Blanket Launches Digital Estate Planning Platform for UAE Expatriates

Blanket, a digital estate planning platform, has launched its operations in the UAE to provide expatriates with automated tools for managing wills, guardianship, and asset distribution. The platform enters the market as the UAE’s expatriate population, which exceeds 8.8 million, seeks digital alternatives to traditional legal services for wealth succession. Digitizing Global Asset Management The platform allows users to consolidate international assets, including real estate, bank accounts, and digital investments, into a single secure registry. By digitizing the legacy planning process, Blanket enables residents to draft wills that comply with local regulations while managing cross-border legal requirements. The service includes automated notifications for beneficiaries and secure storage for critical legal documents. A primary feature of the launch is the focus on guardianship for minor children. Under the current legal framework, expatriates must explicitly document guardianship preferences to avoid state-determined placements in the event of an emergency. Blanket’s system provides templates and legal pathways to formalize these arrangements within the platform’s digital…