Guides

UAE compliance guides

Plain-English guidance on anti-money-laundering obligations in the UAE — who the rules cover, how screening works in practice, what to collect when you onboard a client, and the controls that fit your sector.

Supports your UAE AML/CFT obligations

Screening records and audit trails help firms supervised by these UAE authorities evidence their checks. Your compliance team remains responsible for meeting your regulator's requirements.

CBUAE
Central Bank of the UAE
goAML
UAE FIU suspicious activity reporting
MoE
Ministry of Economy — DNFBP supervision
DFSA
Dubai Financial Services Authority
ADGM
Abu Dhabi Global Market
VARA
Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority

UAE rules & regulators

UAE AML requirements: who must comply, and what they must actually do

A plain-English guide to UAE AML/CFT obligations: which businesses are in scope, who supervises them, the controls expected of you, and how reports reach the UAE FIU through goAML.

17 October 20269 minute readRead

Sector guide

AML for exchange houses and money service businesses in the UAE

AML for UAE exchange houses and money service businesses: corridor and beneficiary risk, real-time screening of sender and beneficiary, aggregation rules for structuring, and reporting through goAML.

17 October 20267 minute readRead

Sector guide

AML for real estate in the UAE: risks, controls and reporting

How UAE real estate professionals handle AML: why property attracts laundering, DNFBP obligations and goAML registration, the controls that fit a brokerage, the red flags to record, and how to report.

17 October 20267 minute readRead

Client onboarding & KYC/KYB

KYC and KYB in the UAE: what to collect, verify and escalate

A practical KYC and KYB checklist for UAE businesses: what to collect for individuals and companies, how to reach the real beneficial owner, the risk factors that change your depth of checks, and when to escalate.

17 October 20268 minute readRead

Screening in practice

Sanctions screening in practice: matching, alerts and when to re-check

How sanctions screening works in real operations: why exact matching misses risk, how to resolve alerts on evidence, why a clean check expires, and how screening differs from transaction monitoring.

17 October 20268 minute readRead

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