CAB Payments Holdings plc is a market leader in business-to-business cross-border payments and foreign exchange, specialising in hard-to-reach markets. CAB Payments uses its strength of network, technology, and expertise to seamlessly move money where it’s needed and is the holding company for Crown Agents Bank, a UK-regulated bank.

28 Oct 2025

Geographic expansion on track: Abu Dhabi progress

CAB Global Markets, CAB Payments’ (CABP) Middle Eastern subsidiary, has received in-principle approval for a Category 2 Financial Services Permission licence from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of ADGM (Abu Dhabi Global Markets). This licence will add to the group’s current licences and offices in the UK, Netherlands, and the USA.

CABP specialises in moving money (both ways) between developed and emerging markets, with a focus on ‘hard to reach’ frontier markets. With huge volumes of cross-border flows to and from most parts of the world, the UAE is a significant opportunity. Once granted, the licence in Abu Dhabi will allow CABP to further ramp up relationships with ‘network partners’ and ‘in market’ sales efforts to attract new clients.

The Abu Dhabi licence has been part of CABP’s strategy for some time and is accounted for in our existing forecasts and fundamental valuation of 90p / share.

Download as a PDF file

Return to CAB Payments Holdings

Register to be first

Get research on the companies that interest you straight to your inbox

Equity Development is a partner to successful companies looking to enhance their investor relations. Our top-rated analysts produce best in class investment research. Based in London, UK, we help our clients connect with investors via presentations and interviews.

Equity Development Limited 3rd Floor, 80 Cheapside, London, EC2V 6EE

Website design & development by Breckenridge