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DIFC preferred choice for international brokerage firms
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has strengthened its position to become the preferred choice for globally renowned brokerage firms in the UAE, with 70 now established in the Centre.
Sav receives in-principle approval for a Category 4 license from DFSA
UAE-based fintech Sav received an in-principle approval for a Category 4 license from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). This key milestone will enable Sav to provide consumers with regula...
UAE-based FinTech, Mamo bags regulatory approvals for providing money services
UAE-based FinTech and financial services platform for SMEs, Mamo announced that it has been granted regulatory approval to operate from DIFC, and also the license has been granted by the Dubai Financi...
Dubai’s DFSA introduces law to protect Whistleblowers
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has launched its regulatory regime for Whistleblowing. The regime is the first of its kind to be introduced by a financial service regulator in the UAE an...
Nuwa Capital invests in baraka
Nuwa Capital has invested in baraka, a Dubai-based fintech startup on a mission to educate, enable and empower retail investors in the Middle East. The $4M seed round also includes Global Founders Cap...
UK fintech major Paymentology enters Middle East
UK based financial technology (Fintech) solutions provider, Paymentology, has entered the Middle East’s US$200 billion digital payments market by setting up its regional office in Dubai recently.
DFSA accepts four FinTech firms into its 2019 Summer Cohort
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) accepted four FinTech firms into its 2019 Summer Innovation Testing Licence (ITL) Cohort following the evaluation of a number of applications. These four ...
MEVP Capital is Granted an Asset Management License by the DFSA
MEVP Capital, a member of the Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) Group, announced that it has received its Category 3C license from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to operate as a DFSA ...
ENBD REIT Admits Shares to Trading on Nasdaq Dubai
ENBD REIT (CEIC) Limited (“ENBD REIT”), a Shari’a compliant real estate investment trust managed by Emirates NBD Asset Management Limited (the “Fund Manager”), has announced that its ordinary shares h...