<article>Emirati digital banking startup Zand, which provides retail and corporate services, said on Tuesday that it had been granted a banking licence from the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates.</article>

Emirati digital banking startup Zand, which provides retail and corporate services, said on Tuesday that it had been granted a banking licence from the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates.
The licence, which authorises and regulates Zand to operate as a fully independent bank, was awarded on June 30, Chief Executive and co-founder Olivier Crespin said in a statement.
A growing number of digital banks are starting up in the UAE, the oil-rich Gulf state of around 10 million people.
Dubai-based YAP, which says it has signed up over 130,00 users, on Monday said it had raised $41 million and would seek roughly $20 million in additional funding as it expands into new markets.
Reuters

Zand's peer YAP said it has raised $41 million and would seek roughly $20 million in additional funding.

Digital bank Zand receives banking licence in UAE

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