DIFC

About DIFC
DIFC is a global financial centre in Dubai that provides a regulatory and business environment for banking, asset management and fintech firms. The centre hosts international industry events to advance financial policy and supports the incorporation of digital asset associations. Recent coverage has focused on the development of regional stablecoin adoption and the hosting of global finance summits.
FF News has published 11 stories featuring DIFC, most recently "DIFC & Mizuho Launch Gateway to Scale Up 6,000 Japanese Startups Across MEASA" (5 November 2026).
DIFC group companies
- Smartstream acquired December 2007
- Ignyte division
People at DIFC on FF News
- Alya Al Zarouni, Chief Operating Officer
- Salmaan Jaffery, Chief Business Development Officer
- Jacques Visser, Chief Legal Officer
Latest DIFC news
- DIFC & Mizuho Launch Gateway to Scale Up 6,000 Japanese Startups Across MEASA 5 November 2026
- Dubai Future Finance Week Day Four: Events Chart the Path for the Future of Family Wealth and Tokenised Finance 5 November 2026 TradeTech Eye
- Robinhood Secures DFSA Authorization for Major Middle East Expansion via Dubai 22 October 2026 TradeTech Eye
- Reimagining Finance: DIFC to Convene Global Leaders Across Banking, Private Markets, Asset Management, FinTech, Public Policy and Sustainability at Dubai Future Finance Week 17 September 2026
- Zamanat Launches $100M Tokenized Private Credit Fund to Close GCC SME Financing Gap 10 September 2026 TradeTech Eye
- Standard Chartered Becomes First G-SIB to Launch Institutional Crypto Trading in UAE 3 September 2026 TradeTech Eye
- Aurora FundAdmin Selects Avaloq to Power New Dubai Fund Administration Business 1 September 2026 TradeTech Eye
- Interpolitan Money CEO Warns Banks Are Mistaking Global Complexity for Risk 4 August 2026
- Middle East Stablecoin Association Launches in DIFC to Drive Regional Digital Asset Adoption 15 July 2026
- InvestYadnya Appoints Former Kotak Mahindra Dubai CEO Amul Sharma to Lead Strategic Growth 30 June 2026
- Oxyfinz Launches SME Initiative to Bridge the Technology Gap in UAE Wealth Management 23 June 2026