Fuze strengthens regulatory compliance with new appointment

UAE regulated Fuze, a Digital-Assets-as-a-Service infrastructure platform, is strengthening its regulatory compliance with the appointment of Khalifa Mohamed Al Fahim as Director of Regulatory Affairs.

As per Fuze, the appointment aims to bridge the firm’s relationships with regulatory authorities and ensure all activities operate within appropriate legal and financial frameworks. It comes as UAE Federal and local entities increasingly explore the use of blockchain and digital assets in daily operations.

Speaking regarding the appointment, Mo Ali Yusuf, Fuze CEO said, “Khalifa is a welcome addition to our team, with a rare combination of regulatory know-how and practical application of financial innovation at the bank and institutional level. With his deep roots in the UAE and a network stretching across the Middle East and Africa, we are confident he will have an immediate positive impact.”

On his new role, Khalifa Al Fahim added, “Fuze is one of the most exciting businesses in the digital assets space, as it has set out from the beginning to do things in the right way, with a long-term view. This vision is one that I firmly support and look forward to shaping the strategic direction and interactions between the firm and its stakeholders across regulated financial ecosystems.”

UAE national, Khalifa Al Fahim began his career within the Governor’s Office of the Central Bank of UAE, managing cross-departmental transformation projects at the highest levels of national financial policy. He subsequently joined the UAE Financial Intelligence Unit, where he played an active role in the country’s FATF evaluation preparation; a defining exercise in sovereign financial integrity. At Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and later at Wio Bank, one of the UAE’s pioneering digital banks, he led regulatory compliance and financial crime strategy before transitioning into project management and strategic partnerships.

Khalifa played an important role in setting up the regulatory framework at Wio Bank and developing Wio Invest. This included securing SCA licences and setting up regulated wealth management, margin trading, and trade finance frameworks.

In addition to his role at Fuze, Khalifa is also an investor and advisor across hard-asset and frontier technology verticals, and holds a degree in International Business and Entrepreneurship from Coventry University.

In 2025, VARA Dubai penalized 19 VASPs of which one of them was Fuze. Since then Fuze has incorporated all the requirements set by VARA to strengthen its compliance and regulatory operations, the appointment today further solidifies its approach and adherence to VARA’s requirements.