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🇸🇬 Singapore analogue partly open
Verified 2026-07-03
 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates (Dubai - VARA) analogue partly open
Verified 2026-07-03
Licence type No EMI. Major Payment Institution (MPI) licence under the Payment Services Act, covering e-money issuance and account issuance. Standard PI for smaller volumes.
Verified 2026-07-03 Source: MAS PSA, https://www.mas.gov.sg/regulation/payments/licensing-for-payment-service-providers
No EMI. Stored Value Facility (SVF) licence and Retail Payment Services under the Retail Payment Services and Card Schemes Regulation, federal.
Verified 2026-07-03 Source: CBUAE, https://rulebook.centralbank.ae/en/rulebook/retail-payment-services-and-card-schemes-regulation
Regulator Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
Verified 2026-07-03 Source: MAS
Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE). Separate from Dubai VARA, which regulates crypto.
Verified 2026-07-03 Source: CBUAE
Capital requirement Singapore capital requirement is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. United Arab Emirates (Dubai - VARA) capital requirement is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass.
Timeline to authorisation Singapore timeline to authorisation is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. United Arab Emirates (Dubai - VARA) timeline to authorisation is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass.
Local substance Singapore local substance is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. United Arab Emirates (Dubai - VARA) local substance is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass.
Application cost Singapore application cost is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. United Arab Emirates (Dubai - VARA) application cost is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass.
Ongoing cost Singapore ongoing cost is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. United Arab Emirates (Dubai - VARA) ongoing cost is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass.
Passporting Singapore passporting is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. United Arab Emirates (Dubai - VARA) passporting is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass.
EMIs authorised Singapore emis authorised is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. United Arab Emirates (Dubai - VARA) emis authorised is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass.
Key restrictions Singapore key restrictions is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. United Arab Emirates (Dubai - VARA) key restrictions is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass.
Safeguarding Singapore safeguarding is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. United Arab Emirates (Dubai - VARA) safeguarding is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass.
Recent changes Continuing MAS refinements to the PSA.
Verified 2026-07-02 Source: MAS
Transition deadline 16 Sep 2026 for in-scope entities.
Verified 2026-07-02 Source: CBUAE, https://cms.law/en/are/legal-updates/the-new-cbuae-payment-token-services-regulation-10-things-you-need-to-know2
Difficulty rating Singapore difficulty rating is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. United Arab Emirates (Dubai - VARA) difficulty rating is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass.

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