United Arab Emirates: Finance and Banking

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has solidified its position as the Middle East's leading financial hub, offering a stable, internationally recognised platform for a wide variety of financial activities.

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has released its latest edition of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Banking Pulse, analyzing the Q2 performance of the country's ten largest listed banks.

As the United Arab Emirates ("UAE") accelerates toward becoming a leading global hub for digital finance and innovation, its payments ecosystem has evolved into a cornerstone of this transformation.

Let's get digital – the Middle East has been working toward broader adoption of digital debt securities, driven by government-led transformation agendas, regulatory frameworks, and an appetite for financial innovation.

The publication in the Official Gazette of the UAE on January 1, 2026, brought into effect significant changes to the regulatory landscape in the UAE.

Creditors often find themselves unable to recover their debts from a debtor when, upon initiating enforcement procedures, they discover that the debtor has no assets available for execution.

In a landmark decision, the Dubai Court of First Instance limited the scope of a land mortgage after finding that the financing bank had failed to channel the full loan proceeds...

The Dubai Court of Cassation has issued a binding ruling prohibiting Islamic banks and Takaful companies from charging any form of interest or fees for delayed payments even in instances...

The Global ABS 2025 conference was held in Barcelona from 10 June to 12 June. Now in its 29th year, the event remains Europe's...

The global financial landscape is undergoing a significant transformation driven by the rapid adoption of virtual assets and the underlying blockchain technology. Once viewed as experimental digital innovations, virtual assets have, by 2026, become integral components of the modern financial system, offering high transaction speeds, enhanced efficiency, and borderless accessibility.

Let's get digital – the Middle East has been working toward broader adoption of digital debt securities, driven by government-led transformation agendas, regulatory frameworks, and an appetite for financial innovation.

The BVI Fund has established itself as one of the most widely used and internationally recognised investment fund structures in global finance.