{
  "node_id": "ae-cbuae-payment-token-services-regulation-2024",
  "title": "UAE Central Bank Payment Token Services Regulation 2024, PTSR - Stablecoin Issuance, Conversion, Custody, and Transfer Licensing",
  "domain": "Crypto & Sovereign Finance",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-06-04",
  "bluf": "Entities providing Payment Token Services in or from the United Arab Emirates must obtain the relevant Central Bank of the UAE licence or registration under the Payment Token Services Regulation (issued 7 June 2024, effective 6 July 2024, one-year transitional period ended in June 2026), with Dirham Payment Token issuers requiring a full Issuer Licence, conversion providers requiring a Conversion Provider Licence, custody and transfer services requiring a Custodian and Transferor Licence, and Foreign Payment Tokens requiring registration with CBUAE, and with every Payment Token Issuer required to produce an audited white paper, submit it to CBUAE for acceptance, and publish it at least seven days before making the token available for sale or transfer to persons in the UAE.",
  "paywall": {
    "status": "LOCKED",
    "unlock_cost_usd": "0.01",
    "skyfire_id": "41779894-ece2-4163-9761-b3b1b76e19b0"
  },
  "crosswalks": {
    "_available_keys": [
      "nist_framework",
      "iso_standard",
      "industry_mapping",
      "ai_overlay_2026"
    ],
    "_note": "Full crosswalk values included in vault response"
  },
  "dependencies": [
    "uae-vara-virtual-assets-regulations-2023",
    "eu-markets-in-crypto-assets-regulation-mica-2023-1114"
  ],
  "primary_citations_count": 7
}