His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, and President of the Dubai Worldwide Monetary Centre (DIFC), met with Vlad Tenev, Chief Government Officer and President of Robinhood Markets, Inc, a number one international monetary providers firm. The assembly was held at His Highness’s workplace in Nad Al Sheba, Dubai.
In the course of the assembly, HH Sheikh Maktoum emphasised Dubai and the UAE’s strategic objective of repeatedly advancing its monetary ecosystem, guaranteeing it stays revolutionary, resilient, and globally aggressive. The 2 sides mentioned methods to strengthen collaboration, by leveraging the nation’s strong infrastructure, business-enabling setting, and technological capabilities. The assembly additionally highlighted Dubai’s function as a most well-liked base for international monetary companies in search of to increase their presence into the Center East, Africa, and past.
“Dubai and the UAE are dedicated to constructing strategic alliances with pioneering companies like Robinhood that share our imaginative and prescient for a future-ready monetary sector. By leveraging Dubai’s superior infrastructure, supportive regulatory framework, and vibrant monetary business neighborhood, we offer worldwide innovators with a gateway to increase their attain in fast-growing regional and rising markets. Such partnerships contribute to advancing the goals of the Dubai Financial Agenda D33, which seeks to double the emirate’s GDP and set up it as one of many high 4 international monetary hubs by 2033,” His Highness mentioned.
Robinhood, co-founded by Vlad Tenev in 2013, has grown into a number one international monetary providers firm providing commission-free buying and selling and funding providers. Headquartered in Menlo Park, California, within the US, the corporate serves 26.7 million funded prospects and has complete platform property of $304 billion as of the month ended, 31 August, 2025. In 2024, Robinhood’s complete internet revenues elevated 58% year-on-year to $2.95 billion.
The assembly was attended by His Excellency Mohamed bin Hadi Al Hussaini, Minister of State for Monetary Affairs, and His Excellency Helal Saeed Almarri, Director Normal of the Dubai Division of Financial system and Tourism
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