Total Participants
57 0

Registered in sandbox

With Auth Servers
18

Ready for testing

Shariah Compliant
10

Islamic finance institutions

API Families
4

Accounts, Payments, CoP, Products

Multi-Role
57

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 in sandbox

57 Total
  • BDSP 56 28%
  • BSIP 56 28%
  • LFI 39 20%
  • ISP 41 21%
  • API Read_Write 3 2%
  • TSP 3 2%
  • pki-test-harness 1 1%
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

Sandbox participants by location

  • Dubai 29 51%
  • Abu Dhabi 11 19%
  • Ajman 1 2%
  • Unknown 8 14%
  • Kuwait City 1 2%
  • Riyadh 1 2%
  • Amman 1 2%
  • Fujairah 1 2%
  • London 2 4%
  • Sharjah 1 2%
  • Manama 1 2%

Company Types

Institution categories in sandbox

  • Fintechs 11 19%
  • Insurance 10 18%
  • Other 9 16%
  • Commercial Banks 8 14%
  • International Banks 5 9%
  • Islamic Banks 5 9%
  • Payment Services 5 9%
  • Digital Banks 2 4%
  • Exchange Houses 1 2%
  • Infrastructure 1 2%

Ownership Structure

Government vs private sector

  • Private 30 53%
  • Government 12 21%
  • Unknown 9 16%
  • Public 5 9%
  • State-owned 1 2%

API Coverage

API families in sandbox

Account Information
6/57
Confirmation of Payee
6/57
Payments
12/57
Products
4/57

Authorization Capabilities

Technical capabilities supported by participants

CIBA Client Initiated Backchannel Authentication
0/57 0%
Not yet adopted by participants
DCR Dynamic Client Registration
0/57 0%
Not yet adopted by participants
Redirect OAuth Redirect Flow
0/57 0%
Not yet adopted by participants

Sandbox Participants

57 of 57 registered test institutions

International Bank
Dubai

AAIB

Egyptian bank with regional presence across Middle East and Africa.

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HQ: Cairo, Egypt
Regional bank serving MENA
Roles

BDSP · BSIP · LFI

API Coverage
Accounts
Payments
CoP
Products
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