GRC Services Built for UAE, Not Borrowed from Elsewhere
UAE regulators are not impressed by borrowed answers. They have seen the templates. The recycled policies. The frameworks that clearly flew in from somewhere else are still carrying jet lag. What they expect instead is judgment. Context. That is where our GRC services begin.
The UAE is a place of speed and scale. Mainland businesses move differently from Free Zone entities. DIFC and ADGM demand institutional maturity. VARA and SCA expect clarity and control. One size never fits all, and copying someone else’s homework is the fastest way to invite uncomfortable questions.
When It’s Time to Be Certain
A Calm, Experienced View on Governance, Risk, and Regulatory Readiness in the UAE
GRC Services That Keep the Lights On…….
………and the regulators comfortable.
AML and CFT compliance is subject to intense regulatory scrutiny in the UAE. Our AML and CFT Compliance GRC Services operate as a central advisory hub, covering governance, risk assessments, policies, controls, monitoring, sanctions, and regulatory engagement. We direct clients into specialist AML services and sector-specific frameworks that are risk-based, operationally sound, and aligned with UAE AML law, regulatory rulebooks, and international standards.
Technology risk is no longer confined to IT teams. It is a board-level concern and a regulatory priority. Our Cybersecurity and Technology Risk GRC Services address technology governance, cyber resilience and control assurance across regulated environments. We assess how systems, data, infrastructure and third-party technologies introduce risk, and how governance and controls must respond.
Enterprise Risk Management should sharpen judgement, not paralyse it. Our ERM GRC Services support the full risk lifecycle, from risk identification and appetite setting through to assessment, reporting, and issue management. We deliver clear, practical frameworks that boards and senior management can read, debate, and act on, aligning strategy with real risk exposure and regulatory expectations.
Anyone can write policies. Many do. They look excellent on day one and gather dust by day thirty. Our GRC consulting services focus on culture. Our Governance and Compliance GRC Services provide the foundational architecture for regulated entities operating across the UAE. We design and review governance frameworks, policies, committee structures and compliance operating models that align regulatory intent with how the business functions.
Internal audit should provide independence without losing commercial understanding. Our Internal Audit GRC Services deliver a complete internal audit operating model. This includes internal audit charters, methodologies, audit universes, risk-based planning, execution and clear reporting aligned with UAE regulatory expectations.
Audits are practical, proportionate and focused on control effectiveness rather than compliance theatre.
Internal controls rarely attract attention until they fail. Management focus on them for exactly that reason. Our Internal Control GRC Services review, document, and test controls across operational, financial, regulatory, and technology processes. We identify gaps, design risk-based remediation, and strengthen evidence so controls operate reliably in live environments and withstand regulatory scrutiny.
UAE Personal Data Protection Law compliance takes more than good policies. It needs clear ownership and privacy that works day to day. Our PDPL Compliance GRC Services turn legal duties into practical governance. We help organisations understand where data sits, who owns it, and how controls operate in real life, so privacy can be sustained and explained.
Our Regulatory Inspection Readiness GRC Services help organisations meet regulators with clarity and control. We carry out readiness reviews, prepare evidence packs, run mock inspections, and support targeted remediation. Management teams are prepared, documentation is aligned, and controls are ready to be walked through, enabling calm, credible regulatory engagements without improvisation.
Outsourcing can extend capability, but accountability never leaves the business. Regulators are clear about that. Our Third Party Risk Management GRC Services cover the full outsourcing and vendor lifecycle. From due diligence and onboarding through ongoing monitoring, issue management and exit planning, we help organisations maintain visibility and control over third-party risk.
Before GRC Matters Become Complicated
How Engagement Typically Works with GRC Advisors
Regulators expect governance, disciplined action, and risk-based compliance. So do we.
Our engagements follow a clear, regulator-familiar lifecycle that mirrors how supervisory reviews, inspections, and assurance exercises are actually conducted in the UAE.
Initial Review
We begin with a targeted review of your regulatory perimeter, licence conditions, operating model, and existing frameworks. This includes policies, governance arrangements, risk and control artefacts, and recent regulatory interactions. The objective is to identify material gaps, regulatory sensitivities, and immediate priorities.
Scope and Priorities
Based on the initial review, we define a clear scope aligned to regulatory expectations and business objectives. Priorities are set using a risk-based approach, focusing on areas most likely to attract regulatory scrutiny or impact control effectiveness.
Delivery and Remediation
We deliver agreed workstreams through structured frameworks, documentation, and practical implementation support. Where gaps are identified, we support remediation planning, control uplift, and evidence preparation to ensure outcomes are demonstrable and defensible.
Ongoing Support, Where Required
For regulated firms, continuity matters. We provide ongoing GRC advisory support, periodic reviews, and regulatory engagement assistance as requirements evolve, inspections approach, or the business scales.
Industries GRC Advisory Serves
Accountants and Auditors
Asset Managers & Investment Firms
DPMS
Insurance
Lawyers
Payments and Fintech
Real Estate
Securities & Brokerage
TCSPs
VASPs
Why GRC Advisory Services?
Our GRC consulting services are designed specifically for organisations operating across the Mainland, Free Zones, DIFC, ADGM, VARA, and SCA environments. Through our experienced GRC advisory services, we translate regulatory expectations into governance, risk, and compliance frameworks that work in day-to-day life.
Old wisdom says, “Know the road before you travel it.” Our role is to help you navigate regulation with confidence, not caution. To align governance with ambition, risk with opportunity, and compliance with growth.
Everything that follows on this page connects to that idea. Each service plays its part in helping organisations meet sophisticated regulation with calm authority, modern thinking, and credibility that does not need explaining.
Driving Growth Through Strategic Clarity
Why Our Clients Love to Work with Us!
What Our Clients Say
When to Speak to Us
There is usually a moment when governance stops feeling theoretical.
Organisations typically speak to us when one or more of the following apply:
- Starting a business
- Rapid growth, market expansion, or new products and services
- Licensing, reauthorisation, or material regulatory change
- Control weaknesses, audit findings, or remediation programmes
- New or evolving regulatory obligations
- Board, senior management, or regulator concerns
- Operating model or organisational change
- Increased reliance on technology or third parties
- Preparation for external assurance or investor scrutiny
- An upcoming regulatory inspection, thematic review, or supervisory engagement
Often, nothing has gone wrong.
That is precisely the point.
These are the moments when speaking early makes a difference.
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