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I'm setting up a company in the UAEScout — Choose the right free zone or mainland licence before you pay for one.I run a UAE businessCheck — Know what applies to your company and never miss a renewal or tax deadline.My company is regulated or a DNFBPComply — Run compliance for a licensed firm: obligations, gaps, evidence and reports.I'm a firm serving clientsShield · Ledger · Onboard — Deliver compliance, bookkeeping or KYC for many clients from one workspace.I'm researching UAE regulationLexara — Read the law itself and get answers that cite the article.
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UAE free zones directoryFree zone cost calculatorFree zone price indexMainland vs free zoneDIFC vs ADGMBusiness activity lookupIncorporation document checklist

UAE law

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Solutions

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Platform overview

The compliance OS for UAE companies.
Every obligation. One platform.

Three foundational layers — the Rulebook, the Discovery Engine, and the Execution Layer — covering every compliance domain a UAE company faces.

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How it's built

Three layers that work together

The Rulebook

Sovereign truth of all UAE compliance obligations

Arakan maintains a continuously updated registry of every obligation across every UAE regulatory authority — federal, emirate, and free zone. When a law changes, the rulebook updates. Your company's obligations update with it. No manual tracking. No missed amendments.

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Discovery Engine

Real-time obligation scoping per entity

Register a company and Arakan immediately reads its jurisdiction, activity code, sector, and ownership structure — then scopes exactly which authorities apply and which obligations are live. Not a generic checklist. A precise, entity-specific obligation map updated continuously.

  • Jurisdiction-aware authority scoping (mainland, DIFC, ADGM, free zone)
  • Activity-code-driven requirement matching
  • Ownership structure analysis (sole proprietor, group, holding)
  • Automatic rescoping when entity details change

Agent Swarms

AI that executes compliance work continuously

Multi-agent swarms run against every obligation — the Analyst scopes what applies, the Auditor checks each requirement, the Synthesiser produces a consolidated verdict, the Archivist seals the evidence. The platform acts as your compliance officer. Your team focuses on the business.

  • Analyst agent: scopes applicable requirements from entity DNA
  • Auditor agent: runs logic engines against each requirement
  • Synthesiser agent: produces risk-ranked consolidated verdict
  • Archivist agent: seals findings and evidence with integrity hash

Compliance coverage

Every domain. Every authority.

Arakan is not a tax tool. It covers the full compliance surface area of a UAE company — across seven domains and 51 regulatory authorities.

FTA

Corporate Tax

  • Registration & TRN
  • Qualifying income
  • Transfer pricing
  • Physical substance
  • PE nexus
  • Tax groups
  • Small Business Relief
  • Interest limitation
MOE · DFSA

AML & Financial Crime

  • MLRO appointment
  • UBO beneficial owner register
  • GoAML registration
  • STR / SAR readiness
  • AML risk categorisation
  • Ongoing monitoring
MOHRE

Employment

  • Emiratisation targets
  • WPS payroll compliance
  • Unemployment insurance
  • Labour card obligations
UAE Data Office · DIFC

Data Protection

  • DPO appointment
  • DPIA requirements
  • Cross-border data transfers
  • DIFC Data Protection Law
DLD · RERA

Real Estate

  • Escrow compliance
  • Direct payment rules
  • Trakheesi / Madmoun (off-plan)
  • RERA broker card audit
VARA

Virtual Assets

  • VASP regulatory perimeter
  • Asset segregation
  • Market conduct
  • Cyber resilience
  • Compliance nexus
JAFZA · DMCC · DIFC

Free Zone Specific

  • Annual returns
  • Officer residency requirements
  • Lease renewal obligations
  • Offshore agent maintenance
  • Audit filing deadlines

Platform modules

Eight modules. One workspace.

Portfolio Dashboard

Live compliance status across every entity you manage. Risk tier, open gaps, nearest deadline — one view. Drill into any entity in one click.

Exposure Radar

Per-entity gap register across every applicable authority. Each gap shows severity, article reference, and recommended action.

Evidence Vault

Zero-custody document archive. Files are hashed and indexed without being moved. SHA-256 sealed. 7-year audit trail. Certified statement of standing.

Report Builder

AI-generated compliance reports citing the specific articles they satisfy. Branded with your firm's logo. PDF export and email dispatch.

AI Counsel

Ask any compliance question and get an answer grounded in your entity's specific profile — jurisdiction, activity, structure, open gaps.

Compliance Calendar

Every obligation deadline per entity, scoped to its fiscal year end and regulatory calendar. Notifications before deadlines hit.

Team & Access

Assign advisors per entity, give clients read-only access, keep portfolios separated. Role-based access built for compliance firm workflows.

Integrations

Connect Xero, Zoho Books, Bayzat (payroll), Lean (banking), SumSub (KYC), ComplyAdvantage (AML), Chainalysis, Elliptic, DocuSign.

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Arakan

UAE compliance, from company setup to filing — for UAE companies and the firms that serve them. 11 apps on one company record.

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Resources

  • Briefings & Lexicon
  • Industry Scenarios
  • Free Zones Guide
  • Certification
  • Institutional Guide

Free tools & guides

  • UAE free zones directory
  • Free zone cost calculator
  • Free zone price index
  • Mainland vs free zone
  • DIFC vs ADGM
  • Business activity lookup
  • Incorporation document checklist
  • Laws library
  • Regulators

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  • Terms of Service

11 apps

Check

Compliance essentials

Comply

Compliance workstation

Govern

Board governance

Shield

Client compliance portfolio

Ledger

Bookkeeping and VAT for firms

Onboard

Client KYC and CDD

Scout

Company setup advisory

Lexara

UAE law library

Verify

Sanctions and PEP screening

Vault

Document custody

Scope

What applies to you

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