Stake Academy
Table of contentsIn this video
How Stake is regulated by the DFSA, operates within the DIFC and uses SPVs to protect your ownership
How your money is held, managed and paid out, and what you receive as proof of ownership
Where your funds actually sit, and how they're kept separate from Stake's own accounts
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Overview
Before investing, an investor should know exactly where the money goes and what protects it. In this lesson, co-founder Manar breaks down how Stake protects an investment across three levels: regulation, structure and where the money is held.
The lesson covers Stake's regulation under the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) within the DIFC (the Dubai International Financial Centre, a regulated financial free zone with its own courts and laws), how every property sits in its own ring-fenced SPV so it stays with its investors even if something happened to Stake, and the documents that prove ownership: a share certificate, a DIFC share register entry, and a Dubai Land Department title deed held in the SPV's name.
It also explains where investor funds actually sit, in segregated accounts with Emirates NBD, kept separate from Stake's own operating accounts.
All Investments carry risks. Stake Properties Limited is regulated by the DFSA as an Operator of a Crowdfunding Platform in the UAE
Updated: September 2026
