Zand Bank
UAE digital bank issuing the first regulated AED stablecoin
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Zand Bank is a UAE AI-powered digital bank (rated BBB+ by Fitch) that launched Zand AED, the country's first regulated, multi-chain AED-backed stablecoin on public blockchains, approved by the Central Bank of the UAE. Issued via subsidiary Zand Trust and built with Taurus tokenization and wallet technology, Zand AED is fully backed 1:1 by dirham reserves in segregated accounts with independently audited smart contracts and reserve attestations.
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