GCEX starts market operations as a VASP in the Emirate of Dubai, enabling brokers, hedge funds, family offices and professional traders to access its deep liquidity in digital assets and range of technology solutions
Transactional services in the region cover banking and finance, including Islamic finance and fund finance, corporate funds advice and investment funds advice
Laser Digital Middle East, Nomura’s digital asset subsidiary, has been granted operating licence approval from the Dubai Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority
Digital asset-backed securities provider ETC Group has altered its senior management structure
Global trader BDSwiss has appointed Hassan Ibrahim (pictured) as the new MENA head of business development
GCEX Group is expanding into the Middle East and North Africa region with the opening of a Dubai office, and the appointment of Mehtap Önder (pictured) as managing director of GCEX MENA
Cormac Sheedy has left his role as head of MENA at technology company, Fenergo
The fund is targeting special situations in the Gulf Cooperation Council and has already reached a total of $68 million in commitments from investors