TECHNOLOGY

Digital assets firm gets initial approval in Dubai

DKK Partners, a fintech based in Dubai, has secured initial approval from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (Vara) in Dubai. The approval allows DKK to...

DIFC to address digital assets inheritance

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is looking to address a growing concern within the investment world, the inheritance of digital assets. The DIFC Innovation Hub...

Dubai approves another crypto exchange

OKX, ranked as the second largest crypto exchange by volume, has been provisionally approved to launch a cryptocurrency exchange in Dubai. The Dubai Virtual Assets...

UAE fintech funding surged in 2023

The UAE has bucked a global trend by almost doubling the level of funding in its fintech sector during 2023. In total, fintechs raised more...

7 strategies for integrating Generative AI in fund management

Anup Kumar, EVP & global head of services at Linedata, discusses the integration of Generative AI in fund management and its transformative impact. In the...

The dawn of blockchain in asset management: Why the time is now

Kevin Monserrat, CEO of TokenSphere, explores how blockchain technology is revolutionising asset management, urging fund administrators to adopt it for competitiveness and innovation in...

Emirates NBD recruits R3 for Digital Assets Lab

Blockchain firm R3 has signed up to the Digital Assets Lab run by Dubai-based bank Emirates NBD. The bank launched the lab in May 2023...

eToro gets approval to launch in UAE

The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has granted financial services permission to trading and investment platform eToro. The approval from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority...

Wahed launches robo-advisor in the UAE

Wahed Invest, the robo-advisory subsidiary of US-based, shariah-compliant fintech Wahed, has launched in the UAE. The launch follows the granting of a financial services permission...

Abu Dhabi approves crypto custodian

Liminal Custody, an India-based provider of custody services for digital assets, has received in-principle approval (IPA) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of...