Visit the benevolent DFSA team at the Dubai FinTech Summit tomorrow ... so you never have to meet me! lnkd.in/dWCha4-K

Hot on the heels of the fake Commercial Licenses, we have phishing attacks with scammers posing as the DFSA's Head of Legal, promising to send you millions of dollars. If you want to get these alerts immediately, and a whole lot more, you could always do…lnkd.in/defqV4aF

Providing virtual or physical payment cards falls within the regulated scope of Providing Money Services. Firms must obtain DFSA authorisation to carry out these activities. The consequences of providing financial services without a license are... grim.…lnkd.in/dy84VK2U

Happy "International Synthesizer Day"

The DFSA has issued an Alert regarding "Cerberus Advisors". If you are approached by this firm in the DIFC please report it via the DFSA Complaints portal lnkd.in/ddmcHRhb. Check the DFSA's free Public Register to make sure…lnkd.in/dYbZfzAD lnkd.in/dUBid8qr

Interesting paper from the Egmont Group on the use of OSINT in Financial Intelligence Units. Striking that while 98% of FIUs use OSINT (why aren't the others?) only 26% have dedicated OSINT teams. #osint #fiu lnkd.in/dqm4YtW2

Fair warning. If you're conducting unauthorized business in the DIFC... don't. dfsa.ae/alerts/unautho…

Another crypto firm caught out. The SEC says “Zhao and Binance entities engaged in an extensive web of deception, conflicts of interest, lack of disclosure, and calculated evasion of the law” #binance #financialcrime

The SEC targets another major crypto exchange this time with allegations that Coinbase made billions of dollars by operating as a middleman on crypto transactions while evading disclosure requirements meant to protect investors. J…lnkd.in/dDMBYrvT lnkd.in/dcD65GTU

Here's a tip for people planning to carry out unauthorised Financial Services in the DIFC - Don't cold call the Head of Enforcement! #difc #financialservices #unauthorized lnkd.in/dZAW3cM8

UK debt charities warn of the dangers of unathorised buy now pay later products, call for firms to be regulated. #bnpl #unauthorized #financialservices lnkd.in/deJk5bDb

For all my old school intell analyst brothers and sisters, while we have access to the latest and greatest forensic and analytical software tools, I still like to have these on my desk to puzzle the younglings in the office. lnkd.in/dzM_vdTT

A great result for our counterparts down the road. Whether you’re in the #DIFC or the #ADGM and deliberately break the rules; expect to be found out and sanctioned. lnkd.in/dqYxpCU2

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is home to over 4,300 active registered companies. However, just because a company is registered in the DIFC does not mean it can provide financial services. Find out more: zurl.co/Fgg3

A guide to navigating the status of firms within the DIFC arabianbusiness.com/opinion/a-guid…

Check out my latest article: Incorporated is not the same as Authorised or Licensed linkedin.com/pulse/incorpor… via LinkedIn

نقطة شرطة الضواحي توزع وجبات إفطار صائم على مستخدمي الطريق، ضمن مبادرة #كسر_الصيام والتي تعكس أصالة وعادات وقيم أهل الإمارات من المواطنين والمقيمين. #رمضان_في_دبي

Be My Eyes with GPT-4o

The applications for GTT-4o are astonishing, but the enthusiastic, perky persona is incredibly annoying. Given me Marvin from the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

DFSA and FSRA take co-ordinated action against Sarwa. linkedin.com/posts/matthewh…