--- title: "Adyen MEA FZ- LLC · Retail Payment Services (CBUAE) · United Arab Emirates | Elucidate" description: "Adyen MEA FZ- LLC is authorised by Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) as a retail payment services in the United Arab Emirates. Licence 08.01.02.035.2026.02. LEI 2549007CV4AYJ06W9R44. Register status, licences, activities and ownership." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-mea-fz-llc-841eb30910f0 --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [United Arab Emirates](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ae) 3. Adyen MEA FZ- LLC United Arab Emirates · Payments & e-money # Adyen MEA FZ- LLC Legal name in the LEI record آدين إم إي إيه منطقة حرة - ذ.م.م The register name differs from the legal name in GLEIF. This can follow a rename. Treat the LEI match as indicative. Adyen MEA FZ-LLC is a free zone limited liability company in Dubai. The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) authorises and supervises it as a Retail Payment Services Category II licensee, licence number 08.01.02.035.2026.02. It is a wholly owned affiliate of Adyen N.V. of Amsterdam, and its direct parent is Adyen International B.V. It provides Adyen's payment processing and local settlement services to businesses in the UAE. Adyen announced the licence in June 2026 and says it has operated in the UAE since 2020. Register status Licensed in the United Arab Emirates Retail Payment Services · Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) Prudential licence [1 licence or registration ↓](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-mea-fz-llc-841eb30910f0#licences) BIC **No BIC** LEI **[2549007CV4AYJ06W9R44](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/2549007CV4AYJ06W9R44)** [Licence no. **08.01.02.035.2026.02**](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-mea-fz-llc-841eb30910f0#licences) [Group: Adyen N.V.](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/724500973ODKK3IFQ447) ## Licences and registrations Held by Adyen MEA FZ- LLC (LEI 2549007CV4AYJ06W9R44). 1 entry on 1 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 24 September 2026. | Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [CBUAE Register of Licensed Financial Institutions - Retail Payment Services](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/cbuae-rps) Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) | Retail Payment ServicesPayment Institution GLEIF legal name: آدين إم إي إيه منطقة حرة - ذ.م.م | 08.01.02.035.2026.02 | [United Arab Emirates](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ae) | Active | — | — | - Payment services | [Search the register ↗](https://www.centralbank.ae/media/hw0lreyi/cb-register-august-2026.pdf) | - Each licence applies in the country of the regulator that granted it. - Registers are tracked in 37 countries. Licences granted elsewhere are not recorded here. ## Swift network Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory. Its LEI is not mapped to a BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file. ## Overview Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-mea-fz-llc-841eb30910f0#overview-sources) Customers Not published Employees Not published Ownership Group subsidiary Adyen International B.V. Firm type Merchant acquiring and processing Trades as Adyen - **Ownership:** Adyen N.V. owns the firm through Adyen International B.V., according to the entity's LEI record, and Adyen lists it as a wholly owned affiliate. - **Direct parent:** [Adyen International B.V. ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/254900GZI5YQV9VVOW75), Netherlands - **Ultimate owner:** Adyen N.V., Netherlands - **Head office:** Arjaan Office Tower, Al Sufouh 2, Level 13 - Units 1303 to 1308, Dubai Media City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates ### Online - **Websites & references:** [adyen.com ↗](https://www.adyen.com/) [docs.adyen.com ↗](https://docs.adyen.com/) developer documentation (group) [status.adyen.com ↗](https://status.adyen.com/) service status page (group) [investors.adyen.com ↗](https://investors.adyen.com/) investor relations (group) [Wikipedia ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adyen) group article - **Official social accounts:** [LinkedIn ↗](https://www.linkedin.com/company/adyen) · [X ↗](https://x.com/Adyen) · [Facebook ↗](https://www.facebook.com/AdyenPayments/) Sources · 9 pages consulted 1. [centralbank.ae/media/hw0lreyi/cb-register-august-2026.pdf](https://www.centralbank.ae/media/hw0lreyi/cb-register-august-2026.pdf) 2. [adyen.com/licenses/emea](https://www.adyen.com/licenses/emea) 3. [adyen.com/licenses](https://www.adyen.com/licenses) 4. [adyen.com/legal/list-of-adyen-subprocessors](https://www.adyen.com/legal/list-of-adyen-subprocessors) 5. [adyen.com/legal/adyen-terms-and-conditions](https://www.adyen.com/legal/adyen-terms-and-conditions) 6. [tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2026-06-29:newsml\_Zaw9HvQdS:0-zawya-uae-central-bank-licenses-adyen-for-](https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2026-06-29:newsml_Zaw9HvQdS:0-zawya-uae-central-bank-licenses-adyen-for-expanded-operational-capabilities/) 7. [gulftech-news.com/en/2026/06/29/uae-central-bank-licenses-adyen-for-expanded-operational-capabilities/](https://gulftech-news.com/en/2026/06/29/uae-central-bank-licenses-adyen-for-expanded-operational-capabilities/) 8. [businesstoday.me/money/uae-central-bank-licenses-adyen-for-expanded-operational-capabilities/](https://businesstoday.me/money/uae-central-bank-licenses-adyen-for-expanded-operational-capabilities/) 9. [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adyen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adyen) ## Authorisation Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-mea-fz-llc-841eb30910f0#overview-sources) - **Operates under:** Its own licences The CBUAE authorises and supervises the firm as a Retail Payment Services Category II licensee under the Retail Payment Services and Card Schemes Regulation. Adyen says it also holds a commercial licence in the Dubai Internet City Free Zone. | Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) United Arab Emirates | Retail Payment Services Licence (Category II) | 08.01.02.035.2026.02 | In its own name | Active | [centralbank.ae ↗](https://www.centralbank.ae/media/hw0lreyi/cb-register-august-2026.pdf) | | Dubai Internet City Free Zone United Arab Emirates | Commercial licence | — | In its own name | Active | [adyen.com ↗](https://www.adyen.com/licenses/emea) | Licences and registrations the research found, at home and abroad, as the firm and its regulators publish them. The Licences and registrations card shows the entries on the registers the directory tracks. ## Products and markets Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-mea-fz-llc-841eb30910f0#overview-sources) - Merchant acquiring - Payment gateway It provides Adyen's payment processing, local settlement and related services to businesses in the UAE. Adyen names Careem, Noon and Ziina among its UAE customers. It serves local and international businesses operating in the UAE under its CBUAE licence. - **Sells to:** Enterprises · Platforms and marketplaces - **Serves customers in:** United Arab Emirates ## Leadership Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-mea-fz-llc-841eb30910f0#overview-sources) - **Executive:** Daumantas Grigaravicius Head of Middle East, Adyen Confirmed 29 Jun 2026 · [tradingview.com ↗](https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2026-06-29:newsml_Zaw9HvQdS:0-zawya-uae-central-bank-licenses-adyen-for-expanded-operational-capabilities/) - **Compliance / MLRO:** Mariëtte Swart Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, Adyen (group) Confirmed 29 Jun 2026 · [gulftech-news.com ↗](https://gulftech-news.com/en/2026/06/29/uae-central-bank-licenses-adyen-for-expanded-operational-capabilities/) ## Recent events Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-mea-fz-llc-841eb30910f0#overview-sources) 1. Jun 2026 Licence The CBUAE granted the firm a Retail Payment Services Category II licence, which Adyen announced on 29 June 2026. [adyen.com ↗](https://www.adyen.com/licenses/emea) Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, security incidents, licence changes, funding rounds, acquisitions and leadership changes. Each links to its source. ## Identifiers - **Licence no. · CBUAE-RPS:** 08.01.02.035.2026.02 - **BIC:** Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory - **LEI:** [2549007CV4AYJ06W9R44 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/2549007CV4AYJ06W9R44) - **How the LEI was matched:** Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name, country and address - **GLEIF legal name:** آدين إم إي إيه منطقة حرة - ذ.م.م - **Elucidate firm ID:** 841eb30910f0 ## Profile - **Type:** Payments & e-money - **Regulation:** Prudential licence - **Main licence class:** Payment Institution - **Activities:** - Payment services - **Licensed in:** [United Arab Emirates](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ae) · Middle East & North Africa - **First registered:** Not published Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet. ## Ownership and group GLEIF relationship records - **Direct parent:** Adyen International B.V. · Netherlands[254900GZI5YQV9VVOW75 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/254900GZI5YQV9VVOW75) - **Ultimate parent:** [Adyen N.V.](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-n-v-adybnl2a) · Netherlands[724500973ODKK3IFQ447 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/724500973ODKK3IFQ447) The Adyen N.V. group has 9 institutions in the directory, in 9 countries: 5 hold a BIC and 4 do not. Including [Adyen N.V.](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-n-v-adybnl2a), [Adyen N.V. (London Branch)](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-n-v-london-branch-adybgb22), [Adyen N.V. (San Francisco Branch)](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-n-v-san-francisco-branch-adybus62), [Adyen N.V. - French Branch](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-n-v-french-branch-adybfrp2), [Adyen N.V. - German Branch](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-n-v-german-branch-adybdeb2). [See the Adyen N.V. group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/724500973ODKK3IFQ447) Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control. ## Addresses - **Address on the register:** Dubai - **Country:** United Arab Emirates ## ISO 20022 identification As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+) This institution holds no BIC. A CBPR+ message identifies it by name and postal address, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. - **Identified by:** Name and postal address, with its LEI - **Postal address:** Structured: town and country ```xml 2549007CV4AYJ06W9R44 Adyen MEA FZ- LLC Dubai AE ``` CBPR+ identifies the instructing and instructed agents by BIC only. An institution without a BIC can be the debtor, creditor or an intermediary agent. The values are as published by the register. Check them against your own records before use. ## Related institutions ### Same group - [Adyen N.V. BIC ADYBNL2A Credit institution Prudential licence Netherlands · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 724500973ODKK3IFQ447](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-n-v-adybnl2a) - [Adyen Singapore PTE. LTD. No BIC Payments & e-money Prudential licence Singapore · Licensed by Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) (MAS-MPI) · LEI 2549002DRA0AZCKXUY44](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-singapore-pte-ltd-8788af5f9e05) - [Adyen Australia PTY Limited No BIC Money service business AML registration only Australia · Registered with AUSTRAC (AUSTRAC-RSR) · LEI 254900W96PCLPCI5YC46](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-australia-pty-limited-5540793fa762) - [Adyen Hong Kong Limited No BIC Money service business AML registration only Hong Kong SAR China · Registered with Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) · 19-08-02849 (CED-MSO) · LEI 254900T4I3WU5B0QKP69](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-hong-kong-limited-4eaf473a3065) [All 9 institutions in the Adyen N.V. group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/724500973ODKK3IFQ447) ### Other payments & e-money institutions in the United Arab Emirates - [AEDC Stable Coin Network And Distribution - L.L.C No BIC Payments & e-money Crypto Prudential licence United Arab Emirates · Licensed by Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) · 09.01.01.004.2026.01 (CBUAE-PTC) · also on CBUAE-PTCAT, CBUAE-SVF · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/aedc-stable-coin-network-and-distribution-l-l-c-ce122c02ae00) - [AIAE Services for Payments -L.L.C- S.P.C No BIC Payments & e-money Prudential licence United Arab Emirates · Licensed by Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) · 08.01.02.038.2026.02 (CBUAE-RPS) · also on CBUAE-SVF · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/aiae-services-for-payments-l-l-c-s-p-c-6220d012f277) - [Al Ansari Digital Pay L.L.C No BIC Payments & e-money Prudential licence United Arab Emirates · Licensed by Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) · 08.01.02.027.2025.02 (CBUAE-RPS) · also on CBUAE-SVF · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/al-ansari-digital-pay-l-l-c-b517205f3061) - [Beyon Money Financial Services L.L.C No BIC Payments & e-money Prudential licence United Arab Emirates · Licensed by Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) · 08.01.02.022.2024.02 (CBUAE-RPS) · also on CBUAE-SVF · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/beyon-money-financial-services-l-l-c-955ecb2d8958) - [Botim Money Technology L.L.C No BIC Payments & e-money Prudential licence United Arab Emirates · Licensed by Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) · 08.01.02.002.2022.01 (CBUAE-RPS) · also on CBUAE-SVF · LEI 984500F8A1FF59S6XD61](https://elucidate.co/directory/botim-money-technology-l-l-c-0a58a23041ac) - [Comera Pay L.L.C No BIC Payments & e-money Prudential licence United Arab Emirates · Licensed by Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) · 08.01.02.018.2024.01 (CBUAE-RPS) · also on CBUAE-SVF · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/comera-pay-l-l-c-d33175d0accd) - [EITC Financial Services L.L.C No BIC Payments & e-money Prudential licence United Arab Emirates · Licensed by Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) · 08.01.02.013.2024.02 (CBUAE-RPS) · also on CBUAE-SVF · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/eitc-financial-services-l-l-c-d8373e8aff84) - [H A Q Kamel Pay Services L.L.C No BIC Payments & e-money Prudential licence United Arab Emirates · Licensed by Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) · 08.01.02.036.2026.02 (CBUAE-RPS) · also on CBUAE-SVF · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/h-a-q-kamel-pay-services-l-l-c-aae3ddea558b) [See all →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?type=payments&cc=AE) [Other entries on CBUAE-RPS →](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/cbuae-rps) Sources & method Register entries come from the public registers of financial regulators, standardised into one taxonomy. LEIs are matched through GLEIF, and a BIC is linked only through a shared LEI. An institution missing from these registers is not necessarily unregulated. Register entries are not matched against the OFAC or EU sanctions lists. Where the legal entity also holds a BIC, the matches for that BIC are on its page. Always screen against the official lists. An institution is one entry in the directory: a BIC8 in Swift’s directory, or a firm on a tracked register that holds no BIC. Licences held by an institution with a BIC are shown on its page. [Read the methodology →](https://elucidate.co/directory/methodology) Register for this page - **CBUAE Register of Licensed Financial Institutions - Retail Payment Services**—Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) · [source ↗](https://www.centralbank.ae/media/hw0lreyi/cb-register-august-2026.pdf) as at 24 September 2026 - **Ownership and group**—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI. - **Overview, authorisation, partners, products, leadership and events**—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the firm's own website, terms and filings, regulators' registers and notices, company registers and news. Licences, partners, figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source. ## Assess the financial crime risk behind a licence A licence records what an institution is authorised to do; it does not assess it. 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