United Arab Emirates · Payments & e-money
Crown Agents Global Markets LTD
Crown Agents Global Markets Ltd trades as CAB Global Markets. It is a private company limited by shares, incorporated in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and based on Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi. The ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) granted it a Financial Services Permission, number 250078, on 29 January 2026. The permission does not allow it to deal with retail clients. It is a subsidiary of Crown Agents Bank Limited, the UK bank, and belongs to the CAB Payments Holdings plc group. According to the group, it offers cross-border payments, foreign exchange, trade finance and credit to banks, non-bank financial institutions, international development organisations and corporates.
Licences and registrations
Held by Crown Agents Global Markets LTD (LEI 254900H7JNUD9OVB8W69). 1 entry on 1 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026.
| Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry |
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| FSRA Public Register - FirmsFinancial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), ADGM | Financial Firm; ADGM Company (a private company limited by shares)Payment Institution | 250078 | United Arab Emirates | Active | 2026-01-29 | — |
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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
Customers
Not published
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
Crown Agents Bank Limited
Firm type
FX and business payments
Trades as CAB Global Markets
- Ownership
- Crown Agents Bank Limited is the firm's direct parent, and CAB Payments Holdings plc, listed in London, heads the group.
- Direct parent
- Crown Agents Bank Limited, United Kingdom
- Ultimate owner
- CAB Payments Holdings plc, United Kingdom
- Head office
- Office 3, Level 34, Sky Tower, Shams Abu Dhabi, Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Online
- Websites & references
- crownagentsbank.com ↗
- Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗
Sources · 10 pages consulted
- adgm.com/public-registers/fsra/firms/financial-firms/crown-agents-global-markets-ltd-250078
- crownagentsbank.com/group/global-markets/
- crownagentsbank.com/group-structure/
- crownagentsbank.com/team/
- crownagentsbank.com/crown-agents-bank-secures-in-principle-approval-for-category-2-licence/
- zawya.com/en/press-release/companies-news/cab-global-markets-secures-adgm-licence-to-enhance-global
- investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/cab-payments-holdings-1-3p-wi---cabp/cab-gm-secures-in-principle-approva
- globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/08/13/3344239/0/en/helios-cash-offer-for-cab-payments-holdings-plc-cash
- finance.yahoo.com/news/helios-fairfax-partners-corporation-provides-082400142.html
- finextra.com/newsarticle/47611/cab-payments-hits-out-at-helios-for-blocking-takeover-bid
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The ADGM FSRA gave the firm a Financial Services Permission, number 250078, on 29 January 2026. The register lists dealing in investments as principal (matched), arranging deals in investments, providing credit and arranging credit. The group says UK FCA and PRA regulation does not cover the firm's ADGM services.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), Abu Dhabi Global Market United Arab Emirates | Financial Services Permission (Category 2, according to the group). Regulated activities: Dealing in Investments as Principal (Matched), Arranging Deals in Investments, Providing Credit, Arranging Credit. Not permitted to deal with Retail Clients. | 250078 | In its own name | Active | adgm.com ↗ |
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
According to the group, the firm offers cross-border payments, foreign exchange, trade finance instruments and credit for flows involving Africa, South Asia and the Middle East.
The firm operates from ADGM and serves institutional clients in the Gulf and the wider Middle East, according to the group.
- Sells to
- Financial institutions · Enterprises · Public sector · Other
- Serves customers in
- United Arab Emirates
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Arif Khan Senior Executive Officer
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Merger / acquisition
The Helios Consortium said its cash offer for parent CAB Payments Holdings plc had support from 52.42% of shares and awaited regulatory conditions.
globenewswire.com ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
The Helios Consortium announced a firm offer of USD 1.15 per share for CAB Payments Holdings plc. The parent's independent board did not recommend it.
finance.yahoo.com ↗ -
Licence
The ADGM FSRA granted the firm Financial Services Permission 250078 on 29 January 2026.
adgm.com ↗ -
Licence
The ADGM FSRA gave the firm in-principle approval for a Category 2 Financial Services Permission.
crownagentsbank.com ↗ -
Leadership
Crown Agents Bank appointed Arif Khan as Senior Executive Officer to lead CAB Global Markets.
crownagentsbank.com ↗
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. · FSRA-FIRMS
- 250078
- BIC
- Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory
- How the LEI was matched
- Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name, country and address
- Elucidate firm ID
- b6afd50038e7
Profile
- Type
- Payments & e-moneyPayment institutions, e-money and stored-value issuers, and account-information providers. Licensed under payment-services law (e.g. PSD2 in the EU and UK, the Payment Services Act in Singapore). Taken from the licences on the tracked registers.
- Regulation
- Prudential licenceAuthorised with capital, safeguarding and conduct requirements, e.g. an authorised payment or e-money institution in the EU or UK, a major payment institution in Singapore, or a MiCA crypto-asset service provider.
- Main licence class
- Payment Institution
- Activities
- Payment services
- Licensed in
- United Arab Emirates · Middle East & North Africa
- First registered
- 2026-01-29
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
- Crown Agents Bank Limited · United Kingdom21380011ZYMBN21SZ194 ↗
- Ultimate parent
- Cab Payments Holdings PLC · United Kingdom8945007OZHZDN4LW1G21 ↗
The Cab Payments Holdings PLC group has 4 institutions in the directory, in 3 countries: 2 hold a BIC and 2 do not.
Including CAB Europe B.V., Crown Agents Bank Limited, Gbm Securities Limited.
See the Cab Payments Holdings PLC group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Address on the register
- United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, Reem Island, Office 3, Level 34, Sky Tower, Shams Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi
- 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
- Does not fit the CBPR+ limits
- The address does not fit in the two address lines of 35 characters that CBPR+ allows next to a town and country.
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Sources & method
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- FSRA Public Register - Firms—Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), ADGM · source ↗ as at 25 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.
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