{"id":86511,"date":"2026-04-16T11:27:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftech-news.com\/en\/?p=86511"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:27:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:27:24","slug":"tabby-secures-wallet-licence-in-the-uae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftech-news.com\/en\/2026\/04\/16\/tabby-secures-wallet-licence-in-the-uae\/","title":{"rendered":"Tabby secures wallet licence in the UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>The Stored Value Facilities (SVF) licence enables Tabby to offer spending accounts and money management tools to UAE customers, expanding its financial services beyond credit<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tabby.ai\/ar-SA\">Tabby<\/a><\/strong> has been granted a Stored Value Facilities (SVF) licence by the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), authorising the company to hold customer funds and introduce a new suite of financial products, including spending accounts, cards and money management tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The licence marks a major step in Tabby&#8217;s evolution into a full service financial services app in the UAE, where it already serves millions of customers. It enables the company to embed everyday financial services including spending, sending and managing money into a platform customers already trust and use regularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Regulated across the GCC<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tabby now holds direct regulatory authorisation in its two largest markets. In Saudi Arabia, the company received its Buy Now Pay Later license from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) last year and acquired Tweeq, a SAMA-licensed digital wallet. The UAE SVF licence further strengthens Tabby\u2019s regulatory foundation, enabling it to build and launch financial products across the GCC on its own infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hosam Arab, CEO and Co-Founder of Tabby, said:<\/strong> &#8220;Millions of people in the UAE already use Tabby for flexible payments. 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