# Software Development Company in DIFC > Secure client portals, fintech products and document AI for firms in Dubai International Financial Centre, built to your compliance needs by the founders. Source: https://authect.com/difc Authect builds secure software for firms in Dubai International Financial Centre: fintech companies, wealth and asset managers, insurers and law firms. Every project is led by a senior engineer, and from the first call you talk to the founders who build it. ## Building software inside a financial free zone DIFC is a jurisdiction as much as a district. The financial free zone has **its own courts, its own regulator and its own data protection law**, separate from the rest of the UAE. For software, that means the usual questions arrive earlier and carry more weight: where the data is hosted, who can see which record, what is logged, and how you prove all of it to an auditor. We treat those as **engineering requirements from the first day**, not a checklist at the end. Access control, audit trails, retention and data location are written into the scope before any code exists, and designed into the architecture rather than added later. Firms in DIFC also tend to run on a mix of modern tools and older core systems they cannot simply switch off. We are comfortable working at that boundary, **modernising step by step** while the business keeps running and the compliance team keeps its evidence. ## Who we build for in DIFC - **Fintech, Startups and licensed firms**: Web and mobile products with the controls your compliance function specifies, from onboarding and KYC flows to transaction views. We build the software; licensing and regulatory advice stay with your advisers. - **Wealth, Wealth and asset managers**: Client portals and reporting that replace emailed PDFs, with role-based access, secure document vaults and a complete audit trail of who saw what and when. - **Insurance, Insurers, brokers and reinsurers**: Quoting, policy administration and claims tools that pull data from several systems into one view, with clear records for every decision. - **Legal, Law firms and advisers**: Document workflows and AI search over your own precedents and files, with access limited by matter and every answer pointing back to its source. ## What we build for DIFC firms Financial and legal firms need software that is fast to use and easy to defend. These services are where we usually start. - [Cyber security](https://authect.com/services/cyber-security): Threat modelling, secure architecture, strong authentication and code review designed into the build, with findings documented for your risk and audit teams. - [Intelligent document processing](https://authect.com/services/intelligent-document-processing): Extracting data from statements, contracts and onboarding documents into your systems, with confidence checks and a person reviewing anything uncertain. - [Generative AI](https://authect.com/services/generative-ai): Assistants and search over your own documents, deployed in an environment you control, with access rules respected and sources cited in every answer. - [Data engineering](https://authect.com/services/data-engineering): Pipelines that reconcile positions, transactions and client data across systems, giving reporting and compliance a single source of truth. - [Legacy software modernization](https://authect.com/services/legacy-modernization): Replacing ageing core and back-office systems in stages, running old and new side by side so clients and regulators never see the switch. ## Working with us from DIFC - **A UAE technology supplier**: Contracts and invoices come from Authect - FZCO, registered in Dubai Silicon Oasis under IFZA trade licence 70505, which fits the supplier-onboarding processes regulated firms run. - **Ready for your due diligence**: We answer vendor questionnaires, explain our security practices in plain terms and agree data handling in writing before work begins. Code and infrastructure live in your accounts from day one. - **Every team on the same call**: Our team works in Dubai Marina, Business Bay and Dubai Silicon Oasis. Reviews run on video calls that risk, legal and technology teams can all join, and we can meet at DIFC later in a project when it helps. ## DIFC: common questions ### Can you build to DIFC data protection requirements? We build to the requirements your data protection officer or counsel sets. Hosting region, access controls, retention, consent and audit logging are all specified in the scope and designed in. Legal sign-off on compliance stays with your own advisers. ### Is Authect regulated by the DFSA? No. We are a software development studio and do not provide financial services. Authect - FZCO is a licensed UAE company, under IFZA trade licence 70505, that works with regulated firms as a technology supplier. ### Where will our data be hosted? Where you decide. We set up infrastructure in your own cloud accounts, in the region your policies require, and document where every kind of data lives and who can reach it. ### Is it safe to use AI on confidential client documents? It can be, with the right design. We deploy models in environments you control, keep documents out of public training data, enforce the same access rules as the rest of your systems and log every query. ### Can you work alongside our core banking or portfolio system? Yes. We connect to existing systems through their APIs or data exports, and where a system has to be replaced, we do it in stages so day-to-day operations are never at risk. ## About Authect - Authect is a founder-led software development studio: clients talk to the founders who build their project, never a salesperson. - Every project is led by a senior engineer. Delivery is AI-accelerated, and an engineer reviews every line before it ships. - Clients own their code, infrastructure and designs from day one, with no lock-in. - Legal entity: AUTHECT - FZCO, Trade License No. 70505 (IFZA). Registered office: Building A1, Dubai Digital Park, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. - The team works in Dubai (Dubai Marina, Business Bay, Dubai Silicon Oasis) and in Spain (Madrid and Marbella), and works with partners in Lithuania. - Clients across Europe, the Middle East and beyond; areas served include Dubai, Madrid, Marbella, Málaga, United Arab Emirates, Spain, Lithuania, Sweden, Norway, Denmark. - Founders: Pranas Mickevicius (Chief Executive Officer), Oscar Arson Saiz (Chief Technology Officer). - Cooperation models: fixed-price projects, monthly sprints, and support and evolution. - Contact: info@authect.com, +971 50 246 5223, or https://authect.com/contact. A founder replies within one working day. - Profiles: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/authect/, Instagram https://www.instagram.com/useauthect/, X https://x.com/useauthect, TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@useauthect, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581141524137.