Dubai has taken an additional step in direction of a totally digital economic system after the signing of a brand new memorandum geared toward accelerating cashless funds throughout the emirate.
The settlement helps stronger authorities integration and advances the targets of Dubai’s Cashless Technique.
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Free Zones Council, witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Division of Finance and the Dubai Free Zones Council.
The MoU was signed by Abdulrahman Saleh Al Saleh, Director Normal of DOF, and Dr. Mohammed Al Zarooni, Secretary Normal of the Dubai Free Zones Council, within the presence of senior officers.
The settlement seeks to align joint efforts in help of the Dubai Cashless Technique. This contains the change of data and experience in cashless transformation, collaboration on information and analytics to trace progress and assess influence, and the adoption of superior monetary applied sciences to speed up the transition to a cashless society.
The initiative additionally goals to strengthen Dubai’s place as a number one international digital metropolis.
Abdulrahman Saleh Al Saleh, Director-Normal of DOF, mentioned: “The MoU displays the Dubai Authorities’s dedication to strengthening authorities partnerships and unifying efforts to speed up the transition in direction of an built-in digital transactions ecosystem, in help of the targets of the Dubai Cashless Technique.
“We’re dedicated to implementing the directives of the management by strengthening collaboration in data and information change and leveraging the most recent monetary know-how options to reinforce the effectivity of economic transactions and elevate the readiness of each the private and non-private sectors for the long run.
“These efforts contribute to reinforcing Dubai’s place as one of many world’s main digital cities and align with the targets of the Dubai Financial Agenda D33.”
Digital funds in Dubai
Dr. Mohammed Al Zarooni, Secretary-Normal of the Dubai Free Zones Council, mentioned that the settlement represents a sensible framework for strengthening cooperation with related authorities entities and supporting Dubai’s strategic course in direction of a sophisticated digital transactions ecosystem.
He famous that the initiative contributes to attaining the targets of the Dubai Cashless Technique, reinforces Dubai’s place as a worldwide hub for the digital economic system, and enhances the effectivity of companies and the resilience of the enterprise atmosphere throughout free zones in the long run.
The areas of cooperation outlined within the MoU embody supporting consciousness initiatives and nationwide capability constructing, establishing specialised working teams to develop progressive initiatives that advance the transition to a cashless society, and inspiring the adoption of digital cost instruments and functions.
These efforts contribute to attaining the Technique’s targets, together with elevating the share of cashless transactions to 90 per cent of whole monetary transactions throughout the private and non-private sectors and guaranteeing 100 per cent digital enablement of establishments by the top of 2026.
The targets align with the targets of the Dubai Financial Agenda D33.
