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ShieldClients' regulatory compliance
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Apps

For companies

ComplyGovern

For firms serving clients

OnboardShieldLedgerBecome an Arakan adviser

For setting up

ScoutAtlas

Screening, rules and records

VerifyLexaraVaultScope

Free guides

Free zonesBusiness activitiesUAE laws and rulebooksRegulatory updates
Find the right appAll apps →
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Explainer videos and demosLexara Academy

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Tax and compliance glossaryBriefingsCompliance scenariosLexara Weekly

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Arakan Shield · Clients' regulatory compliance

Every client's compliance, in one portfolio.

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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No card needed. One account works across every Arakan app.

What Shield does

Clients' regulatory compliance

  • Portfolio at a glance

    All clients, their open obligations and nearest deadlines in one view. Filter by authority, risk or team member.

  • Each client scoped properly

    Each client's authorities and obligations are worked out from its own jurisdiction and activities, with the reasons shown.

  • Team assignment

    Analysts, reviewers and partners assigned per client, with a record of every change.

  • Client files

    Each client's documents and evidence linked to its obligations, kept in Vault.

  • Client reports

    Where each client stands, what is open and what is due.

  • Leads from Arakan

    Firms can take on new clients from Arakan's setup and compliance inquiries that match their practice areas.

How it works

  1. 1

    Add your clients

    Each client becomes its own company record in your workspace.

  2. 2

    Scope each one

    Obligations and deadlines per client, with the source of each.

  3. 3

    Work the portfolio

    Assign the team, collect evidence, and report to clients.

Questions

How is Shield different from Comply?

Comply is for one company running its own compliance. Shield is for a firm doing it for many clients from one workspace.

Can clients be in different jurisdictions?

Yes. Each client is scoped on its own, so a portfolio can mix DIFC, ADGM, free zone and mainland companies.

Works with

For firms serving clients. The apps share your companies, documents and rules, so nothing is entered twice.

  • OnboardClient onboarding (KYC/CDD)
  • VerifySanctions and PEP screening
  • LedgerClients' FTA compliance
  • VaultStatutory records storage

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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

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