The Abu Dhabi free zone
What an ADGM registration asks of your data
A financial services firm in ADGM answers to the FSRA for its permissions, and every ADGM entity answers to ADGM data protection law for the personal data it holds. We map those requirements to one control set and keep the evidence ready for your next review.
Get ready for your ADGM review
The data protection and cybersecurity side of your FSRA authorization
ADGM is Abu Dhabi's gateway to global finance.
Abu Dhabi Global Market is the UAE capital's international financial center, an onshore financial free zone with its own independent legal system based on English common law. ADGM's Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) regulates all financial services firms operating in the jurisdiction. FSRA sets authorization requirements, conduct standards, AML/CFT obligations, governance requirements, and operational standards. FSRA supervises authorized firms through regulatory returns and on-site inspections. Personal data held by ADGM entities falls under ADGM's own data protection law.
One control set for the FSRA and ADGM data protection requirements that apply to your firm.
Obtain Your FSRA Authorization
FSRA authorization requires complete business plans, financial projections, compliance frameworks, governance structures, systems and controls documentation, AML/CFT programs, and key individual approvals. The authorization process is rigorous and detailed. Many applications face delays or rejection due to incomplete submissions. Our platform helps applicants map applicable FSRA requirements, identify gaps and organize the policies, controls and evidence needed for authorization readiness. Authorization remains solely at the FSRA's discretion.
Structured, permission-specific authorization readiness.
Implement Complete AML/CFT Programs
FSRA enforces strict Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism requirements aligned with FATF standards. You need customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, suspicious activity reporting, and complete AML/CFT policies. AccuSights maps the AML/CFT requirements that apply to your permissions, assesses whether the required policies and controls exist, assigns remediation and keeps the documentation FSRA inspectors ask for. Due diligence, screening, monitoring and reporting are run by the firm in its own AML systems.
We map the AML/CFT requirements, assess the control gaps and keep the evidence.
Meet FSRA Conduct Rules and Standards
FSRA imposes detailed conduct rules on authorized firms and approved individuals, acting with integrity, due skill and diligence, managing conflicts of interest, treating customers fairly, and maintaining market confidence. We map the conduct rules that apply to your permissions, assess whether your conduct and conflicts-of-interest policies exist, assign remediation and keep the documentation FSRA asks for during on-site inspections. Managing conflicts and treating customers fairly stay with your firm.
Conduct rules mapped to your permissions, with an owner and evidence for each.
Establish Strong Governance and Control Functions
FSRA requires appropriate governance structures, qualified board members, independent directors, control functions (compliance, risk, internal audit), clear reporting lines, and effective oversight. We map the governance requirements, assess whether the board mandates, committees and control functions are documented and current, assign remediation and keep the evidence FSRA reviews at authorization and during supervision.
Board mandates, committees and control functions documented, with current evidence.
Submit Accurate Regulatory Returns and Notifications
FSRA requires regular regulatory returns, financial statements, prudential returns, business metrics, and material change notifications. Returns must be accurate, timely, and complete. AccuSights tracks the return calendar, records what each submission requires and keeps the reporting records FSRA reviews during supervisory activities. Preparing and submitting the returns stays with the firm.
We track the deadlines and keep the submission records; we file nothing on your behalf.
Prepare for FSRA On-Site Inspections
FSRA conducts regular on-site inspections examining authorization compliance, AML/CFT programs, conduct standards, governance structures, systems and controls, and regulatory reporting. When FSRA arrives, they expect immediate access to policies, procedures, records, systems, and evidence of compliance. We keep that documentation current and in one place, so an inspection request is answered from records you already hold.
The documents an inspector asks for, current and in one place.
Why Financial Firms Choose This Path
From the first gap assessment to a file ready for FSRA review.
Firms using our platform:
Evidence for the Authorization File
Documentation for the systems, controls and data protection parts of your FSRA application, kept current instead of rebuilt for each submission.
Ready for Inspection
Each control has an owner and current evidence, so an inspector asking for proof gets a document the same day.
Implement AML/CFT
Map the AML/CFT requirements that apply to you, assess whether the controls exist and keep the evidence. Screening and monitoring stay in your own systems.
Meet Conduct Standards
The FSRA conduct and conflicts-of-interest rules mapped to your permissions, with owners and evidence. Applying them day to day stays with your firm.
Maintain Authorization
Continuous readiness records and a tracked return calendar keep your FSRA authorization defensible. The returns themselves are filed by your firm.
Build Regional Credibility
ADGM authorization demonstrates international standards and regulatory compliance, building credibility across Middle East markets.
Built for ADGM financial-services compliance and FSRA readiness.
What FSRA expects of a firm registered in ADGM
The FSRA rulebook is wide. We map it, assess it and keep the record; we do not run it.
FSRA imposes extensive requirements covering authorization, prudential standards, conduct of business, AML/CTF, governance, systems and controls, and regulatory reporting. We map the requirements that apply to your permissions, assess whether the policies and controls exist, assign remediation and keep the supporting evidence. The regulated functions themselves stay inside your firm and its own systems.
We map the requirements, assess what is in place and keep the evidence.
Obligations that come with the registration
What FSRA rules cover for ADGM financial services firms