Insights
Research and perspectives on Gulf fintech.
FinPeel Passport: a workspace for your compliance remit
A personal compliance tracker for regulatory scope, matched updates, obligations and saved research.
Building a fintech in the UAE
A UAE launch plan covering validation, licensing, safeguarding, partners and the first 90 days.
UAE licensing: ADGM, DIFC and mainland
Compare UAE licensing routes by activity, customer type and money flow.
Open Finance in the UAE
UAE Open Finance participation and licensing under CBUAE Circular 03/2025, including the AED 1 million capital floor.
AI use cases for banks and fintechs
Practical AI uses in banking, payments, lending, compliance and fraud, with safeguards for each workflow.
The fintech product management playbook
A playbook for discovery, customer journeys, regulation and risk in fintech product teams.
A 10-slide fintech pitch deck
A ten-slide pitch structure to help investors understand and explain your fintech business.
Why investors reject startup applications
Present customer pain, traction, differentiation, market size and regulatory readiness clearly to investors.
Building a fintech that learns with AI
Build feedback loops that help your fintech learn continuously from its work.
What fintech founders shouldn’t automate
A four-zone framework for deciding what to automate and where human judgment belongs.
A fintech founder’s fundraising guide
Build an investor list, plan outreach, strengthen your pitch and manage the close.
Build your first fintech AI agent
Build your first AI agent around one small fintech workflow, from instruction to completed task.
Win your first 10 fintech customers
A practical guide to winning your first ten customers through trust and direct customer work.
Product ownership in fintech
Why product ownership means taking a problem through delivery, testing and communication, including when using AI.