September 18, 2017 @ 7:51 am By JD Alois  |  

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lebanon’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA). The agreement is said to enhance information sharing and cooperation around supervisory issues, further extending the existing relationship between the two markets. DFSA has recently been… Read More

September 12, 2017 @ 11:03 am By JD Alois  |  

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) have entered into an agreement to cooperate in the development of Fintech.  According to both parties, this agreement reflects efforts by both authorities to provide a robust regime that fosters financial innovation in the… Read More

August 28, 2017 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong have signed an agreement to cooperate on Fintech innovation. The two public entities said the agreement will further strengthen the efforts of both authorities to develop an innovations-friendly ecosystem… Read More

August 1, 2017 @ 7:51 am By JD Alois  |  

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has today launched a regulatory framework for loan and investment-based crowdfunding platforms. The DFSA noted this is the first such framework in the  Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries. The new crowdfunding regulatory approach is part of the DFSA’s… Read More

November 6, 2016 @ 2:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Eureeca has become the first equity crowdfunding platform to be officially licensed by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA).  Eureeca is a multi-regulated platform, having already received regulatory approval from from the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK and the Securities Commission Malaysia in 2015…. Read More