Dfsa base capital requirement (38 figures)
The Regulator Authorisation Tariff carries 41 published figures read from 9 sources' own pages; the 39 published figures given by category run from 0 to 10,000,000 USD, read 24 October 2026.
- 350 to 1,666,667
- 31,666,667 to 3,333,333
- 3,333,333 to 5,000,000
- 5,000,000 to 6,666,667
- 6,666,667 to 8,333,333
- 38,333,333 to 10,000,000
Bands
| Bucket | Value |
|---|---|
| 0 to 1,666,667 | 35 figures |
| 1,666,667 to 3,333,333 | 3 figures |
| 3,333,333 to 5,000,000 | 0 figures |
| 5,000,000 to 6,666,667 | 0 figures |
| 6,666,667 to 8,333,333 | 0 figures |
| 8,333,333 to 10,000,000 | 3 figures |
9 of the 19 named sources read in full publish a figure; 10 publish none, read 24 October 2026.
By category and requirement and time
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| categoryDFSA Category 4 | 30,000USD | 20,000 to 30,000USD | 3 |
| categoryDFSA Category 2 | 2USD | 2 to 2,000,000USD | 3 |
| categoryDFSA Category 3A | 200,000USD | 200,000 to 200,000USD | 2 |
| categoryFSRA Category 3A | 500,000USD | 500,000 to 500,000USD | 1 |
| categoryFSRA Category 3C | 250,000USD | 250,000 to 250,000USD | 1 |
| categoryFSRA Category 4 | 30,000USD | 10,000 to 50,000USD | 2 |
| categoryDFSA Category 1 | 10USD | 10 to 10,000,000USD | 3 |
| categoryDFSA Category 3D | 200,000USD | 200,000 to 500,000USD | 3 |
| categoryDFSA crypto token firm | 2,000,000USD | 2,000,000 to 2,000,000USD | 1 |
| categoryDFSA Category 3C | 500,000USD | 140,000 to 500,000USD | 3 |
| categoryDFSA Category 5 | 10,000,000USD | 10,000,000 to 10,000,000USD | 1 |
| categoryDFSA Providing Custody of Crypto Assets | 1,000,000USD | 1,000,000 to 1,000,000USD | 1 |
| categoryDFSA Operating an EMPS | 500,000USD | 500,000 to 500,000USD | 1 |
| categoryDFSA Providing Custody for a Fund | 500,000USD | 500,000 to 500,000USD | 1 |
| categoryDFSA Acting as Trustee of a Fund | 2,000,000USD | 2,000,000 to 2,000,000USD | 1 |
| categoryDFSA Issuing Stored Value | 500,000USD | 500,000 to 500,000USD | 1 |
| categoryDFSA Public Fund or Credit Fund Manager | 140,000USD | 140,000 to 140,000USD | 1 |
| categoryDFSA Exempt Fund or QIF Manager | 40,000USD | 40,000 to 40,000USD | 1 |
| categoryDFSA VC Fund Manager | 0USD | 0 to 0USD | 1 |
| categoryDFSA Asset Manager | 140,000USD | 140,000 to 140,000USD | 1 |
| categoryDFSA Managing a PSIAr | 140,000USD | 140,000 to 140,000USD | 1 |
| categoryDFSA Category 4 (crowdfunding platform / money transmission) | 140,000USD | 140,000 to 140,000USD | 1 |
| categoryDFSA Category 3C (manages assets or public/credit fund only) | 140,000USD | 140,000 to 140,000USD | 1 |
| categoryDFSA Category 3C (professional-investor fund manager only) | 40,000USD | 40,000 to 40,000USD | 1 |
| requirementapplication fee (DFSA, Dealing in Investments as Agent) | 25,000USD | 25,000 to 25,000USD | 1 |
| timeDFSA Category 3A before 1 July 2026 (pre-PIB VER54) | 500,000USD | 500,000 to 500,000USD | 1 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
The sentence each figure was read from (41)
- wincoreadvisory.com: Financial Licensing DIFC Categorisation | Financial License DIFC, read 2026-10-24:
Base Capital – US$ 10,000,000
- 10leaves.ae: DIFC Licensing categories, read 2026-10-24:
This rises to US$ 10 million for a Category 1 banking license.
- wincoreadvisory.com: Financial Licensing DIFC Categorisation | Financial License DIFC, read 2026-10-24:
Base Capital – US$ 10,000,000 Risk-based Capital minimum based on the totality of risks – CET1, 6%; Tier 1, 8%.
- 10leaves.ae: DIFC Licensing categories, read 2026-10-24:
Base Capital – US$ 2 million, except for Matched Principal activities where the Base Capital requirement is US$ 500,000.
- cryptoverselawyers.io: DFSA Crypto Licence Cost in DIFC (2026): Fees, Capital & Setup Cos, read 2026-10-24:
Base Capital Requirement USD 2,000,000
- 10leaves.ae: DIFC Licensing categories, read 2026-10-24:
Acting as a Trustee of a Fund – US$ 2 million
- 10leaves.ae: DIFC Licensing categories, read 2026-10-24:
For Providing Custody of Crypto Assets – US$ 1 million
- assiss.com: Category 3C Activities in ADGM, read 2026-10-24:
Category 3A: In this category, Authorised Persons are licensed to deal in investments as agents with a base capital requirement of US$ 500,000.
- cavenwellgroup.com: DIFC Licensing Categories, read 2026-10-24:
Given the high volume of transactions and fraud risk, DFSA mandates a capital requirement of USD 500,000 and above, depending on transaction volumes.
- 10leaves.ae: DIFC Licensing categories, read 2026-10-24:
Operating an EMPS – US$ 500,000
- 10leaves.ae: DIFC Licensing categories, read 2026-10-24:
Providing Custody for a Fund – US$ 500,000
- 10leaves.ae: DIFC Licensing categories, read 2026-10-24:
Issuing Stored Value – US$ 500,000
- henryclub.ae: DFSA License Categories 2026: DIFC Cat 1-5 Guide, read 2026-10-24:
The base capital is USD 500,000, reduced to USD 140,000 where the firm only manages assets or a public or credit fund and USD 40,000 where it only manages professional-investor funds (PIB 3.6.2); the highest of base, expenditure-based and activity-based capital applies.
- henryclub.ae: DFSA License Categories 2026: DIFC Cat 1-5 Guide, read 2026-10-24:
Base capital is USD 200,000 under PIB VER54 (it was USD 500,000 before the 1 July 2026 reform).
- henryclub.ae: DFSA License Categories 2026: DIFC Cat 1-5 Guide, read 2026-10-24:
Category 3C is for firms that manage assets or run a fund - they control client money or investments, so base capital is USD 500,000 (USD 140,000 for a firm that only manages assets, USD 40,000 for a manager of professional-investor funds only).
- zitadelleag.com: DFSA Category 4 License 2026, read 2026-10-24:
Category 3C Managing assets (discretionary); managing a collective investment fund USD 500,000 (lower for some fund managers)
- assiss.com: Category 3C Activities in ADGM, read 2026-10-24:
The base capital requirement is US$ 250,000 except for the activity of managing a collective investment fund, in which case the base capital requirement is:
- 10leaves.ae: DIFC Licensing categories, read 2026-10-24:
Base Capital – US$ 200,000.
- 10leaves.ae: DIFC Licensing categories, read 2026-10-24:
Base Capital – US$ 200,000
- zitadelleag.com: DFSA Category 4 License 2026, read 2026-10-24:
Category 3A Dealing in investments as agent USD 200,000
- zitadelleag.com: DFSA Category 4 License 2026, read 2026-10-24:
Category 3C Managing assets (discretionary); managing a collective investment fund USD 500,000 (lower for some fund managers) Category 3D Providing money services USD 200,000
- wincoreadvisory.com: Financial Licensing DIFC Categorisation | Financial License DIFC, read 2026-10-24:
Base capital requirement 3C Fund Manager – US$ 140,000 (to manage a Public Fund US$ 70,000 to manage exempt funds/QIFs).
- 10leaves.ae: DIFC Licensing categories, read 2026-10-24:
Issuing Stored Value – US$ 500,000 Public Fund or Credit Fund Managers – US$ 140,000
- 10leaves.ae: DIFC Licensing categories, read 2026-10-24:
Asset Managers – US$ 140,000
- 10leaves.ae: DIFC Licensing categories, read 2026-10-24:
Asset Managers – US$ 140,000 Managing a PSIAr – US$ 140,000
- 10leaves.ae: DIFC Licensing categories, read 2026-10-24:
Base Capital for Operating a Crowdfunding Platform or Money Transmission Services– US$ 140,000
- henryclub.ae: DFSA License Categories 2026: DIFC Cat 1-5 Guide, read 2026-10-24:
Category 3C is USD 500,000 (USD 140,000 for a firm that only manages assets or a public fund, USD 40,000 for a manager of professional-investor funds only), and Categories 1 and 5 run into the millions.
- FSRA prudential requirements for lower-risk firms (consultation PDF), read 2026-10-24:
, the Base Capital Requirement (“BCR”) for all other Category 4 firms is $50,000.
- 10leaves.ae: DIFC Licensing categories, read 2026-10-24:
Exempt Fund, Qualified Investment Fund Managers – US$ 40,000
- henryclub.ae: DFSA License Categories 2026: DIFC Cat 1-5 Guide, read 2026-10-24:
The base capital is USD 500,000, reduced to USD 140,000 for a firm that only manages assets or a public fund and USD 40,000 for a manager of professional-investor funds only, with the actual requirement being the highest of base, expenditure-based and activity-based capital.
- 10leaves.ae: DIFC Licensing categories, read 2026-10-24:
Under the updated rules, the Base Capital Requirement for a standard Category 4 firm is US$ 30,000, while certain activities—such as Operating a Crowdfunding Platform or Providing Money Transmission—continue to require US$ 140,000.
- henryclub.ae: DFSA License Categories 2026: DIFC Cat 1-5 Guide, read 2026-10-24:
Category 3C is for firms that manage assets or run a fund - they control client money or investments, so base capital is USD 500,000 (USD 140,000 for a firm that only manages assets, USD 40,000 for a manager of professional-investor funds only). Category 4 is for firms that only advise and arrange and never hold client money, so capital is far lower (USD 30,000).
- zitadelleag.com: DFSA Category 4 License 2026, read 2026-10-24:
Since the DFSA's 2025 prudential reforms, the base capital requirement for a standard Category 4 firm is USD 30,000 — USD 140,000 if the firm operates a crowdfunding platform or provides money transmission.
- cryptoverselawyers.io: DFSA Fees and Capital Rules in DIFC for Crypto Firms, read 2026-10-24:
Application fee: $25,000 (Dealing as Agent).
- assiss.com: Category 3C Activities in ADGM, read 2026-10-24:
Category 4 has a base capital requirement of US$ 10,000.
- zitadelleag.com: DFSA Category 4 License 2026, read 2026-10-24:
Minimum base capital: USD $10,000 — making it the lowest-capital institutional-grade license available from a Tier-1 globally recognized regulator.
- cavenwellgroup.com: DIFC Licensing Categories, read 2026-10-24:
The base capital requirement for a Category 1 License is USD 10 million, reflecting the significant fiduciary and operational responsibilities these institutions assume.
- zitadelleag.com: DFSA Category 4 License 2026, read 2026-10-24:
Category Main activities Base capital Category 1 Accepting deposits USD 10 million
- cavenwellgroup.com: DIFC Licensing Categories, read 2026-10-24:
The minimum capital requirement for this category is USD 2 million, with heightened risk-based capital adequacy obligations.
- zitadelleag.com: DFSA Category 4 License 2026, read 2026-10-24:
Category 2 Dealing in investments as principal; providing credit USD 2 million (USD 500,000 for matched-principal dealers)
- 10leaves.ae: DIFC Licensing categories, read 2026-10-24:
Exempt Fund, Qualified Investment Fund Managers – US$ 40,000 VC Fund Managers – US$ 0
Read in full, publishes no figure
10 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- ADGM FSRA general application process, read 2026-10-03: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- ADGM FSRA: prudential framework for lower-risk firms finalised, read 2026-10-10: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority, read 2026-10-17: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- ADGM: additional obligations of financial services entities, read 2026-10-17: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- DFSA fees, read 2026-10-03: every candidate on the page was refused
- DFSA authorisation services overview, read 2026-10-03: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- ADGM Rulebook FEES 3.2.3 guidance, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- complyfactor.com: DFSA Category 3C licence: a comprehensive guide to requirements, oblig, read 2026-10-24: every candidate on the page was refused
- globallawexperts.com: Adgm Company Formation, read 2026-10-24: every candidate on the page was refused
- neolegal.ae: Dubai DFSA Category 1 Banking Licence (DIFC), read 2026-10-17: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
9 of the 19 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 10 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 2 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in USD (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 38 figures, never sentences; 216 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per regulator per prudential category per requirement (base capital, application fee, annual supervision fee, controlled-function fee), quoted with the rulebook module and version it comes from; the figure is the CATEGORY-BY-CATEGORY gap between the two regulators for the same activity, and the change history as each rulebook amends - the FSRA's lower-risk prudential amendments of 19 August 2025 and 1 January 2026 are the current example
216 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (21)
- ADGM FSRA general application process(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- ADGM FSRA: prudential framework for lower-risk firms finalised(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- ADGM: additional obligations of financial services entities(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- DFSA fees(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- DFSA authorisation services overview(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- DFSA Rulebook PIB 3.6.2 (base capital requirement)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- ADGM Rulebook FEES(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- ADGM Rulebook FEES 3.2.3 guidance(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- FSRA prudential requirements for lower-risk firms (consultation PDF)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- 10leaves.ae: DIFC Licensing categories(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- assiss.com: Category 3C Activities in ADGM(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- cavenwellgroup.com: DIFC Licensing Categories(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- complyfactor.com: DFSA Category 3C licence: a comprehensive guide to requirements, oblig(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- globallawexperts.com: Adgm Company Formation(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- neolegal.ae: Dubai DFSA Category 1 Banking Licence (DIFC)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- wincoreadvisory.com: Financial Licensing DIFC Categorisation | Financial License DIFC(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- cryptoverselawyers.io: DFSA Crypto Licence Cost in DIFC (2026): Fees, Capital & Setup Cos(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- cryptoverselawyers.io: DFSA Fees and Capital Rules in DIFC for Crypto Firms(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- henryclub.ae: DFSA License Categories 2026: DIFC Cat 1-5 Guide(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- zitadelleag.com: DFSA Category 4 License 2026(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The Regulator Authorisation Tariff carries 41 published figures read from 9 sources' own pages; the 39 published figures given by category run from 0 to 10,000,000 USD, read 24 October 2026.
9 of the 19 named sources read in full publish a figure; 10 publish none, read 24 October 2026.
Regulator Authorisation Tariff, category DFSA Category 4: median 30,000 USD across 3 sources, read 24 October 2026.
Regulator Authorisation Tariff, category DFSA Category 2: median 2 USD across 3 sources, read 24 October 2026.
Regulator Authorisation Tariff, category DFSA Category 3A: median 200,000 USD across 2 sources, read 24 October 2026.
Regulator Authorisation Tariff, category FSRA Category 3A: median 500,000 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Regulator Authorisation Tariff, category FSRA Category 3C: median 250,000 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Regulator Authorisation Tariff, category FSRA Category 4: median 30,000 USD across 2 sources, read 24 October 2026.
Regulator Authorisation Tariff, category DFSA Category 1: median 10 USD across 3 sources, read 24 October 2026.
Regulator Authorisation Tariff, category DFSA Category 3D: median 200,000 USD across 3 sources, read 24 October 2026.
Regulator Authorisation Tariff, category DFSA crypto token firm: median 2,000,000 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Regulator Authorisation Tariff, category DFSA Category 3C: median 500,000 USD across 3 sources, read 24 October 2026.
Regulator Authorisation Tariff, category DFSA Category 5: median 10,000,000 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Regulator Authorisation Tariff, category DFSA Providing Custody of Crypto Assets: median 1,000,000 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Regulator Authorisation Tariff, category DFSA Operating an EMPS: median 500,000 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Regulator Authorisation Tariff, category DFSA Providing Custody for a Fund: median 500,000 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Regulator Authorisation Tariff, category DFSA Acting as Trustee of a Fund: median 2,000,000 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Regulator Authorisation Tariff, category DFSA Issuing Stored Value: median 500,000 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Regulator Authorisation Tariff, category DFSA Public Fund or Credit Fund Manager: median 140,000 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Regulator Authorisation Tariff, category DFSA Exempt Fund or QIF Manager: median 40,000 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Regulator Authorisation Tariff, category DFSA VC Fund Manager: median 0 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Regulator Authorisation Tariff, category DFSA Asset Manager: median 140,000 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Regulator Authorisation Tariff, category DFSA Managing a PSIAr: median 140,000 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Regulator Authorisation Tariff, category DFSA Category 4 (crowdfunding platform / money transmission): median 140,000 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Regulator Authorisation Tariff, category DFSA Category 3C (manages assets or public/credit fund only): median 140,000 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Regulator Authorisation Tariff, category DFSA Category 3C (professional-investor fund manager only): median 40,000 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Regulator Authorisation Tariff, requirement application fee (DFSA, Dealing in Investments as Agent): median 25,000 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Regulator Authorisation Tariff, time DFSA Category 3A before 1 July 2026 (pre-PIB VER54): median 500,000 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
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