Job Description

?Compliance Officer Internship Dubai, DIFC
Protect trust. Power integrity. Build the foundation of fintech compliance.
Step into one of the UAEs most respected fintech success stories the first independent digital banking platform licensed in the UAE, and a leader in financial inclusion, innovation, and regulatory excellence.
This award-winning digital institution has redefined what transparency and compliance mean in the modern financial world. As a Compliance Officer Intern, you'll gain hands-on experience ensuring that technology, regulation, and integrity work in harmony to protect customers and sustain trust.
This company is actively searching for standout talent individuals with the right attitude, mindset, and hunger to learn. Through this internship, theyll assess not just your technical ability but your initiative, curiosity, and leadership potential. Think of it as a try before you buy opportunity where high-performing interns transition into long-term, full-time roles.
If you're passionate about regulation, risk, and doing the right thing in a rapidly evolving fintech environment this is your opportunity to become a guardian of the system.
Role Overview
As a Compliance Officer Intern, you'll support the company's compliance team in ensuring that all activities meet both local and international regulatory standards. You'll learn how fintech's maintain ethical and legal integrity while scaling innovation from KYC and AML controls to audits, reporting, and process reviews.
This internship equips you with the real-world skills and professional mindset needed to thrive in regulatory operations and governance across global financial institutions.
What You'll Do
During your internship, you'll:

• Assist in reviewing and verifying KYC/KYB documentation for new clients.
• Support transaction monitoring and suspicious activity reviews.
• Help prepare compliance reports, audit summaries, and regulatory filings.
• Research global and UAE-specific fintech regulations, including DFSA and FATF frameworks.
• Participate in internal policy reviews and process improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with risk and legal teams to ensure ongoing regulatory alignment.

Experience Gained
This internship offers hands-on exposure to real-world fintech compliance practices:

• Learn how fintech's manage compliance, licensing, and reporting obligations.
• Gain practical experience in AML, KYC, and transaction monitoring systems.
• Understand the regulatory environment of the DIFC and wider UAE market.
• Build analytical and documentation skills used by compliance professionals worldwide.
• Earn a verified portfolio of regulatory projects and case analyses.

About the Host Company
This internship is hosted by a trailblazing digital banking platform headquartered in Dubai, recognized for redefining financial transparency and regulatory excellence across the region.
It is:

• The first independent fintech institution licensed in the UAE.
• Award-winning for its compliance, governance, and ethical leadership.
• Built on trust, inclusion, and innovation, offering a fully digital ecosystem for payments, remittance, and financial management.

Youll be part of a team that protects the backbone of fintech trust and integrity.
Program Highlights

• Duration: 3 months (unpaid internship training program)
• Commitment: 2 days per week on site (training + hands-on experience)
• Location: Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)
• Start Date: Ongoing intake (limited seats per cohort)
• Access Type: By subscription and training completion only (details below)

Why Join

• ? Gain hands-on experience in regulatory operations and risk management.
• Learn the core principles of compliance and financial integrity.
• Work alongside professionals leading compliance in fintech and banking.
• Earn a Global Early Careers Internship Certificate.
• Qualify for redeployment into paid compliance or risk roles via the GEC Trusted Bench.
• Join a growing network of compliance specialists across global markets.

? International Student Support
For international students joining from outside the UAE, our concierge team provides:

• ? Airport pick-up and drop-off
• Accommodation assistance
• Daily transport options
• Pre-arrival guidance and on-ground support

All complimentary for verified Global Early Careers subscribers.
Call to Action
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