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UAEFTS

RTGS

UAE Funds Transfer System - the UAE's RTGS for high-value AED interbank payments. Operated by the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE). Operating hours 08:00-14:00 GST (04:00-10:00 UTC). Processed AED 19.9 trillion in 2024, a 15.9% year-on-year increase. Settles large-value transfers and net obligations from retail clearing and card networks.

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Record · UAEFTS

Country
UAE (AE)
Currency
UAE Dirham (AED)
Operator
CBUAE
Type
RTGS
Operating Window
04:00–10:00 UTC · Mon–Fri
Year Established
2001
Tier?
Tier 2
ISO 20022?
Legacy
Region
Middle East & Africa
Settlement Type?
Gross
Avg Daily Value
AED ~81B
Availability
Business days
Notes

The UAE is building a comprehensive payments infrastructure: UAEFTS (RTGS), Aani (instant payments, 2023), UAESWITCH (card switch), and the Instant Payments Platform (IPP). All operated by Al Etihad Payments (AEP) under CBUAE. UAE also participates in AFAQ (GCC cross-border) and BUNA (Arab regional). UAE joined AFAQ in December 2023.

Operations · UAEFTS

Operational monitoring: not configured. ClearingPost does not monitor operational sources for this system and does not assess its current service condition.

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Wider coverage that mentions UAEFTS (1)

These articles mention UAEFTS in their text but not in their headline or summary, so they are listed as context rather than as UAEFTS intelligence.

Not listed here: 6 tagged articles that do not mention UAEFTS. All coverage is in Insights.