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UAE's Three-Layer Payment Stack: What Aani, Jaywan and the Digital Dirham Mean for Every Business Operating in the Region

By Punit Thakker2026-09-019 min read
Punit Thakker— Payments

UAE's Three-Layer Payment Stack: What Aani, Jaywan and the Digital Dirham Mean for Every Business Operating in the Region

UAE's three-layer payment stack — Aani, Jaywan and the Digital Dirham — represents the most comprehensive domestic payment infrastructure built by any GCC central bank in a single cycle.

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Punit Thakker

Executive Director — Fintech, Blockchain & Digital Assets, ASK Group · Founder, Drongo Ventures

Punit has spent more than two decades inside the machinery of payments — from the founding team that brought PayPal to India to advising the Central Bank of the UAE.

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