UAE Sets Global Benchmark For Crypto-Banking Integration, Amina Bank’s Rohan Misra Says
Rohan Misra, Head of GCC at AMINA Bank on Thursday said the United Arab Emirates has emerged as a model jurisdiction for integrating crypto into regulated banking channels, urging other global regulators to take note, especially in the aftermath of banking failures like Silvergate and Signature.
“The UAE has approached crypto with maturity and structure,” Misra said in an interview with Benzinga. “There are different licensing jurisdictions here, and it has created healthy competition, giving market participants choice. More countries should ideally follow suit.”
His remarks come amid a shifting regulatory landscape where jurisdictions such as Switzerland and the UAE have embraced Web3 licensing frameworks, while U.S.-based banks that served crypto clients collapsed under the weight of regulatory pressure and concentrated exposure.
Misra believes the key lesson from the …