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Document overview
Defines the licensing perimeter for PSPs and ancillary payment functions, including wallets, transfers, acquiring, payment aggregation, gateways and technology roles.
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Scope and exclusions
Applies to
Applies by reference to the project's actual functions: customer contract, control of funds, payment account or wallet, settlement flow and the role of banks and other partners.
Limitations and exclusions
A payment gateway or technology vendor is not always a standalone PSP, but labels are not determinative: holding funds, ledger, remittance, acquiring and customer-facing obligations are assessed separately.
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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. The closed corpus contains six verified thematic sections of the CBO policy with translations; this is not a complete translation of the document.
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
CBO Circular BM 1192 · PSP and ancillary payment activities · Central Bank of Oman
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