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# United Arab Emirates (AE) — Cross-Monitor Regulatory Convergence | Signal

Cross-Monitor Convergence Preview · Jurisdiction Code AE

# United Arab Emirates — Cross-Monitor Regulatory Convergence

Public convergence index across the six Asymmetric Intelligence regulatory monitors for United Arab Emirates ( AE ).
Domain-specific primary statutory evidence is published on each monitor's canonical jurisdiction record linked below;
authenticated cross-monitor synthesis, diff tracking, and living briefs are available in the Signal subscriber workspace.

Jurisdiction ID: AE
Active Monitors: 6 / 6 (5 populated, 1 pending)
Research last banked: 2026-11-02
Last updated: 2026-11-03
[Markdown twin (.md)](/jurisdictions/united-arab-emirates/index.md)

## Monitor Coverage & Canonical Publisher Records

Regulatory Monitor (Canonical Publisher)
Convergence Status
Supervising Authority
Primary Statutory / Regulatory Pin
Research Banked

[Advennt Gambling & Gaming Regulatory Monitor](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/ae/)
Gambling & Gaming · Canonical record Populated (fresh) GCGRA Federal Law No. 3 of 1987 (UAE Penal Code), Articles 414-416 (partially_regulated / closed — Federal Decree-Law No. 25 of 2025 deleted Articles 1012-1019 of the UAE Civil Transactions Law, the chapter establishing gambling and betting contracts as void, effective 1 June 2026.) 2026-10-23 · L3

[World Payments Regulatory Monitor](https://payments.gi/jurisdictions/ae/)
Payments, E-Money & Safeguarding · Canonical record Populated (fresh) Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) rail (A foreign bank branch licensed in the UAE lost US correspondent-banking access in late August 2026 under Operation Economic Outcast; the CBUAE fined the same branch AED 200m on 30 October 2026 for rel…) 2026-10-23 · L3

[Sentinel Financial Integrity & AML/CFT Monitor](https://sentinel.gi/jurisdictions/united-arab-emirates/)
AML/CFT, Sanctions & Financial Crime · Canonical record Populated (fresh) UAE Financial Intelligence Unit (UAE FIU) FIM-HRZ-001 (FATF status: clean — UAE operates under Federal Decree-Law No. 20 of 2018 (as amended) on AML/CFT, a federal FIU (goAML-based), and a layered crypto regime (CBUAE, SCA, VARA, DFSA, FSRA).) 2026-10-23 · L3

[Global Data Protection & Privacy Regulatory Monitor](https://dataprotection.gi/jurisdictions/ae/)
Privacy, Data Protection & Cross-Border Transfers · Canonical record Populated (fresh) UAE Data Office (federal), with the DIFC Commissioner of Data Protection and the ADGM Office of Data Protection in the financial free zones UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (PDPL) (The UAE's federal data-protection framework rests on Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 (PDPL) and Federal Decree-Law No. 44 of 2021; on 14 June 2026 the Cabinet approved creation of the Federal…) 2026-10-18 · L3

[Crypto-Assets Regulatory Monitor](https://cryptoassets.gi/jurisdictions/ae/)
Digital Assets, MiCA, Stablecoins & Travel Rule · Canonical record Populated (fresh) Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), Central Bank (CBUAE) & Dubai VARA Law No. (4) of 2022 (VARA) (The UAE's crypto licensing perimeter is now five concurrent regimes, with the CMA's Decision No. 4/R.M/2026 (13 April 2026) replacing the former SCA Decision No. 26/RM of 2023 in full.) 2026-10-23 · L3

[Global AI Governance & Compliance Monitor](https://artificial-intelligence.gi/)
AI Governance, Frontier Safety & High-Risk AI Pending — research banked, publisher record pending Pending in persistent-state record Research layer banked (2026-11-02); canonical consumer dossier pending publication 2026-11-02

Subscriber Cross-Monitor Workspace ( /app/ )

Access the authenticated cross-lens living brief, prior-revision field diffs, obligation calendar, and bilateral comparator for United Arab Emirates.

[Open AE Workspace Brief](/app/jid/ae/)
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