Minimum to qualify
Vault
USD 100,000 in liquid net wealth.
Wio
No stated minimum to open. Investing accounts are funded directly from the Wio Personal current account.
Comparison
Vault vs Wio.
Wio is a UAE digital bank with an investing arm — "zero-commission" stock trading, fractional shares, crypto and savings spaces, all inside one app. Vault is a fee-only fiduciary advisor. Different products entirely. Here's how they compare for someone deciding where their wealth should sit.
Wio Invest is a self-directed brokerage embedded in a digital bank. There is no fiduciary advice, no financial plan, and no dedicated advisor — pricing is mostly through FX and crypto spread rather than a clean commission. Vault charges a single flat management fee and acts as the advisor of record across the relationship.
Side-by-side
How we compare on the things that matter.
Dimension
Vault
Wio
Minimum to qualify
USD 100,000 in liquid net wealth.
No stated minimum to open. Investing accounts are funded directly from the Wio Personal current account.
Fee model
Single flat management fee, decreasing with portfolio size. No transaction fees on the core, no custody fees, no commissions, no retrocessions.
Marketed as zero-commission on US and UAE stocks. Revenue comes from the FX spread on AED-to-USD conversion (not published as a clean bps figure), embedded crypto spreads, and the wider banking relationship.
Asset custody
Assets custodied with Interactive Brokers in your own name — fully segregated, SIPC + FDIC insured. Vault never takes possession of client funds.
Assets held inside Wio Securities' SCA-regulated environment. The UAE has no statutory investor compensation scheme equivalent to SIPC.
Regulation
FSRA-regulated in ADGM (UAE) and CMA-licensed in Saudi Arabia (licence 25313-20).
Wio Securities LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of ADQ Financial Services) is licensed by the UAE Securities & Commodities Authority (SCA) — trading-broker licence 20200000072 and portfolio-management licence 20200000165.
Advisor incentives
Advisors are salaried, with bonuses tied to client outcomes and retention — never to product sales, transaction volume, or in-house fund flows.
Execution venue. No human advisor; "automated portfolios" inside the app are off-the-shelf model portfolios, not personalised fiduciary advice.
Investment access
Globally diversified core via low-cost ETFs and bonds, plus a satellite with curated private-market opportunities, thematic strategies, and direct equity convictions.
UAE and US stocks and ETFs, fractional shares, and crypto (BTC, ETH, XRP and others) via Fuze. Roughly 3,000+ instruments. No bonds, no options, no global multi-market access beyond US and UAE.
Cash yield
SmartCash earns daily interest in AED, USD, EUR, and GBP — no lock-ins, no teaser rates, no minimum balance to earn the headline rate.
Multi-currency Fixed Saving Spaces in AED and USD at promotional tiered rates inside the Wio Personal bank — sat alongside the brokerage, not inside it.
Planning model
Structured financial planning around your goals, cash flow, and family — delivered by a dedicated CFA- or CFP-qualified advisor, complimentary as part of the relationship.
Self-directed. No financial plan, no dedicated advisor, no fiduciary duty.
Fee model
Vault
Single flat management fee, decreasing with portfolio size. No transaction fees on the core, no custody fees, no commissions, no retrocessions.
Wio
Marketed as zero-commission on US and UAE stocks. Revenue comes from the FX spread on AED-to-USD conversion (not published as a clean bps figure), embedded crypto spreads, and the wider banking relationship.
Asset custody
Vault
Assets custodied with Interactive Brokers in your own name — fully segregated, SIPC + FDIC insured. Vault never takes possession of client funds.
Wio
Assets held inside Wio Securities' SCA-regulated environment. The UAE has no statutory investor compensation scheme equivalent to SIPC.
Regulation
Vault
FSRA-regulated in ADGM (UAE) and CMA-licensed in Saudi Arabia (licence 25313-20).
Wio
Wio Securities LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of ADQ Financial Services) is licensed by the UAE Securities & Commodities Authority (SCA) — trading-broker licence 20200000072 and portfolio-management licence 20200000165.
Advisor incentives
Vault
Advisors are salaried, with bonuses tied to client outcomes and retention — never to product sales, transaction volume, or in-house fund flows.
Wio
Execution venue. No human advisor; "automated portfolios" inside the app are off-the-shelf model portfolios, not personalised fiduciary advice.
Investment access
Vault
Globally diversified core via low-cost ETFs and bonds, plus a satellite with curated private-market opportunities, thematic strategies, and direct equity convictions.
Wio
UAE and US stocks and ETFs, fractional shares, and crypto (BTC, ETH, XRP and others) via Fuze. Roughly 3,000+ instruments. No bonds, no options, no global multi-market access beyond US and UAE.
Cash yield
Vault
SmartCash earns daily interest in AED, USD, EUR, and GBP — no lock-ins, no teaser rates, no minimum balance to earn the headline rate.
Wio
Multi-currency Fixed Saving Spaces in AED and USD at promotional tiered rates inside the Wio Personal bank — sat alongside the brokerage, not inside it.
Planning model
Vault
Structured financial planning around your goals, cash flow, and family — delivered by a dedicated CFA- or CFP-qualified advisor, complimentary as part of the relationship.
Wio
Self-directed. No financial plan, no dedicated advisor, no fiduciary duty.
Why Vault
A wealth manager built around your interests, not the bank's.
Custody
Held in your name at Interactive Brokers.
Vault never takes possession of client funds. Assets sit in your own account at IBKR — segregated, with SIPC and FDIC protection on the underlying.
Incentives
Advisor incentives aligned with portfolio growth.
Vault advisors are salaried with bonuses tied to client outcomes and retention. No commissions, no kickbacks, no in-house product flows.
Regulation
Regulated in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Vault Wealth Limited is regulated by the FSRA in ADGM. Vault Saudi Limited Company is licensed by the CMA (licence 25313-20).
Entry point
Starts at USD 100,000 in liquid net wealth.
A genuine private-wealth relationship without the seven-figure threshold that defines traditional private banking.
Investment access
Private markets in the satellite.
Beyond the diversified core, Vault clients access curated private-market opportunities, thematic strategies, and direct convictions — the same shelf as larger institutions.
Planning
Structured financial planning by a dedicated advisor.
Goals, cash flow, risk, and family wealth — modelled end-to-end and reviewed continuously with a CFA- or CFP-qualified advisor who knows your name.
Cash
Daily-yielding SmartCash, no lock-ins.
Multi-currency cash earning daily interest in AED, USD, EUR, and GBP. Withdraw anytime — no teaser rates, no minimums, no surprises.
Curious how a fee-only relationship looks next to Wio?
Book a complimentary discovery session with a Vault advisor. We'll walk through your current setup, model the all-in cost, and show you exactly what a Vault relationship would look like — no obligation.
Sources & disclaimers
Comparison data is taken from each provider's publicly disclosed materials as of May 2026. Bank fee schedules, minimums, and product shelves change frequently — always verify current figures with each institution before deciding. Nothing on this page is a solicitation to switch providers or a representation that Vault is better suited to a particular individual's circumstances. For independent advice tailored to your situation, speak with a regulated wealth advisor.