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An operationally independent federal unit housed within the Central Bank. Receives and analyses suspicious transaction reports to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
An operationally independent federal unit housed within the Central Bank. Receives and analyses suspicious transaction reports to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
UAE Federal Financial & Capital Market Regulators
The federal bodies regulating banking, anti-money-laundering and the capital markets.
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The federal regulator for telecommunications and digital government. Licenses operators, manages spectrum and the .ae domain, and drives federal digital transformation including UAE PASS.
Sets national cybersecurity policy. Relevant to any AI deployment carrying a security obligation, and to the security protocols the Dubai AI Seal evaluates.
The federal monetary authority. Licenses and supervises banks, insurers, exchange houses and payment providers, and sets the rules AI-driven financial services operate under.
The federal regulator for securities, commodities and capital markets. Oversees the UAE's stock exchanges, licensed brokers and public joint-stock companies outside the financial free zones. Now branded the Capital Market Authority.
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