Most hedge funds are also participating in funding rounds involving promising firms coming up in the sector in the UAE and the region
financial innovation
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DIFC
DIFC to hold mega global fintech summit in Dubai mid next year
The event, expected to bring together more than 5,000 experts, thought leaders, policymakers from around the world, is to discuss ways to shape a new wave of innovation, enterprise and growth for the international financial industry
bilateral cooperation
DFSA, SEC Thailand sign pact to promote cooperation on financial market regulation, policy issues
The agreement also provides a framework for bilateral exchange of views on technology enabled financial innovation in financial services
Arif Amiri
DIFC launches region’s first open finance lab
The six-month programme includes banks, fintech players, regulators and the industry with the potential to unlock the next wave of growth for the sector
API-as-a-Product (AaaP)
How open are UAE bankers to the idea of Open Banking?
Open banking will help financial institutions to better shoulder heavy burdens of attracting customers and providing them product and services. Banks will be able to offload tasks such as product development, sales, marketing, operation, innovation, and even competition to ecosystem partners
Arif Amiri
A call to advance adoption of artificial intelligence across the global finance industry
Now, more than ever, it is time for the world the recognise the importance of artificial intelligence
Banking trends
How open banking can drive the future of finance
Bringing together financial solutions could unlock radical collaboration and combinations to develop a frictionless experience for customers