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Dubai

“Dubai as an emirate is positioning itself as the financial and fintech hub of the Middle East, enabling embedded finance infrastructure, card issuing, digital banking, and SME lending at scale.”

HQDubai, United Arab Emirates
IndustryOther / City-State & Emirate
The story

Dubai is not a company but an emirate and global financial hub. The evidence gathered reflects the broader Dubai fintech and financial services ecosystem rather than a single corporate entity. The emirate hosts numerous fintech players (NymCard, Pemo, Aura Finance), large regional banks (Emirates NBD, Mashreq, Commercial Bank of Dubai), global payment processors (Adyen MEA), and regulatory frameworks (CBUAE, DIFC). The search returned results for multiple distinct companies operating in or headquartered in Dubai, not a single target entity.

Last 12 months
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Regulated entities
2
regulatory licences held by Dubai
Licence types, jurisdictions and registered entities are in the Embedded Finance Index report.
The stack
5 layers disclosed in Dubai’s embedded-finance stack
Payments / PSP
Adyen
Card issuing
in the full report
Lending
in the full report
Accounting
in the full report
Spend / AP
in the full report
Accounting gap: minor
8 more providers across 4 layers, with confidence-scored evidence and source URLs, are in the Embedded Finance Index report.

Dubai — frequently asked

Who is Dubai's payment processor?

Dubai processes payments through Adyen.

Who issues Dubai's cards?

Dubai's cards are issued through NymCard.

Which accounting software does Dubai integrate with?

Dubai integrates with QuickBooks and Xero.

What is Dubai's embedded finance stack?

The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 5 layers in Dubai's stack: Payments / PSP (Adyen); Card issuing (NymCard); Lending (Merchant Financing (Network International), Merchant Finance Facility (Mashreq Al Islami), SmartSCF Supply Chain Financing (Emirates NBD) and Aura Embedded Credit for SMEs); Accounting (QuickBooks and Xero); Spend / AP (Pemo).

Where is Dubai headquartered?

Dubai is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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