Central Bank of the U.A.E- CBUAE is the supervisory and regulatory authority of the banking and insurance sector. It promotes financial and monetary stability, and efficiency and resilience in the financial system.

 

It regulates the following:

• Conventional banks
• Islamic banks
• Financing companies
• Exchange business
• Representative offices
• Retail payment services
• Cards schemes
• Wholesale payment system
• Crowd funding
• Retail payment system
• Stored value facilities
• National insurance company
• Takaful insurance company
• Foreign insurance company
• Insurance brokers
• Insurance agents
• Surveyors and Loss Adjusters
• Insurance consultants
• Actuary
• TPA companies
• Prices comparison websites
• Insurance producers.

 

CBUAE Rulebook

The CBUAE Rulebook is a resource of the regulations, standards and guidelines issued by Central Bank of the UAE. It aims to provide easy access to compliance material and help individuals and businesses in the financial industry to stay aware of the same.

 

Features and benefits

The Rulebook has several features and benefits. It:

• serves as a ready reference for stakeholders in the financial sector
• empowers the public by providing access to content related to consumer protection regulation and standards
• can be accessed directly through any browser on any device, in Arabic and English
• can be easily navigated through a dynamic reference system that converts any reference into a clickable link
• has a versioning system that ensures users can keep up with the regulations as they evolve over time.