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

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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 · Web3 business accounts: yes · staking: yes
Allowed: Business accounts for Web3 startups, miners, exchanges, market makers and funds, including a zero-fee startup package
Watch out: Stablecoin rewards for US persons and anyone resident or domiciled in the EEA
Standard Chartered 8 of 16 · Web3 business accounts: partial · staking: partial
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

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