Fintech founders navigating the UAE's money maze: licensing, banking, compliance, and capital, from the people who've actually done it.
A fintech founder setting up in the UAE is choosing between mainland, DIFC, ADGM, and (for anything touching crypto) VARA, each with different licensing paths, banking relationships, and compliance obligations. Most of that knowledge lives in the heads of a small number of lawyers, compliance officers, and founders who've already been through it. This show puts that knowledge on the record.
Direct, specific answers on licensing, banking, and compliance from people who've actually navigated it, not another generic "UAE is fintech-friendly" panel.
Visibility into which lawyers, compliance officers, and banks actually know what they're doing: a real reference, not a directory listing.
The same production model as Off Plan, proving the format extends across verticals, and putting Anqor in the room with the fintech vertical's actual decision-makers.
Same structure as Off Plan: each episode targets one real, specific fear or blocker, and points at exactly the kind of guest who can answer it credibly.
Which of mainland, DIFC, ADGM, or a free zone actually fits your business.
Why fintechs get rejected by banks, and how to actually open the account.
What VARA actually requires, and where founders misread it.
Mainland vs. DIFC vs. ADGM: the real tradeoffs, not the marketing pitch.
Where stablecoins actually sit in UAE regulation right now.
Moving capital in and out of the UAE without tripping compliance.
The real cost structure behind cross-border money movement.
What it actually takes to raise as a UAE-based fintech.
The UAE as the corridor for Africa-bound and Africa-sourced capital.
Note: episode 9 here and Off Plan's episode 9 ("The Africa Corridor") both cover UAE–Africa capital flow from different angles: real estate investment there, payments infrastructure here. Worth cross-promoting the two rather than treating them as competing for the same guest.
First episodes and guest list are still being locked. Reach out and we'll factor you into early scheduling.
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