Flowdesk Omega FZE Wins VARA License Backed by Top Investors

TL;DR

• Flowdesk Omega FZE secured a VARA broker-dealer license, allowing it to serve qualified and institutional digital asset investors in and from Dubai.
• The authorization arrived two months after in-principle approval and follows Flowdesk’s $102 million 2025 funding round supporting expansion into the UAE.
• Flowdesk is also regulated in Europe under MiCA, while Dubai hosts more than 50% of licensed VASPs in the UAE, strengthening the firm’s regulated international footprint overall.

Flowdesk Omega FZE, the Dubai subsidiary of French-headquartered liquidity provider and virtual asset trading technology firm Flowdesk, has secured a broker-dealer license from Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority. The authorization allows the company to provide digital asset brokerage services to qualified and institutional investors in and from Dubai. The notable shift is how quickly Flowdesk moved from preliminary approval to full regulatory authorization, receiving its license only two months after securing in-principle approval in June 2026. The company enters the market backed by investors including BlackRock, Cathay Innovation and Coinbase Ventures.

… Continue reading the full article at the original source below.