A 199% spike in inflows from Qatar. A 58% surge from the UAE. GIFT City is the new startup partner for global wealth. 💰🤝 How Fintechs are Using GIFT City to Unlock an NRI Investing Wave: ​1. The Macro Context: Capital flight and diversification are top of mind for Middle East NRIs looking beyond traditional real estate, gold, or crypto. Inflows into platforms nearly doubled in Mar-Apr, with a heavy skew toward stable, dollar-denominated fixed deposits. 2. The Playbook: Startups like @GetBelong and @Vested_finance are realizing that relying on partner banks is a bottleneck. Belong’s initiative involves plugging the entire journey via their own PSP and broking layers, eliminating external bank dependencies to distribute everything from mutual funds to upcoming ETFs. 3. The Numbers: Vested Finance saw its invested corpus from this segment jump 45% over the Dec-Feb period. Meanwhile, Belong reported its assets under management (AUM) from NRIs crossed $10 million, fueled by a sweet spot of white-collar professionals in tech, oil, and real estate. ​4. The Long-Term Implication: For years, cumbersome admin and KYC hurdles kept cross-border wealth sidelined. By using GIFT City as a frictionless gateway, these fintechs are connecting NRIs to India and positioning themselves to route global capital into the US and other international markets. ​Regulatory licences are officially the new tech moat. 🛡️ @GIFTCity_ By @salmn_sh