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UAEDubai-based Amaani has raised a $5 million Series A led by BECO Capital to expand beauty brand AÏZA across the Gulf. The company reports more than 9x year-on-year net revenue growth, but its next test is whether UAE momentum carries into Saudi retail and then Kuwait and Qatar.
UAEEmirates Group showcased more than 60 technology projects at ForsaTEK 2026, spanning AI, robotics and human-machine collaboration. But the projects sit at different stages, from early concepts and proofs of concept to systems already being used inside the group.
UAEVERDICTAvoidFin claims on its website that it is a DFSA-licensed entity in the DIFC. The regulator says the claim is false, Fin has never been authorised by the DFSA, and the DIFC office address it advertises is leased to another regulated firm.
UAEDubai says its Robotaxi programme has passed 4 million kilometres and 7,613 passenger trips, with a total fleet of 144 vehicles. But only 48 were described as being in active operation, a useful distinction as autonomous mobility moves from trials into commercial service.
UAEVERDICTAvoidThe DFSA says scammers are impersonating the legitimate regulated firm XTB MENA Limited through Telegram, fake investment contracts, a fraudulent website and advance-fee requests. XTB MENA itself remains a genuine DFSA-authorised firm.
UAEA new UAE partnership creates a two-way referral route between MBRIF-backed companies and the Dubai Future District Fund ecosystem. It may improve access to investors and support programmes, but the agreement does not itself commit new capital.
UAEVERDICTAvoidThe DFSA says fraudulent recruitment communications from individuals and organisations including 'Pinnacle Staffing UAE' have falsely claimed to represent the regulator. Some recipients were offered jobs that do not exist and invited to interviews using DFSA-branded material.
