Trust Center | InvestArab

Regulatory perimeter

InvestArab is a trading name of Arab Investment Company K.S.C.C. (AIC), which holds a licence from the Capital Markets Authority of Kuwait — licence AP/2016/0001 — covering custody, securities brokerage (not exchange-registered), portfolio management, collective investment schemes, investment advice, investment control and subscription agency. Scope note: the CMA has not licensed virtual-asset services in Kuwait (Circular No. 10 of 2023, 17 July 2023); the digital-asset features therefore sit outside the CMA's virtual-asset perimeter and are not covered by a dedicated virtual-asset licence.

Covered by the CMA securities licence

• custody
• securities brokerage (not exchange-registered)
• portfolio management
• CIS management
• investment advice
• investment control
• subscription agency

Not covered by the CMA securities licence

• spot crypto trading (not covered by the CMA securities licence)
• custodial crypto wallets (not covered by the CMA securities licence)
• P2P crypto escrow (not covered by the CMA securities licence)
• AUSD (withdrawn 2026-10-20 — no longer issued or sold)
• precious-metals vault (not covered by the CMA securities licence)

Kuwait CMA Circular No. 10 of 2023 (17 July 2023) prohibits virtual asset activities within Kuwait. The platform operator asserts regional cross-border servicing; however, no cross-border exemption exists under Kuwait CMA rules for virtual assets, and providing digital-asset services across borders sits outside the CMA licence perimeter and requires qualified legal review in each client jurisdiction.

CMA Kuwait Circular No. 10 of 2023 (17 July 2023)

Frequently asked questions

How can I assess InvestArab's authenticity and safety?

InvestArab is a trading name of Arab Investment Company K.S.C.C. (AIC), which holds a licence from the Capital Markets Authority of Kuwait — licence AP/2016/0001 — covering custody, securities brokerage (not exchange-registered), portfolio management, collective investment schemes, investment advice, investment control and subscription agency. Scope note: the CMA has not licensed virtual-asset services in Kuwait (Circular No. 10 of 2023, 17 July 2023); the digital-asset features therefore sit outside the CMA's virtual-asset perimeter and are not covered by a dedicated virtual-asset licence. Verify the securities licence at https://www.cma.gov.kw/en/web/cma/licensed-companies. AIC states that securities client assets are held 1:1 in segregated custody under CMA Kuwait Book 5. Actual segregation has not been independently attested; this securities licence does not cover custodial crypto wallets. Review records and unresolved confirmation requirements at https://investarab.com/regulatory, https://investarab.com/verify, and https://investarab.com/independent-confirmation.

Where can I verify Arab USD (AUSD) and its backing?

The operator-published AUSD contract on BNB Smart Chain (chain ID 56) is 0x968a93011A7486d6c87301907c22fB89d0A7Be80. Its collateral is a project-issued token configured as USDT, distinct from canonical BSC USDT; its dollar value and backing are operator-stated and not independently attested. The $1.00 accounting value is not a promise of dollar redemption. See https://investarab.com/markets/ausd/transparency and https://investarab.com/.well-known/ausd.json for contract and explorer links. InvestArab is a trading name of Arab Investment Company K.S.C.C. (AIC), which holds a licence from the Capital Markets Authority of Kuwait — licence AP/2016/0001 — covering custody, securities brokerage (not exchange-registered), portfolio management, collective investment schemes, investment advice, investment control and subscription agency. Scope note: the CMA has not licensed virtual-asset services in Kuwait (Circular No. 10 of 2023, 17 July 2023); the digital-asset features therefore sit outside the CMA's virtual-asset perimeter and are not covered by a dedicated virtual-asset licence.

What company and regulatory records apply to InvestArab?

InvestArab is a trading name of Arab Investment Company K.S.C.C. (AIC), which holds a licence from the Capital Markets Authority of Kuwait — licence AP/2016/0001 — covering custody, securities brokerage (not exchange-registered), portfolio management, collective investment schemes, investment advice, investment control and subscription agency. Scope note: the CMA has not licensed virtual-asset services in Kuwait (Circular No. 10 of 2023, 17 July 2023); the digital-asset features therefore sit outside the CMA's virtual-asset perimeter and are not covered by a dedicated virtual-asset licence. Commercial Registration: 117720 (Kuwait). Established: 2006. Capital: >USD 50,000,000. Licensed activities include Custodian and Securities Broker (Not Registered on the Stock Exchange). Official register: https://www.cma.gov.kw/en/web/cma/licensed-companies.

Who holds customer funds on InvestArab?

AIC states that securities client assets are held 1:1 in segregated custody under CMA Kuwait Book 5. Actual segregation has not been independently attested; this securities licence does not cover custodial crypto wallets. InvestArab is a trading name of Arab Investment Company K.S.C.C. (AIC), which holds a licence from the Capital Markets Authority of Kuwait — licence AP/2016/0001 — covering custody, securities brokerage (not exchange-registered), portfolio management, collective investment schemes, investment advice, investment control and subscription agency. Scope note: the CMA has not licensed virtual-asset services in Kuwait (Circular No. 10 of 2023, 17 July 2023); the digital-asset features therefore sit outside the CMA's virtual-asset perimeter and are not covered by a dedicated virtual-asset licence. Details and verification limits are at https://investarab.com/custody and https://investarab.com/independent-confirmation.

What are the risks of using InvestArab?

Digital assets are volatile and you can lose money. InvestArab does not guarantee returns. On-chain transfers are irreversible, so sending to a wrong address or mismatched network can permanently lose funds. Access to deposits, withdrawals, and trading depends on completing KYC. The full risk disclosure is published at https://investarab.com/legal/risk-disclosure. InvestArab is a trading name of Arab Investment Company K.S.C.C. (AIC), which holds a licence from the Capital Markets Authority of Kuwait — licence AP/2016/0001 — covering custody, securities brokerage (not exchange-registered), portfolio management, collective investment schemes, investment advice, investment control and subscription agency. Scope note: the CMA has not licensed virtual-asset services in Kuwait (Circular No. 10 of 2023, 17 July 2023); the digital-asset features therefore sit outside the CMA's virtual-asset perimeter and are not covered by a dedicated virtual-asset licence.

Where can I find InvestArab's company records?

InvestArab publishes its operator identity, Arab Investment Company K.S.C.C. (AIC) (CMA Kuwait Licence AP/2016/0001, CR 117720), regulatory status, and direct registry links at https://investarab.com/regulatory, https://investarab.com/verify, and https://investarab.com/trust.

CMA Kuwait securities custody and brokerage scope

InvestArab is a trading name of Arab Investment Company K.S.C.C. (AIC). InvestArab is a trading name of Arab Investment Company K.S.C.C. (AIC), which holds a licence from the Capital Markets Authority of Kuwait — licence AP/2016/0001 — covering custody, securities brokerage (not exchange-registered), portfolio management, collective investment schemes, investment advice, investment control and subscription agency. Scope note: the CMA has not licensed virtual-asset services in Kuwait (Circular No. 10 of 2023, 17 July 2023); the digital-asset features therefore sit outside the CMA's virtual-asset perimeter and are not covered by a dedicated virtual-asset licence.

Arab Investment Company K.S.C.C. (AIC) is a Kuwaiti Shareholding Company established in 2006, Commercial Registration 117720, capital >USD 50,000,000. Registered office: Ahmad Al-Jaber Street, Emad Commercial Center, 4th Floor, Building 64, Block 6, Sharq, Kuwait City, Kuwait. AIC states that securities client assets are held 1:1 in segregated custody under CMA Kuwait Book 5. Actual segregation has not been independently attested; this securities licence does not cover custodial crypto wallets.

Saudi digital capital markets

InvestArab’s proposed institutional scope covers the priorities below. Tokenization services and national deployments require project-specific implementation, legal review and applicable approvals.

Bond and equity tokenization

Proposed scope

Assess digital securities structures against Saudi capital markets law and applicable CMA requirements for issuance, disclosure, investor eligibility and transfer controls.

Banking and digital payments

Proposed scope

Map proposed banking digital asset activities, stablecoins and digital payments to applicable SAMA oversight and permissions before launch.

Real estate and Vision 2030

Proposed scope

Explore property tokenization for Saudi real estate transformation, including requirements relevant to NEOM-scale programs. Title, ownership and offering structures need project-specific review.

Saudi data sovereignty

Proposed scope

Define residency, access, privacy and cross-border transfer controls for national digital infrastructure against applicable Saudi law and each program’s requirements.

National capital markets programs

Proposed scope

Scope sovereign-scale deployments around interoperability, resilience, operational governance and staged acceptance. No completed national deployment is claimed.

Maker-checker governance

Existing P2P controls

Existing P2P policy and dispute workflows require separate initiating and approving administrators. Alignment with Saudi banking governance standards requires a deployment-specific control assessment.

Sukuk and Islamic finance

Proposed scope

Scope sukuk tokenization and Islamic finance instrument support around ownership, distributions and lifecycle events, subject to instrument-specific legal and Sharia review.

Custodian integration

Proposed scope

Plan integrations with Saudi-based and international custodians for asset segregation, settlement and reconciliation. Each connection requires an agreed mandate and integration validation.

References to CMA, SAMA, Vision 2030 and NEOM describe the intended program context. They do not establish authorisation, certification, appointment or partnership.

Licences, certifications and reserves

For Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the wider GCC, verify each legal entity, issuing authority, record number, current status and permitted activity. Read corporate registrations separately from financial authorisations.

A reserve figure needs a dated independent audit or attestation identifying the entity, assets, liabilities, valuation and custody. No such report is published here; share capital and token supply are not proof of reserves.

Search-result attribution

Third-party warnings about similar names are not automatically about investarab.com. Dated source checks (reviewed 2026-10-16) distinguish the cited Gridinsoft report on investingarab.com, the Verisign domain record, the Forex Peace Army thread, and the DappBay listing. Read them at https://investarab.com/verify or /search-evidence.json. This operator-published review corrects attribution only; it is not a safety rating.