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
Central Bank UAE (CBUAE) Regulatory Framework
UAE · 2020
Central Bank of the UAE
DIFC Data Protection Regulations
UAE (DIFC) · 2020
Dubai International Financial Centre
The stack
Payments / PSP
Card issuing
Lending
Merchant Financing (Network International)Merchant Finance Facility (Mashreq Al Islami)SmartSCF Supply Chain Financing (Emirates NBD)Aura Embedded Credit for SMEs
Accounting
Accounting gap: minor