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ScoutPlanning your UAE setupAtlasUAE setup reference

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ComplyGovern

For firms serving clients

OnboardShieldLedgerBecome an Arakan adviser

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ScoutAtlas

Screening, rules and records

VerifyLexaraVaultScope

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Free zonesBusiness activitiesUAE laws and rulebooksRegulatory updates
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For companies

Comply

comply.arakan.ae

Your compliance manager

Works out what applies to your company from its licence and activities, tracks every obligation and deadline, and keeps the evidence and reports — for owners, compliance managers and MLROs.

For: UAE companies, from trading firms to licensed financial firms and DNFBPs

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Govern

govern.arakan.ae

Governance and board compliance

Policies, board agendas, minutes, quorum, committees and statutory records — with resolutions signed electronically.

For: Company secretaries and boards

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For firms serving clients

Onboard

onboard.arakan.ae

Client onboarding (KYC/CDD)

A client portal for KYC documents, with screening, UBO capture, risk rating and a CDD report.

For: Corporate service providers, law and advisory firms

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Shield

shield.arakan.ae

Clients' regulatory compliance

Each client's regulatory obligations, gaps and deadlines in one portfolio, with team assignment and client reports.

For: Compliance consultancies and fractional compliance officers

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Ledger

ledger.arakan.ae

Clients' FTA compliance

Clients' invoices and receipts — scans, PDFs, photos, WhatsApp — read, sorted into ledgers and checked against VAT and Corporate Tax rules before filing.

For: Accounting and bookkeeping firms

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For setting up

Scout

scout.arakan.ae

Planning your UAE setup

Tell it about your business and get a written recommendation: which free zone or mainland licence suits you, why, and what it is likely to cost.

For: Founders and setup advisers choosing where to incorporate

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Atlas

atlas.arakan.ae

UAE setup reference

Free zones and mainland side by side: packages, fees, visas, licence activities and which zones permit them, with the source and the date checked where Atlas holds them. Facts only; for a recommendation, use Scout.

For: Founders, setup advisers and corporate service providers looking up the facts

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Screening, rules and records

Verify

verify.arakan.ae

Sanctions and PEP screening

Screen people and companies against official sanctions, PEP, debarment and warning lists, keep watchlists that are re-screened on a schedule, and connect screening to your own systems by API.

For: Compliance teams, MLROs and firms screening clients

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Lexara

lexara.arakan.ae

UAE rulebook library

UAE laws and regulator rulebooks — federal, emirate and free zone — searchable article by article, with AI answers that cite the source.

For: Lawyers, compliance officers and anyone researching UAE regulation

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Vault

vault.arakan.ae

Statutory records storage

Company records stored for the periods UAE law requires, each with a fingerprint and an audit trail. The evidence store behind Comply, Shield and Ledger.

For: Teams that must prove what they hold and when

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Scope

scope.arakan.ae

What applies to you

Works out which UAE authorities and obligations apply from jurisdiction, activities and structure. Built into Comply.

For: Compliance teams scoping an entity

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UAE compliance, from company setup to filing.

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UAE compliance, from company setup to filing — for UAE companies and the firms that serve them. 11 apps on one company record.

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11 apps

Comply

Your compliance manager

Govern

Governance and board compliance

Onboard

Client onboarding (KYC/CDD)

Shield

Clients' regulatory compliance

Ledger

Clients' FTA compliance

Scout

Planning your UAE setup

Atlas

UAE setup reference

Verify

Sanctions and PEP screening

Lexara

UAE rulebook library

Vault

Statutory records storage

Scope

What applies to you

Business setup by activity

All 2,100+ activities
Trading & ServicesManufacturingReal Estate & Business ServicesPersonal & Social ServicesTransport, Storage & LogisticsConstruction & ContractingFinancial ServicesVirtual AssetsHealth & Social WorkEducationAgriculture & FishingProfessional & Technical ServicesAccommodation & Food ServicesMining & QuarryingUtilities & Energy
Free zone setup costsFree zone price indexSetup cost calculatorMainland vs free zoneWhich zones permit your activity

UAE free zones by emirate

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Dubai
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Abu Dhabi
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Sharjah
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RAK
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Ajman
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Fujairah
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UAQ
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