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UAE Fintech Setup: DFSA, FSRA, Innovation Testing Licence

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DIFC: The Middle East's Financial Hub

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DIFC Dubai International Financial Centre

Iconic trapezoidal Gate Building of DIFC at blue hour with the Gate Avenue pedestrian promenade in the foreground

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is the financial free zone of Dubai — established in 2004 on a 110-acre district off Sheikh Zayed Road. It hosts 5,500+ firms including ~75% of the world's top 50 banks, operates under English common law with its own DIFC Courts, and is regulated by the independent DFSA.

UAE Fintech Setup: DFSA, FSRA, Innovation Testing Licence

DIFC: The Middle East's Financial Hub

DIFC Dubai International Financial Centre

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