Total Participants
17 0

Registered in the ecosystem

Live in Production
9

With authorization servers

Shariah Compliant
2

Islamic finance institutions

API Families
4

Accounts, Payments, CoP, Products

Multi-Role
14

Participants with 2+ roles

TPPs
0

Third Party Providers

DCR Support
0

Dynamic Client Registration

CIBA Support
0

Backchannel Authentication

Participant Roles

Distribution of roles across all registered participants

17 Total
  • BDSP 12 29%
  • BSIP 11 27%
  • LFI 9 22%
  • ISP 2 5%
  • API Read_Write 3 7%
  • TSP 3 7%
  • pki-test-harness 1 2%
LFI — Licensed Financial Institution (banks)
BDSP — Bank Data Service Provider
BSIP — Bank Service Infrastructure Provider
ISP — Information Service Provider
TPP — Third Party Provider (fintechs)

Geographic Distribution

Participants by emirate headquarters

  • Abu Dhabi 4 24%
  • Dubai 9 53%
  • Riyadh 1 6%
  • London 2 12%
  • Unknown 1 6%

Company Types

Institution categories in the ecosystem

  • Commercial Banks 4 24%
  • Fintechs 3 18%
  • Payment Services 3 18%
  • Islamic Banks 2 12%
  • Other 2 12%
  • International Banks 1 6%
  • Infrastructure 1 6%
  • Digital Banks 1 6%

Ownership Structure

Government vs private sector participation

  • Private 10 59%
  • Government 5 29%
  • Unknown 2 12%

API Coverage

API families supported by participants

Account Information
9/17
Confirmation of Payee
8/17
Payments
8/17
Products
6/17

Authorization Capabilities

Technical capabilities supported by participants

CIBA Client Initiated Backchannel Authentication
0/17 0%
Not yet adopted by participants
DCR Dynamic Client Registration
0/17 0%
Not yet adopted by participants
Redirect OAuth Redirect Flow
0/17 0%
Not yet adopted by participants

Production Participants

17 of 17 registered institutions

Commercial Bank
Abu Dhabi

ADCB

Leading UAE bank offering comprehensive banking services to retail and corporate clients.

3rd largest bank in UAE by assets
Roles

BDSP · BSIP · LFI

API Coverage
Accounts
Payments
CoP
Products
Islamic Bank
Abu Dhabi

ADIB

One of the world's largest Islamic banks, offering Shariah-compliant banking solutions.

3rd largest Islamic bank globally
Roles

BDSP · BSIP · LFI

API Coverage
Accounts
Payments
CoP
Products
Commercial Bank
Dubai

CBD

One of UAE's oldest banks, providing innovative banking solutions since 1969.

Mid-tier UAE bank
Roles

LFI

API Coverage
Accounts
Payments
CoP
Products
Islamic Bank
Dubai

DIB

The world's first full-service Islamic bank, pioneering Shariah-compliant banking since 1975.

World's first Islamic bank, largest Islamic bank in UAE
Roles

BDSP · BSIP · ISP · LFI

API Coverage
Accounts
Payments
CoP
Products
Live
Dubai

ENBD

Roles

BDSP · BSIP · LFI

API Coverage
Accounts
Payments
CoP
Products
Commercial Bank
Abu Dhabi

FAB

UAE's largest bank by total assets, created through the merger of NBAD and FGB in 2017.

Largest bank in UAE and Middle East by total assets
Roles

LFI

API Coverage
Accounts
Payments
CoP
Products
🇬🇧 International Bank
Dubai

HSBC

Regional subsidiary of HSBC Holdings, one of the world's largest banking groups, serving the Middle East since 1946.

HQ: London, UK
Leading international bank in the Middle East
Roles

LFI

API Coverage
Accounts
Payments
CoP
Products
Open Banking
Riyadh

Lean Technologies

Open banking infrastructure provider enabling account connectivity across MENA.

Leading open banking provider in Saudi Arabia
Roles

BDSP · BSIP

API Coverage
Accounts
Payments
CoP
Products
Commercial Bank
Dubai

Mashreq

UAE's oldest privately-owned bank, known for innovation and digital banking leadership.

Oldest private bank in UAE, digital banking pioneer
Roles

BDSP · BSIP · LFI

API Coverage
Accounts
Payments
CoP
Products
Payment Services
Dubai

Mercury

UAE-based payments technology company providing payment processing solutions.

Emerging payment service provider
Roles

API Read_Write · TSP

API Coverage
Accounts
Payments
CoP
Products
Payment Services
Dubai

Mercury

UAE-based payments technology company providing payment processing solutions.

Emerging payment service provider
Roles

BDSP · BSIP

API Coverage
Accounts
Payments
CoP
Products
Registered
Unknown

NymCard Payment Services L.L.C.

Roles

BDSP · BSIP

API Coverage
Accounts
Payments
CoP
Products
Open Banking Tech
London

Ozone API

UK fintech providing open banking infrastructure and API solutions to financial institutions worldwide.

Leading open banking platform provider
Roles

API Read_Write · BDSP · TSP

API Coverage
Accounts
Payments
CoP
Products
Registered
Unknown

PAY TEN PAYMENT SERVICES PROVIDER LLC

Roles

BDSP · BSIP

API Coverage
Accounts
Payments
CoP
Products
Registered
Unknown

Raidiam Services Limited

Roles

API Read_Write · TSP · pki-test-harness

API Coverage
Accounts
Payments
CoP
Products
Registered
Unknown

Spare Digital Technologies LLC S.O.C

Roles

BDSP · BSIP

API Coverage
Accounts
Payments
CoP
Products
Digital Bank
Abu Dhabi

WIO Bank

UAE's first platform bank, offering digital-first banking and embedded finance solutions.

UAE's first platform bank, BaaS provider
Roles

BDSP · BSIP · ISP · LFI

API Coverage
Accounts
Payments
CoP
Products

Data Source & Methodology

This dashboard displays data derived from the public UAE Open Finance Trust Framework Directory. Data is collected daily at 06:00 UTC via automated scripts from both production and sandbox environments.

This is not official statistics. For authoritative information, please refer to the Al Tareq portal or the CBUAE.