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5 Things Dubai Fintech Featured Image May2024

At A Glance Guide to FinTech in Dubai

Guide

08 July 2024

Dubai

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Our commitment to innovation, underpinned by our deep local knowledge and global perspective, ensures that we are equipped to meet the challenges of a rapidly evolving marketplace.

5 things to know about FinTech in Dubai

Introducing the DIFC Innovation License, tailored for tech firms, offering discounts and growth incentives. With 800+ startups, DIFC is the Middle East, Africa, and Southern Asia (MEASA) region's tech hub for expansion and innovation.

DIFC innovation license

The DIFC innovation license caters to tech entities from any sector, offering subsidised commercial licensing, co-working space access, and visa benefits. Designed for quick registration, it enables swift integration into the DIFC ecosystem, fostering growth and innovation across the board.

Licencing requirements

FinTech licensing in the DIFC demands a physical presence and is aimed at companies offering non-financial tech solutions. It excludes firms involved in financial services or selling physical products, focusing on those providing innovative technology solutions.

Who qualifies for the DIFC innovation Licence?

A diverse range of technology enablers, specically targeting firms within the technology and innovation sectors that aim to develop, test, or launch new, novel, or innovative products.

FinTech accelerator programme

Initiated in 2017 under DIFC FinTech hive. This flagship programme connects innovative startups with major financial institutions, providing partnership opportunities, investor exposure, and marketing outreach. There are over 2,900 applicants to date.

5 things to know about Ogier Global

Integrated Legal and Corporate Administration Services

We work with Ogier's legal teams to incorporate and administer vehicles including the formation and administration of asset finance vehicles, public and private debt issuers and securitisation vehicles.

Corporate Services

We assist with entity registration, corporate secretarial services, registered office, local directorships and general manager mandates, visa assistance, bank account opening, accounting, bookkeeping and VAT registration.

Private Wealth

We assist with foundation establishment in Dubai International Finance Centre and registered office services as well as the electronic maintaining of records and the provision of foundation council members where required.

Ogier Regulatory Consulting

We help navigate increasingly regulated environments through the business lifecycle and provide solutions for when issues arise. We assist in the authorisation of regulated firms, outsourced authorised functions and assist with fund registration and fund notification to relevant authorities.

Virtual Assets

We assist with decentralised finance AML compliance, risk reporting and audits, effectiveness reviews of AML controls, Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority registration and authorisation, virtual asset exchange establishment and virtual asset risk assessment and risk management.

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