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CBUAE
Central Bank of the UAE
Regulates banks, finance companies, exchange houses, payment providers, stored-value facilities, and insurers, with information security and consumer data duties throughout.
Last verified: September 2026Official site
Notification window
Prompt incident reporting to the Central Bank as the rulebook prescribes for the licence category.
Current instrument
CBUAE Rulebook, including information security and technology risk requirements (Article 13 for relevant licensees), consumer protection standards, and business continuity expectations. Federal Decree-Law 6 of 2025 consolidated the Central Bank’s financial-sector legislation, effective 16 September 2025.
The duties, in plain language
- Board-level cyber governance and an information security program with independent assurance.
- Technology risk controls, penetration testing and continuity testing on the prescribed rhythm.
- Outsourcing and cloud arrangements governed and reported.
Frameworks that satisfy it
Dates on this regulator's calendar
16 Sep 2025 · in force
Federal Decree-Law 6 of 2025 in force
Consolidated the Central Bank’s financial-sector legislation; licensees should confirm their obligations map to the consolidated text.
Source: Central Bank of the UAE
Questions we get
Does the Central Bank accept ISO 27001 as our framework?
ISO 27001 is the common backbone licensees use to meet the rulebook, with PCI DSS where cards flow and SWIFT CSP where connected. The rulebook sets the outcomes; the framework is how you organize the evidence.
Summary for orientation, with attribution to the regulator, last checked September 2026. The regulator's own publications govern; consult them and your advisers for decisions. Where this page and the instrument differ, follow the instrument and tell us, so we can fix it.
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