In comments published alongside Sarwa’s announcement that it had crossed USD 1bn in client assets, the Dubai International Financial Centre highlighted the milestone as the first by a UAE-founded FinTech platform and pointed to DIFC’s FinTech support ecosystem as part of the company’s growth path. The remarks came from DIFC Innovation Hub Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Alblooshi, who cited the centre’s accelerator, the Dubai Financial Services Authority regulatory sandbox and DIFC FinTech Fund backing. Sarwa participated in the UAE’s inaugural FinTech accelerator programme based in DIFC in 2017, later became the first firm to graduate from the Dubai Financial Services Authority’s regulatory sandbox, and received support from the DIFC FinTech Fund. DIFC linked the milestone to the role of financial centres in providing the regulatory and operational frameworks that allow FinTech firms to scale across the UAE and the wider region.
Dubai International Financial Centre 2026-05-04
Dubai International Financial Centre highlights Sarwa as first UAE-founded FinTech to reach USD 1bn in client assets
The Dubai International Financial Centre highlighted Sarwa’s surpassing of USD 1bn in client assets as the first such milestone by a UAE-founded FinTech platform, attributing part of its growth to DIFC’s FinTech support ecosystem. DIFC underscored Sarwa’s participation in its accelerator, graduation from the Dubai Financial Services Authority regulatory sandbox, and backing from the DIFC FinTech Fund as examples of how financial centres provide frameworks for FinTech scaling in the UAE and wider region.