Kraken Payward, Kraken’s parent company, obtains Dubai VARA full market approval and plans to enter the UAE market

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BlockBeats news,October 12，Kraken Payward, the parent company and comprehensive financial infrastructure platform, announced today that, after obtaining full market approval from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) (VARA), it plans to officially enter the UAE market. The approval allows Payward to operate as a regulated virtual asset service provider (VASP) (VASP), serving retail, professional, and institutional investors.

After the official launch of its services,Kraken users in the UAE will be able to use spot and margin trading pairs denominated in the UAE dirham (AED) (AED), and deposit and withdraw directly using AED. Users will also be able to use on-chain staking, xStocks, and Krak services for crypto-asset transfers; institutional clients will be able to use over-the-counter spot trading services and Kraken Prime.

Subject to regulatory approval, Payward expects to roll out more products from later in 2026 through 2027 year, including cryptocurrency derivatives and more extensive yield opportunities. In addition, Payward will make its infrastructure available to partners in the region through embedded trading services.

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Key points

BlockBeats reported on October 12 that Payward announced it had obtained full market approval from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) (VARA).
The approval allows Payward to serve retail, professional, and institutional investors as a regulated virtual asset service provider (VASP) (VASP).
After the services officially launch, users in the UAE Kraken will be able to use AED denominated trading pairs for spot and margin trading, and deposit and withdraw using AED.
Other services listed in the report include on-chain staking, xStocks, Krak, over-the-counter spot trading services, and Kraken Prime。
Subject to regulatory approval, Payward expects to roll out 2026 from later in 2027 year, including cryptocurrency derivatives and more yield opportunities.
Payward also plans to make its infrastructure available to local partners through embedded trading services.

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This means Payward plans to provide Kraken related services to users in the UAE under Dubai’s regulatory framework. After the official launch, users are expected to be able to deposit, withdraw, and trade directly using the UAE dirham; the range of services available to retail users and institutional clients will differ. Some subsequent products remain subject to regulatory approval.

Why it matters to readers

regulatory access and AED trading and deposit-and-withdrawal arrangements could expand Kraken the scope of its services for retail, professional, and institutional investors in the UAE.

For beginners, being able to deposit, withdraw, and trade directly in the local currency may be more convenient, but margin, staking, derivatives, and yield products involve different risks, and some services have not yet officially launched.

Risks and unknowns

The materials do not provide VARA or Payward’s original announcement, so the approval details and license scope cannot be independently verified from the available evidence.
Kraken The specific launch date for the UAE services,AED the number of trading pairs, and the complete product scope were not specified.
Cryptocurrency derivatives and more yield opportunities remain subject to regulatory approval, and whether and when they will launch remains uncertain.
The partners, launch timing, and specific scope of the embedded trading services were not specified.

Kraken Payward, Kraken’s parent company, obtains Dubai VARA full market approval and plans to enter the UAE market

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