Dubai Financial Services Authority
About Dubai Financial Services Authority
The Dubai Financial Services Authority is the independent regulator of financial services conducted in or from the Dubai International Financial Centre. It oversees the licensing of firms, supervises financial activities and implements regulatory frameworks for crypto tokens and stablecoins. Recent coverage has focused on the approval of new licences, updates to digital asset regulations and international cooperation agreements with other central banks.
FF News has published 16 stories featuring Dubai Financial Services Authority since 2022, most recently "Dubai Future Finance Week Day Four: Events Chart the Path for the Future of Family Wealth and Tokenised Finance" (5 November 2026).
Latest Dubai Financial Services Authority news
- Dubai Future Finance Week Day Four: Events Chart the Path for the Future of Family Wealth and Tokenised Finance 5 November 2026 TradeTech Eye
- DFSA and C:>DIR Release Landmark Paper on Cyber Resilience in the Age of Agentic AI 4 November 2026
- Zamanat Launches $100M Tokenized Private Credit Fund to Close GCC SME Financing Gap 10 September 2026 TradeTech Eye
- Sav Secures $3.5M Pre-Series A to Scale AI-Native Wealth Platform for GCC Expats 8 September 2026
- ICBC Lists $713 Million Dual-Currency Green Bonds on Nasdaq Dubai 7 September 2026 TradeTech Eye
- Sav Partners with Emirates Gold to Launch Automated Gold Investment for Global Expats 4 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
- MFTA and Fireblocks Launch UAE Stablecoin Playbook as On-Chain Settlements Hit $33 Trillion 6 July 2026 Merchants Eye
- Soter Insure Receives Full License Approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority 5 May 2026
- Financial Markets Tribunal Upholds the DFSA’s Decision to Impose a Fine on Al Ramz Capital LLC of USD 25,000 11 February 2026
- The DFSA Implements Major Updates to Crypto Token Regulatory Framework, Enhancing Market Integrity and Supporting Innovation in DIFC 12 January 2026
- The DFSA Appoints Juma Thani Alhameli as New Chief Operating Officer 3 June 2025
- DIFC Champions Dubai as a Global Crypto Hub with Approval of XRP Under its Virtual Assets Regime 3 November 2023
- Dubai Financial Services Authority and Brunei Darussalam Central Bank Sign MoU to Boost Cooperation in Financial Supervision 4 April 2023
- UAE Regulators Host Cyber Risk Supervisory College 26 September 2022 Insurtech Eye