Which banks in the Gulf and MENA offer Web3 business accounts and custody?

Every bank that passes this test also appears on Crypto-friendly banks in the Gulf and MENA with a stablecoin off-ramp, 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

Bank	Score	Type	Health	P2P	Verdict
AMINA Bank	15/16	Crypto-native	Solid	none	Yes, but only for professional clients and companies. Individuals need CHF 500,000 in assets plus finance experience, or CHF 2 million.
Singapore Gulf Bank	10/16	Crypto-native	Unknown	none	Yes. Built for crypto firms, with a USD personal account that plugs straight into Binance Bahrain.
Standard Chartered	8/16	Traditional	Watch	none	Yes for institutions, through spot trading, custody and stablecoins. Retail customers get little beyond the Mox app in Hong Kong.
Zand Bank	8/16	Business banking	Solid	none	Yes for licensed businesses and institutions, no for individuals.
RAKBank	8/16	Traditional	Solid	none	Yes. Crypto trading is built into the app, but it is a closed loop run by Bitpanda, and exchange transfer rules are not published.

Click a column to sort. Health is our tag. P2P is community-reported and separate from the score.

Bank by bank

AMINA Bank 15 of 16 · Web3 business accounts: yes · custody: yes
Allowed: Business accounts for Web3 startups, miners, exchanges, market makers and funds, including a zero-fee startup package
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

Singapore Gulf Bank 10 of 16 · Web3 business accounts: yes · custody: yes
Allowed: Business accounts for exchanges, stablecoin issuers, market makers, OTC desks, payment firms and prime brokers
Watch out: Stablecoin mint and redeem is for corporate and high net worth clients only, with a USD 100,000 minimum per transaction

Standard Chartered 8 of 16 · Web3 business accounts: partial · custody: yes
Allowed: Deliverable Bitcoin and Ether spot trading for institutional clients through the UK branch (since July 2025) and Standard Chartered DIFC in the UAE (since September 2026)
Watch out: No retail crypto trading, custody or staking at Standard Chartered itself in any market; every direct product is for institutions

Zand Bank 8 of 16 · Web3 business accounts: yes · custody: yes
Allowed: Business accounts for VASPs, crypto exchanges, market makers, banks and corporates, stated on Zand's own custody FAQ
Watch out: Custody is limited by VARA to institutional and qualified investors

RAKBank 8 of 16 · Web3 business accounts: partial · custody: partial
Allowed: UAE entities, including ADGM and DIFC companies, may use the Digital Assets Service under the bank's terms
Watch out: No published route to move crypto out to an external wallet, or to deposit crypto from outside. If the bank drops the service, its terms say you must liquidate

Up to the full list

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

Same region, other tests

Web3 business accounts and custody elsewhere

Crypto-friendly banks with Web3 business accounts and custody (20)Crypto-friendly banks in the EU with Web3 business accounts and custody (7)Crypto-friendly banks in Europe outside the EU with Web3 business accounts and custody (10)Crypto-friendly banks in the UK with Web3 business accounts and custody (5)Crypto-friendly banks in Switzerland with Web3 business accounts and custody (5)Crypto-friendly banks in the UAE with Web3 business accounts and custody (4)

Answer 4 questions, get your match →