Regulations / UAE
UAE: SMS and email OTP phase-out
Answer Central Bank of the UAE: SMS and email OTP phase-out. Timing: Jul 2025 – Mar 2026. Status on Telemetry's board: complete (verified 2026-09-24).
RRecord
- Market
- UAE
- Regulator
- Central Bank of the UAE
- Measure
- SMS and email OTP phase-out
- Timing
- Jul 2025 – Mar 2026
- Status
- Complete
- Verified
- 2026-09-24
ERegulator and standards
Central Bank of the UAE Central bank
The UAE's central bank. It directed banks to phase out SMS and email one-time passcodes, starting in July 2025 and finishing by March 31, 2026.
- Jurisdiction
- United Arab Emirates
BBriefings
The UAE’s SMS OTP phase-out is done. What US banks can take from it
The Central Bank of the UAE directed banks to phase out SMS and email one-time passcodes, starting in July 2025 and finishing by March 31, 2026. Banks moved customers to in-app verification in their own mobile apps.
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