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DFSA host seminar on FinTech in the Middle East
May 10th, 2017
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) hosted an outreach session on the opportunities financial technology (FinTech) presents in the Middle East. The seminar was held jointly with the FinTech Hive at DIFC, Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance and the ...
DFSA Signs MoU with European Securities and Markets Authority
February 23rd, 2017
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) have entered into information sharing and cooperation arrangements regarding DIFC based central counterparties (CCPs) compliance with conditions set out in The European Union’s Market Infrastructure ...
Scammers Impersonate the DFSA’s Chief Executive and Barclays Bank PLC UAE, in an Advance Fee Scam
December 29th, 2015
The DFSA alerts the financial services community and the public to an Advance Fee Scam in which: the DFSA’s Chief Executive; and the name of Barclays Bank PLC UAE (Barclays), and one of its employees, are fraudulently impersonated. The way ...
DGCX Group receives recognised body status by DFSA
June 8th, 2015
Recognition allows DIFC registered entities access to DGCX Group to trade and clear wide ranging products The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) and its CCP Operator arm, Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation (DCCC) has been granted the status of ...
DFSA Fines Deutsche Bank AG for Serious Breaches
April 16th, 2015
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (“DFSA”), announced, that it has fined the DIFC branch of Deutsche Bank AG (“DBDIFC”), USD $8,400,000 (AED 30,849,000) for serious contraventions. Those contraventions include misleading the DFSA, failures in DBDIFC’s internal governance and systems ...
Hong Kong and Dubai financial regulators sign Fintech cooperation agreement
August 29th, 2017
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) entered into a cooperation agreement with the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to establish a framework for mutual assistance to keep abreast of the development and application of financial technology (Fintech) (Note 1). ...
ESMA to cooperate with non-EU Regulators on CCPs
March 21st, 2017
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has established five Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The MoUs establish cooperation arrangements, including the exchange of information, regarding Central Counterparties (CCPs) which are established and ...
Dubai Financial Services Authority published FinTech consultation paper
March 7th, 2017
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) is enhancing its contribution to Dubai’s position as the region’s leading hub for innovation through the publication of a new FinTech consultation paper today. The paper is the third in a series, setting ...
Saxo Bank continues MENA region build-out with key management appointments
August 23rd, 2016
Saxo Bank, the online investment and trading specialist, announces today two senior appointments as it continues to grow and invest in its retail and institutional functions across the Middle East, reflecting the region’s importance as a growth hub for ...
IG Group opens first Middle East office in Dubai
September 11th, 2015
New office will give UAE investors 24 hours a day access to over 10,000 financial markets Two thirds of UAE residents want to learn more about trading financial markets IG Group (‘IG’), the world’s leading online trading company, announces ...
