The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), in collaboration with the Union of Arab Securities Authorities (UASA), hosted a high-level Regulatory Insights Session in the Dubai International Financial Centre to discuss how Arab financial and capital markets regulators can adapt frameworks to emerging innovation. The agenda focused on opportunities, challenges and regulatory approaches related to financial technology, digital assets, artificial intelligence and other developments, with an emphasis on regional cooperation to support investor protection and market integrity. The event included discussion of the DFSA’s Innovation Testing Licence, the Dubai International Financial Centre financial services ecosystem, and the role of cross-border coordination in accelerating innovation. The DFSA also provided an update on its Cyber Threat Intelligence Platform, established in 2020 as a regulator-led cyber threat intelligence platform for the DIFC, noting that it has issued more than 46 million compromise indicators to users since inception. The DFSA plans to scale the Threat Intelligence Platform with new data feeds to enhance threat intelligence and information sharing, and participants indicated an intention to deepen cooperation through future joint initiatives.
Dubai Financial Services Authority 2025-04-23
Dubai Financial Services Authority and Union of Arab Securities Authorities host regional innovation session and plan expansion of DFSA Cyber Threat Intelligence Platform
The Dubai Financial Services Authority, with the Union of Arab Securities Authorities, hosted a session on adapting regulatory frameworks for financial technology and digital assets. It emphasized regional cooperation for investor protection and market integrity, and included updates on the DFSA’s Innovation Testing Licence and Cyber Threat Intelligence Platform. The DFSA plans to expand the platform with new data feeds to enhance threat intelligence and information sharing.