Key highlights Fin-tech founders must choose between a DFSA-regulated DIFC license for payments, lending, or wallets, and a non-regulated free
Key Highlights UAE banks target 3 business days to open an account for low-risk, fully documented applicants under the CBUAE
Key Highlights The DIFC AI Licence costs USD 1,500 per year, a 90 percent subsidy off DIFC’s standard commercial rate.
Key highlights Dubai free zone companies can now access the mainland through a Branch License (AED 10,000, 12 months) or
Key Highlights KHDA training institute permits a cost between AED 15,000 and AED 25,000 depending on your number of training
Key Highlights Liquidation is a formal government process that ends your company’s legal existence, while letting a license lapse just
Key Highlights RAK Bank rejections are almost always driven by CBUAE compliance checks, not arbitrary bank decisions. Company accounts face
Key Highlights Warehousing in Dubai requires a specific license, not a general trading license, and JAFZA, Dubai South, and IFZA
Key highlights A licensed liquidator, not the owner, must submit the closure application once a mainland company has actually traded.
Key Highlights A free zone gold trading license in Dubai starts at AED 11,900 for a one-year term, while mainland
Key Highlights UAE banks apply enhanced due diligence to Russian-owned IT companies based on risk, not nationality, under CBUAE’s beneficial
Key Highlights IFZA is the low-cost default for Chinese software founders, with one-year licenses from AED 11,900 and a free