By mid-2026, compliance has evolved beyond AML; it is now inextricably linked to tax transparency. With the global rollout of the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) and the EU’s DAC8, your KYC data has become a critical tax reporting tool. For the first time, CASPs are required to automatically report user transaction data to tax authorities. In this […]

If you think UAE AML compliance is still a "tick-box" exercise of collecting passports and filing annual reports, you are misjudging the 2026 regulatory landscape. Following recent legislative overhauls and heightened international scrutiny, supervisors from the Central Bank, DFSA, FSRA and VARA have radically shifted their focus. They are no longer checking if you have […]