The Landscape
Gulf banks are simultaneously running Vision 2030 digitization programs and managing the compliance complexity of serving clients across DIFC, ADGM, onshore UAE, and Saudi regulatory regimes — each with distinct data residency, AML, and customer protection requirements. The CBUAE's open finance framework is adding API integration mandates to an already complex environment. Engineering teams serving Gulf banking need to understand all four regulatory environments, not just the headline market.
Compliance bolted on after the fact costs 3x what compliance built in from the start costs. By the time the audit firm finds the gap, the architecture is already locked.
Our Approach
Compliance Coverage
Every system we deploy for Banking in UAE & Gulf is SOC 2-compliant from architecture through deployment. SOC 2- and -PCI-DSS compliance is enforced automatically at every commit — not assessed after the fact.
Engagement Scope
Duration: 8–16 weeks
A focused team of 10–30 engineers deployed against a single Banking platform in UAE & Gulf. SOC 2 + PCI-DSS-compliant architecture from day one. Fixed price, fixed output, no discovery phase.
Duration: 3–9 months
40–100 engineers running parallel workstreams across a Banking transformation in UAE & Gulf. Multi-system compliance governance, integrated delivery management, and SOC 2 + PCI-DSS certification maintained across the entire program.
Duration: 6–18 months
100–250+ engineers owning the complete technology infrastructure for a Financial Services organization in UAE & Gulf. Full SOC 2 + PCI-DSS compliance across every system, every integration, every deployment — from the first commit to the final sign-off.