Fintech, payments and customer identification · Regulatory layer

Circular on Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers

Highlights financial, operational, legal, consumer, cyber and AML/CFT risks arising from virtual assets and directs supervised institutions to identify customer exposure and apply enhanced due diligence where risk is elevated.

Material typeOfficial CBO circular
Legal branchFintech, payments and customer identification
Legal layerRegulatory layer
Source languageOfficial English PDF published by the CBO
Review dateSeptember 13, 2026

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Document overview

Highlights financial, operational, legal, consumer, cyber and AML/CFT risks arising from virtual assets and directs supervised institutions to identify customer exposure and apply enhanced due diligence where risk is elevated.

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Scope and exclusions

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Official source

CBO BDD/AML/CB/2020/4480 · 30 December 2020 · Central Bank of Oman

September 13, 2026

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