MoeX Mohamad Alhusseini

For founders, investors, and Web3 builders in Dubai and across the MENA region, the blockchain events calendar is expanding fast. MENA Blockchain Week remains the region's definitive institutional summit — here is how the landscape is taking shape for 2027.

In This Article 1. Are Banks Still in Control of UAE Remittances? 2. How On-Chain Payments Are Replacing Traditional Corridors 3. What Does This Mean for UAE SMEs? 4. Frequently Asked Questions The UAE is the world's second-largest remittance-sending corridor. For decades, that flow passed through correspondent banking networks. According to senior executives at a closed-door UAE roundtable hosted by Standard Chartered Ventures, that era has ended. Image: Reuters / Khalil Ashawi via AGBI Are...

Image credits: BOF Investments In This Article Why Is DMCC Partnering to Build Blockchain Infrastructure? What Does VARA's 50 Licence Milestone Mean for UAE Businesses? How Is the Digital Dirham Completing the UAE Blockchain Stack? What Does This Mean for MENA Blockchain Week? The UAE digital economy blockchain framework entered execution phase in 2026. DMCC, the world's largest free zone with over 26,000 member companies, signed a strategic blockchain and tokenization partnership in June...