How the UAE Became a Global Leader in Cryptocurrency Regulation
When the UAE established the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) in March 2022, it became the world's first jurisdiction to create a dedicated regulator...
Abdulmajeed Alsukhan: How a Saudi Central Bank Alumnus Built the Kingdom’s First Fintech Unicorn
There is a particular irony in the fact that Abdulmajeed Alsukhan — the man who disrupted Saudi Arabia's financial sector with a new generation...
DeFi and Web3 in the GCC: How Decentralised Finance is Taking Root in the Gulf
While most discussions of cryptocurrency in the GCC focus on centralised exchanges and Bitcoin investment, a quieter but potentially more consequential development is underway:...
UAE Exchange Houses Guide: Al Ansari, UAE Exchange and Money Transfer in the Emirates
The UAE operates one of the world's most competitive and accessible foreign exchange and money transfer markets, with hundreds of licensed exchange houses serving...
Hosam Arab: The Man Who Built the Middle East’s Most Valuable Fintech from a Dubai Apartment
In 2019, Hosam Arab was sitting in a modest Dubai apartment with a whiteboard, a co-founder, and a single conviction: that the GCC's hundreds...
