Global financial hub
As part of D33, Dubai’s ten-year economic transformation agenda, the city has ambitions to be among the top four global financial centres in the world. The plan focuses on growing the city’s already robust traditional financial services infrastructure and ecosystem while also boosting new-economy sectors like virtual assets and crypto with a priority for fintech.
This is evidenced by the wide array of homegrown fintech success stories, and more recently, global virtual assets companies that have chosen Dubai to be their home. Dubai’s unmatched potential allows both well-established business leaders and emerging innovators an unrivalled stage to showcase their brilliance.
Expanding your investment horizons
In the last few years, Dubai has taken a leadership role in digital assets regulation and made great strides. A key milestone was the launch of the world’s first independent virtual assets regulator, the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). Dubai has also announced several programmes like Sandbox Dubai to boost innovation through the testing and marketing of new products and technologies.
The city is home to the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a world-class ecosystem for fostering fintech innovation. The DIFC Fintech Hive has been instrumental in launching several stories, such as Mamo, Beehive and Sarwa.
With its progressive regulatory environment, ease of doing business and access to capital through accelerators and funds, Dubai continues to attract some of the world’s fastest-growing and most innovative fintech companies, including hedge funds, family offices and asset management firms.