Flowdesk secures full broker-dealer license in Dubai

Flowdesk has secured a full broker-dealer license in Dubai, allowing its local entity to provide regulated crypto services to qualified and institutional investors in and from the emirate. Summary Flowdesk Omega FZE has received a full broker-dealer license from Dubai’s VARA. The authorization covers services for qualified and institutional investors, rather than the general retail market. The full license follows an in-principle approval granted in June 2026. Flowdesk also holds MiCA authorization in France, giving it regulated access across the European Union. Flowdesk completes Dubai’s licensing process Flowdesk said Tuesday that the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority had granted the full license to Flowdesk Omega FZE, its Dubai-based entity. The authorization permits the company to conduct regulated broker-dealer activities for qualified and institutional investors located in Dubai or accessing its services from the emirate. Flowdesk did not say that the approval includes services for general retail customers. Issued after the company received in-principle approval in June, the license completes VARA’s multi-stage application process. An in-principle approval allows an applica...