The financial technology market of the EAU (Fintech) is expected to reach $ 3.56 billion in 2025, and $ 6.43 billion by 2030, with an annual compound growth rate (CAGR) or 12.56 percent, placing the country among the fastest.
A report, entitled “What can Fintech learn from the increase in the EAU as the next access point?”, Written the competitive advantages of the EAU, including the low business start cost costs compared to European markets and the availability of free areas, which Dubai suspital of financial services at a minimum cost.
He also highlighted the emergence of the United Arab Emirates as a global Fintech center and the success of their financial policies and initiatives to attract foreign directly to the sector.
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The report said that EAU have a strategic advantage in Fintech, where transformative innovations such as generative artificial intelligence and block chain are revolutionizing the market, while new companies continue to gain financial prominence.
Fintech companies in the United Arab Emirates are taking advantage of a regulatory support environment formed by the Government.
The report cited Arif Amiri comments, CEO of the Dubai International Financial Center, who said that the country’s integral and dynamic ecosystem, the independent regulatory framework, the efficient judicial system and the international stock exchange allow new companies to be better positioned to promote their solutions and expansion plans to investors.
The report also indicated that the solid investment and the Eau financing ecosystem offer significant opportunities for new companies.
In 2024, the EAU led the region to raise $ 1.1 billion in 207 new companies, followed by Saudi Arabia with $ 700 million in 186 agreements.
He added that new companies in the United Arab Emirates can take advantage of the strong financing environment to ensure investment and innovate rapidly, substantially contributing to the growth of the country’s Fintech sector.
The report concluded that the most valuable lesson that Fintech professionals can take from the Eau experience are in key practices that adhere to solid regulatory frameworks and local fulfillment, which are essential to guarantee safer financial operations.
