Which banks in the Gulf and MENA offer custody and staking?

Every bank that passes this test also appears on Crypto-friendly banks in the Gulf and MENA, and the list is identical. That page carries the full write-up and is the one search engines are pointed to. The table below is the same set.

The banks that pass

BankScoreTypeHealthP2PVerdict
AMINA Bank15/16Crypto-nativeSolidnoneYes, but only for professional clients and companies. Individuals need CHF 500,000 in assets plus finance experience, or CHF 2 million.
Standard Chartered8/16TraditionalWatchnoneYes for institutions, through spot trading, custody and stablecoins. Retail customers get little beyond the Mox app in Hong Kong.

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Bank by bank

AMINA Bank 15 of 16 · custody: yes · staking: yes
Allowed: Crypto transfers into AMINA from your own account at a supported exchange or custodian, including Coinbase, Kraken, Bitstamp, ByBit, Deribit and Revolut, once you prove the account is yours
Watch out: Crypto deliveries to or from any wallet you do not control. The pricing schedule says deliveries are only possible to a wallet under the client's control
Standard Chartered 8 of 16 · custody: yes · staking: partial
Allowed: Regulated digital asset custody for institutions from the DIFC under a DFSA licence, with Bitcoin and Ether supported at launch
Watch out: No retail crypto trading, custody or staking at Standard Chartered itself in any market; every direct product is for institutions

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Crypto-friendly banks in the Gulf and MENA (8)

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