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Document overview
The statutory foundation for payment systems and services in Oman, covering CBO powers, licensing and oversight, settlement finality and protection of infrastructure and participants.
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Scope and exclusions
Applies to
Applies to payment-system operators, participants and regulated payment services within the Law, Executive Regulation and CBO instruments.
Limitations and exclusions
Does not replace the banking, PSP, AML, consumer, data, cyber or foreign-exchange classification of a product; one technology platform may perform several regulated functions.
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On-site text
No article-level full text or translation is yet published. This record does not replace the official Arabic text.
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Publication status
Source and translation status
Central Bank of Oman. A catalogue record and editorial overview are published in four languages; no article-level text is yet published.
Legal review
The official source and citation were checked; the consolidated version and amendments require separate verification before use. · August 24, 2026
Republication status
Only bibliographic data and an independent editorial overview are hosted. Terms for republication of the official text have not yet been cleared.
Change history
24 August 2026: source located and initial record, scope and exclusions added to the index.
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Official primary source
Royal Decree 8/2018 · Executive Regulation 1/2019 · Central Bank of Oman
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