Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB)
Can a crypto exchange also provide payment services in Bahrain?
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Short answer
Only if it has the permissions required for both sets of activities. A CBB crypto-asset licence does not automatically authorise regulated payment services, even though both are supervised by the same regulator.
What this means
Bahrain’s single-regulator structure simplifies supervision but does not collapse distinct licence categories into one.
Map the exchange, custody, payment-account, transfer and merchant-facing functions separately and seek the CBB permissions required for each.
Official sources
CBB — Laws, regulations and Rulebook ↗Does your situation differ?
Map combined crypto and payments ↗Ask with your entity, activity and regulator.
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