Abu Dhabi Global Market news and trends

Abu Dhabi Authorities Embrace AI, RegTech to Streamline Business Processes
artificial intelligence // December 11, 2022

Abu Dhabi regulators are embracing digital technologies to streamline doing business in the Emirate. Last month, for example, the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development launched a digital platform connecting free zones known as the e-link in order to make doing business in the Emirate...

UAE Celebrates Knowledge-Based Economy This National Day
Mena // December 01, 2022

 In its 51 years of existence, the UAE has emerged as a regional superpower. This Friday (Dec. 2), as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) celebrates National Day, the country’s leaders and businesses have been highlighting efforts to grow the knowledge economy. While each of the...

Abu Dhabi, Dubai Shine as Crypto Adoption Continues to Accelerate in MENA
Cryptocurrency // November 13, 2022

Home to two of the largest financial centers in the Gulf region — the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) — the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is also emerging as a leading crypto hub in the Middle East. Both...

Monetary Authority of Singapore and UAE Sign Digital Trade Financing Pact 
International // November 11, 2021

Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) on Thursday (Nov. 11) announced the completion of a cross-border digital trade financing pilot.  The collaboration also includes commercial partners...

Quick Reads
JPMorgan Expanding UAE Services to Wholesale Banking Clients

November 27, 2023
J.P. Morgan says it is expanding its presence in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The banking giant announced Monday (Nov. 27) that it will begin offering deposit-taking and payment processing to wholesale banking clients from the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). According to a news release provided to PYMNTS, the UAE’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority […]

Abu Dhabi, Dubai Shine as Crypto Adoption Continues to Accelerate in MENA

November 13, 2022
Home to two of the largest financial centers in the Gulf region — the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) — the United Arab...

Anglo-Gulf Trade Bank Gets First Digital Banking License in UAE

September 11, 2019
Anglo-Gulf Trade Bank (AGTB) was awarded the first digital banking license and Category 1 status from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), Islamic Business...

Abu Dhabi Partners With CMA Kenya To Expand FinTech Network For Both

August 02, 2017
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) of Kenya have partnered in order to provide an information sharing framework to support financial innovation, like digital banking...