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Dubai Has Startup Capital. Emirates NBD and DFDF Are Targeting the Harder Part: Deployment

Dubai does not have a startup-logo problem. It has a deployment problem. Technology Express reports that Emirates NBD and Dubai Future District Fund have partnered to identify, test and implement fintech and AI solutions inside financial services.

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