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StashAway in United Arab Emirates — review, licence and costs
Score (4 of 6 axes scored)
shown, not ranked: no cost
- Reviews25%90
- Safety20%100
- Track record10%50
- Platforms10%15
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards United Arab Emirates residents
- StashAway MENA Ltd
- Local standing
- UAE-regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA)
- Licence as the register states it
- Authorized by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) in the DIFC; no DFM/ADX membership (invests in global markets, not local exchange broker). Note: prompt-suggested ADGM/FSRA not verified for the UAE-serving entity — UAE entity is DFSA-regulated.
- Leverage for this entity
- no retail forex/CFDs; unleveraged diversified ETF/sukuk/gold portfolios (robo-advisory)
- The firm behind it
- Digital wealth-management (robo-advisor) founded in Singapore 2016; expanded to MENA/UAE; uses proprietary StashAway Risk Index (SRI) for dynamic asset allocation
- What we hold against it
- No regulator enforcement actions found; not verified at review
Leverage by entity
The licence belongs to the firm; a leverage figure belongs to one entity. Only the entity that onboards UAE residents enters the score.
no retail forex/CFDs; unleveraged diversified ETF/sukuk/gold portfolios (robo-advisory)
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youUAE-regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA)
- Regulator warning on filenone found
— means the broker does not state it in any source we captured. It is not read as “no protection” and it is not scored.
Accounts
Account types the broker names for this country: Managed investment portfolios (General Investing, Shariah Global Portfolio, cash management), no minimum investment, USD-denominated portfolios funded from AED. The figures below are the broker's own and do not differ by account in any source we captured.
Swap-free account terms
Terms read from the account page on 01.10.2026. The cap on open positions is not published.
Where StashAway sits in the UAE base(75 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (60 of 75 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 2-35 · 15 of 75 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (33 of 75 priced)
Median 50 USD · range 0-10000 · this broker 0 USD · 42 of 75 brokers do not publish it
Retail leverage (53 of 75 with a UAE figure)
Median 1:500 · range 1-5000 · 22 of 75 brokers do not publish it
Withdrawal time published (75 brokers)
Payouts(1 method)
| Method | Deposit, h | Withdrawal, h | Fee, USD | Min, USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAE bank transfer | 24 | — | 0 | 50 |
Deposit and withdrawal methods (1 methods · 1 local)
UAE bank transfer;
- UAE bank transferlocal
- Account currency
- AED
- Fee declared
- 1 of 1 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(1 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets(2 platforms)
- StashAway mobile app (iOS/Android)
- web dashboard
| Class | Leverage |
|---|---|
| StashAway mobile app (iOS/Android) | —UAE |
| web dashboard | —UAE |
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 4.8 | — |
Share of reviewers in the UAE: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(4 for and 4 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Authorised by the United Arab Emirates regulator in its own register
- Min deposit 0 USD, under the United Arab Emirates median 50
- Swap-free account available
- Safety 100 of 100, its strongest of 4 scored axes
- Round-turn cost not priced: the pair of spread and commission is not published
- Withdrawal time not published
- Platforms 15 of 100, its weakest of 4 scored axes
- Not scored on round-turn cost, payouts: the broker publishes no figure we could read
Alternatives in the UAE(6 of 75 scored in United Arab Emirates)
- Round turn, USD
- 4UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 3000 group
- Rank in this country
- #24
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 200UAE
- Rank in this country
- #2
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 5 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 30UAE
- Rank in this country
- #5
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 5UAE
- Leverage
- 30UAE
- Rank in this country
- #8
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 0 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 500 group
- Rank in this country
- #21
- Round turn, USD
- 6UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 0UAE
- Leverage
- 500UAE
- Rank in this country
- #11
"group" marks a figure the broker publishes for the group rather than for this country. It is shown because the broker states it, and it is not ranked, averaged or used to sort.
Methodology(6 axes · formula v1.0)
Score = 2 + 3 × weighted mean of six axes scored 0–100. Range 2.0–5.0. An axis without data drops out and the remaining weights are renormalised; it is never scored zero or estimated. Group-wide figures never enter a UAE score. Full methodology
| Axis | Weight | What is measured | StashAway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 90 |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | — |
| Safety | 20% | Local authorisation, the entity that onboards you, any regulator warning | 100 |
| Payouts | 15% | Published withdrawal time, fees and the methods available in the country | — |
| Track record | 10% | Years since the firm was founded, from its own filings | 50 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 15 |
FAQ
- Does StashAway accept residents of United Arab Emirates?
- Yes. UAE-regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) Onboarding entity: StashAway MENA Ltd
- Is StashAway licensed to serve clients in United Arab Emirates?
- Authorized by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) in the DIFC; no DFM/ADX membership (invests in global markets, not local exchange broker). Note: prompt-suggested ADGM/FSRA not verified for the UAE-serving entity — UAE entity is DFSA-regulated. Checked on 11.07.2026.
- Which trading platforms does StashAway support?
- StashAway mobile app (iOS/Android), web dashboard. Instruments: Globally diversified portfolios of US/developed/emerging-market equity ETFs, bonds/sukuk, and physical gold; no direct single-stock trading
- How can I withdraw money from StashAway in United Arab Emirates?
- UAE bank transfer; funding from local AED bank accounts
- What account types does StashAway offer?
- Managed investment portfolios (General Investing, Shariah Global Portfolio, cash management); no minimum investment; USD-denominated portfolios funded from AED
- Does StashAway offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Yes. StashAway offers a swap-free (Islamic) account to United Arab Emirates residents.
Taxes for a UAE resident(1 rule)
- 0% personal income tax and 0% capital gains tax on individual trading profits (forex, stocks, crypto, derivatives) - as of the review (2026);https://www.stashaway.ae/
Not tax advice. Check with the Federal Tax Authority.