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SINOSURE’s presence in DIFC reaffirms the commitment to increasing trade and investment opportunities for Chinese companies across the Middle East and South Asia. Dubai is the ideal ecosystem for Chinese businesses looking to expand in the region and SINOSURE is confident that the presence at DIFC will unlock a vast array of opportunities and the stakeholders.

The Global Finance recognises DIFC FinTech Hive’s work in FinTech innovation and markes on the list of the World’s Best Innovation Labs in 2021. This accolade is a testament of commitment in bringing together best partners, best minds and best technologies under one roof to drive forward the digital revolution, not just in Dubai, but across the wider region.

DIFC Innovation Hub is home to start-ups such as YAP, Sarwa, Baraka, StashAway, Ebury, Adyen and Mamo as well as Thunderbird School of Global Management, which is part of Arizona State University and recognised as the most innovative college in the US for the sixth year running and has chosen to set up its Global Innovation Centre in DIFC.

The Amazon Fintech Lab has been designed with the specific intention of supporting innovation in fintech through networking and collaborating with DIFC’s community of SMEs, financial institutions and start-ups throughout an ongoing program of events during which different stakeholders and teams will be hosted in a variety of forums to discuss the different payment pain-points .

Commenting on the announcement, Raid Al-Salami, Managing Director, DME said: “We are always looking to enrich our customers’ experience and enable them to benefit from what the market has to offer. ACE is a unique platform where it combines Futures and OTC in one transparent window for the very first time…

The success of the DEWS Plan is testament to DIFC’s position as the global financial centre in the region, and exemplifies the Centre’s sustained focus on enabling firms to attract and retain world-class talent in line with UAE’s National Agenda and Dubai Plan 2021. The DEWS plan is established as a Master Trust governed by Equiom.

The initiative supports the UAE Vision 2021 to build a competitive knowledge-based economy by developing local capabilities driven by sustained investment in education. It will become a catalyst for expanding and deepening Dubai and DIFC’s talent pool, whose acquired knowledge and skills will support the growth of more sustainable, inclusive societies and economies.

Tradeling will leverage DIFC’s innovation-driven companies to develop new capabilities that will enhance the digital platform’s position as the trusted B2B eMarketplace as well as contribute to shaping the B2B digital ecosystem.

This partnership between DIFC and Mastercard will help boost cyber readiness and resilience across the financial industry, enabling effective cyber security oversight through the Dubai Financial Services Authority Threat Intelligence Platform. The Global Cyber Forward programme combines Mastercard's cutting-edge capabilities in cyber security with those of leading public sector organisations to create secure digital eco-systems.

As part of Dubai’s commitment to be the region’s most sustainable financial city and to develop human capital skills needed, DIFC Academy has partnered with Candriam Academy to offer the free-to-access accredited training platform for sustainable and responsible investing. The partnership between the DIFC and Candriam is in line with the UAE Vision 2021.