UAE Regulatory Change Tracker

e& UAE on Tuesday announced the commercial launch of the world’s first mobile network operating on Upper 6GHz1 (U6GHz) 256TRX Giga-MIMO2 technology, marking the official transition of the advanced spectrum into live commercial service. The launch of U6GHz, deployed directly over the existing 5.5G network, unlocks the commercial capabilities of the “Golden 6GHz Band” and strengthens e& UAE’s long-term network evolution towards IMT-2030.

E& UAE has launched Rannah, a secure communications service developed in collaboration with the Cyber Security Council (CSC). Built for government entities, enterprises, and mid-to-large organizations, the solution provides a locally developed, secure collaboration platform engineered to support long-term digital strategies.

The Hub71+ Digital Assets startup will use its Series A to expand regulatory coverage, grow its team, and take programmable settlement infrastructure further in.

For governments and enterprises, it now sits at the centre of cybersecurity, operational resilience and public trust. Global, Middle East, Opinion, Saudi Arabia, UAE Sovereignty is a security control, not a slogan, says Data Dynamics CEO Sandhya D'Mello 4 days ago September 24, 2026 Piyush M, CEO of Data Dynamics, explains.

From keeping economic policy ahead of market shifts to deploying AI across industry, the ninth Sharjah Investment Forum (SIF 2026) will address some of the most immediate decisions facing governments, investors and business leaders during its two-day programme on October 14, 15. ” Regulatory competitiveness and economic adaptability The forum’s first pillar, “Regulatory Competitiveness and Economic Adaptability,” will examine how.

Omar says the UAE is accelerating AI adoption, giving organizations early access to frontier technologies while protecting sensitive data and keeping humans at the centre of innovation.

Uraz Farukh, Senior Vice President, META at Seclore, discusses how the company’s ARMOR platform helps enterprises protect sensitive information, meet data sovereignty requirements and scale AI securely GISEC Global 2026 brought data sovereignty, AI security and persistent information protection into sharper. Global, Home-Slide, Interviews, Middle East, Security, UAE, Vendor Seclore advances data-centric security across Middle East.

The remarks were made during the UAE’s participation in the 4th China Air Transport Association Conference, held in Beijing from 17th to 19th September 2026 under the theme “Integration and Development of Artificial Intelligence and Civil Aviation", where Saif Al Suwaidi delivered. The 4th China Air Transport Association Conference, held in Beijing from 17th to 19th September 2026, features a range of activities, including dialogue.

DESC and Microsoft have built a live Zero Trust assurance dashboard for Dubai Government entities. It turns existing security signals into evidence against Dubai's Information Security Regulation, but its scope is government cybersecurity, not public surveillance.

Abu Dhabi: Two experts in corporate work and law have warned of the spread of the ‘shadow AI’ phenomenon in the workplace, as employees are no longer content with bringing their personal devices to the offices, but are now bringing their own. They emphasised that while this new digital trend saves employees long working hours and speeds up the pace of achievement, it presents institutions with a real security dilemma known as ‘shadow.

Alaan, the Middle East's largest and most comprehensive spend management platform for businesses, has received in-principle approval from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) for its Stored Value Facilities (SVF) and Retail Payment Services (RPS) category-II licences. By working closely with the CBUAE, and subject to final regulatory approvals, Alaan will be able to hold customer funds, run cross-border payments, and issue corporate.

Virtual asset firms licensed in Dubai cannot use vendors or artificial intelligence (AI) tools as a shield against accountability, a senior official at the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (Vara) has said, as the regulator’s licensed base has grown nearly fourfold in just. We just this week licensed our 57th firm,” he said, describing an ecosystem that now includes major institutional traders, hedge funds and algorithmic trading.