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How a Dubai company accepts card payments from customers worldwide: acquirer, PSP or e-money, and what each asks for
How a UAE company takes card payments worldwide, what providers ask for, why applications fail, and why a UAE merchant account doesn't settle tax residence.
How to set up a company in Dubai: free zone or mainland, step by step
How to set up a Dubai company step by step, free zone or mainland, with dated costs, bank checks and what it means for your UK tax residence.
Dubai's expat savings plan trap: lock-in plans, hidden fees and how to get out
A Dubai expat savings plan is usually a long-term, investment-linked life policy. It isn't automatically a trap, but leaving early can be expensive.
Left Dubai because of the Iran conflict? The UK tax trap you need to know about
UK expats back from the UAE: day counts, the 60-day relief, split-year treatment and the five-year rule on gains and dividends, as of October 2026.
UAE free zones in 2026: which ones still make sense, and for what
There are more than forty free zones in the UAE and they are not comparable. This briefing sets out which zones work for which activity in 2026, how the qualifying free zone person rules constrain the 0% rate, and when mainland is simply the better answer.
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