What types of businesses can open a UAE account?

We currently support the following business structures opening an account in the UAE:

  • Sole establishments

  • Branches of sole establishments

  • Free zone establishments

  • LLCs

  • Branches of LLCs

  • Free zone LLCs

Note:

  • Your business must hold a valid (non-expired) trade licence or freelancer permit issued within the UAE

    • We do accept DED eTrader licences

  • We don't currently support individuals without a licence/permit or non-profit organisations

For a list of our restricted business types, please see https://stripe.com/ae/restricted-businesses

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