Sarwa, one of the GCC’s leading investment and personal finance platforms, has announced that it has crossed $1 billion in client assets, becoming the first UAE-founded FinTech platform to reach this milestone. Founded in the DIFC, Sarwa was an early mover shaping the region’s FinTech sector.
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region, has announced that it will become the world’s first AI-Native financial centre, embedding artificial intelligence at the foundational level of its legal frameworks, business environment, talent development, ecosystem infrastructure and physical urban fabric.
Siena Restaurant Dubai will open on April 7, 2026, in DIFC (Gate Village 7), bringing the Paris-born concept to the city through a partnership between founder Mehdi Abdelhedi and Paris Society CEO Rizwan Kassim.
Atradius, a global leader in trade credit insurance and risk management with over 100 years of experience in the credit insurance industry, has established its operations in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), thus marking a significant milestone in its Middle East growth strategy.
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, is introducing a targeted package of temporary economic support measures to assist its business and retail community as the region emerges from the current environment.
ADIB Capital Limited, located in the DIFC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, has launched the ADIB Global Healthcare Fund (OEIC), a Shari’a-compliant public fund incorporated in the DIFC that is designed to provide investors with access to high-conviction investments in the listed equities of companies in the healthcare sector, with a primary focus on developed markets.
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited (ICICI Prudential AMC), one of India’s largest asset management company, on Monday (March 9) inaugurated its branch in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), marking a significant step in its overseas expansion strategy.
Arzan Wealth (DIFC), a Dubai-based investment advisory firm, said it has successfully advised on a partial exit from a portfolio of radiology centres located in Long Island, New York. The transaction represents the first realisation from the portfolio, which was acquired in March last year.
The world’s high-net-worth individual (HNWI) population of nearly 23 million individuals who collectively hold close to $87 trillion in wealth are reshaping global investment priorities, says a DIFC report which highlighted that the UAE attracted 9,800 new millionaires in 2025.
Nomura has opened its new premises in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA).
