In fintech, the regulator is usually the story. A licence or approval is a dated, checkable fact and an immediate news hook.

Regulatory milestones worth announcing

In-principle approval and full licences from the DFSA, ADGM FSRA, VARA or the Central Bank of the UAE, sandbox entry, and payment or custody permissions.

Why editorial coverage matters

A published news article is an independent reference point. It can be cited by partners, investors, banks and search engines in a way that an advertisement or a social post cannot.

News pages are indexed by search engines and increasingly used by AI assistants when they answer questions about a company, so a factual article about your launch keeps working long after the launch week.

How to submit your story

Email hello@thenewscollective.ae with the name of your company, what it does, where it operates in the UAE, when it launched or is launching, and one or two verifiable sources such as a licence, an official announcement or a company page.

Add a high-resolution image and the credit line for it. Our newsroom publishes images only with attribution, so a photo without a named source cannot be used.

Coverage is editorial. The News Collective newsroom decides what is published and writes the article; BusinessNews.ae displays it exactly as published.

Frequently asked questions

Can we announce an in-principle approval?

Yes, as long as it is described accurately and not presented as a full licence.