=\"hidden-fields-container\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"3411\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"6.1.5\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" value=\"en_US\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_unit_tag\" value=\"wpcf7-f3411-o1\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_container_post\" value=\"0\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_posted_data_hash\" value=\"\" \/>\n<\/fieldset>\n<ul class=\"form-fields download-report-form\">\n<input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-hidden case_study_pdf\" value=\"\" type=\"hidden\" name=\"case-study-pdf-field\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"case-study-id\" value=\"\" \/>\n<input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-hidden\" value=\"Regulatory Round-Up: FinTech, Digital Assets and  Web3 in UAE and GCC\". type=\"hidden\" name=\"case_study_title\" \/>\n\t<li class=\"field-form\">\n\t\t<p><label><span><\/span><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"first-name\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"First Name\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"first-name\" \/><\/span><\/label>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"field-form\">\n\t\t<p><label><span><\/span><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"last-name\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"Last Name\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"last-name\" \/><\/span><\/label>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"field-form\">\n\t\t<p><label><span><\/span><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"work-email\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-email wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-email\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"Work Email\" value=\"\" type=\"email\" name=\"work-email\" \/><\/span><\/label>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"field-form\">\n\t\t<p><label><span><\/span><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"company\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"Company\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"company\" \/><\/span><\/label>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"field-form\">\n\t\t<p><label><span><\/span><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"job-title\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"Job Title\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"job-title\" \/><\/span><\/label>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"field-form full-width text-right\">\n\t\t<p><input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit has-spinner\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit &amp; Download\" \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><input type='hidden' class='wpcf7-pum' value='{\"closepopup\":false,\"closedelay\":0,\"openpopup\":false,\"openpopup_id\":4187}' \/><div class=\"wpcf7-response-output\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-77c2a603\" data-id=\"77c2a603\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99b44dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99b44dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Read The Report<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf9879e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cf9879e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Regulatory Round-Up: FinTech, Digital Assets and Web3 in UAE and GCC<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-667a85cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"667a85cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This report provides an overview of key regulatory and policy developments shaping the Fintech, Digital Assets and Web3 landscape across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the wider Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region between Q4 2024 and April 2025. The reporting period has been marked by clear momentum, with several jurisdictions (including notably the UAE) accelerating the development of forward-looking frameworks that aim not only to foster innovation and attract investment but also to reinforce market stability, investor confidence and consumer protection. Across the region, regulators are progressing at different speeds. Some have taken bold steps to formalize regimes for stablecoins, tokenized assets, digital currencies, and open banking, while others continue to adopt a more measured posture\u2014particularly in relation to cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read The Report Regulatory Round-Up: FinTech, Digital Assets and Web3 in UAE and GCC This report provides an overview of key regulatory and policy developments shaping the Fintech, Digital Assets and Web3 landscape across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the wider Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region between Q4 2024 and April 2025. The reporting &#8230; <a title=\"Regulatory Round-Up: FinTech, Digital Assets and  Web3 in UAE and GCC\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/regulatory-round-up-fintech-digital-assets-and-web3-in-uae-and-gcc\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Regulatory Round-Up: FinTech, Digital Assets and  Web3 in UAE and GCC\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12239","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12239"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12250,"href":"http:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12239\/revisions\/12250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}