Kristian Redin

Partner and COO

Financial Regulation & FinTech Legal Expert Digital Asset Licensing Treasury & ALM Specialist with 7+ years of experience

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Financial regulation, Treasury, and FinTech compliance professional with 7+ years of experience across banking, digital asset operations, and international regulatory advisoryʼ
Holds dual academic qualifications in Economics and Finance from the London School of Economics and the Higher School of Economics, with additional executive training in blockchain strategy from Oxford
Brings practical experience in licensing, compliance structuring, and market entry support for crypto and FinTech businesses across the EU, UAE, Canada, and the Caribbean

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Business Setup in Dubai for Indian Entrepreneurs

Business setup in Dubai for an Indian entrepreneur in 2026 is five files in one order: a legal entity (mainland LLC, a popular free zone, or DIFC/ADGM), an India capital path (Liberalised Remittance Scheme for you, Overseas Direct Investment if your Indian company invests), attested documents the UAE will accept, residence visas after the e-licence, and a bank that can read the Indian trail.

Kristian Redin

Partner and COO

UAE Golden Visa for Indian Founders

A UAE Golden Visa is a five-year or ten-year self-sponsored residence permit. Cabinet Resolution 65 of 2022 tests an investor’s capital or federal tax, or an entrepreneur’s nomination and revenue. The India overlay is how rupees leave the country, who owns the UAE shares, and whether you become a UAE tax resident for the India-UAE treaty. Formation is step one. The stamp waits on that file.

Kristian Redin

Partner and COO

VARA Licence Categories: Which One You Actually Need

You pick a VARA overlay by matching Schedule 1 of the Virtual Assets and Related Activities Regulations 2023 to the work the desk will do in or from Dubai, excluding DIFC. As of 18 August 2026 that Schedule names eight VA Activities. The test is what you recommend, arrange, hold, match, lend, manage, move, or issue.

Kristian Redin

Partner and COO

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