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On the Docket: regulators and free zones, reported as moves, never as politics.
The Dubai payments startup adds the Retail Payment Services licence to its SVF and Exchange Business approvals as CBUAE tightens fintech licensing.
Egypt's FRA clears Souhoola to run consumer finance via fintech, a license window rivals cannot enter under a one-year freeze on new permits.
The $3.6T US asset manager wins an FSRA licence to operate as a regulated investment manager in Abu Dhabi's financial free zone.
Qatar Development Bank's Startup Qatar Investment Program now offers up to $5.5M per company on its GROW track and up to $1.1M on START, plus licensing, visa and R&D support.
Saudi wallet Barq becomes the first SAMA-licensed digital wallet cleared to add financing activities, weeks after a $329.5M Series A at a $1.85B valuation.