Team Authentic has been advising clients on their personal and business financial journeys since 2015. Our trade finance practice draws on founders and specialists who spent their careers inside the banks you're trying to borrow from.
Team Authentic operates as a licensed advisory under the Dubai Department of Economic Development, based in Al Garhoud, Dubai.
We work as independent advisors. We look at your trading profile, financials and banking history the way a lender would, then tell you plainly what's holding you back and which financing routes fit.
More than 90% of our engagements come from repeat clients or referrals — in trade finance, where a single mishandled LC or account application can cost a deal, that track record is the reason clients keep coming back before they try anywhere else.
Plain-language advice from people who have sat on the lender's side
A clear view of what lenders will ask for, before you apply
Compliance-aware structuring from the first conversation, not an afterthought
Our founding team's combined banking careers cover retail, corporate, investment and trade finance across the UAE's major institutions — experience we now put to work structuring your side of the transaction.
A founding member of Team Authentic with over 19 years of banking experience across the UAE and India, having held senior roles at Citibank, Mashreq Bank, ICICI and HSBC — mainly focused on growing the wealth of HNW and UHNW clients.
Another founding member, with over 20 years of banking experience at leading institutions including Standard Chartered Bank, Barclays, RAKBANK and Mashreq Bank — a career spent helping wealthy clients grow wealthier.
An unconventional entrant to the financial world, having come from the medical field — yet he successfully built deep industry knowledge and a sizeable base of satisfied, long-term clients.
A seasoned banker with over 33 years spent shaping products at leading banks including Standard Chartered Bank, RAKBANK and Sharjah Islamic Bank — now focused on bringing that innovation to Team Authentic and its clients.
More than 25 years in business development and sales across banking and insurance in the UAE, including six years at Abu Dhabi Finance as VP of Commercial Lending Products, plus senior roles at Noor Takaful, Methaq Takaful, Emirates NBD and ADCB.
Over 20 years of international leadership in equipment finance, leasing and asset management across European and EMEA banking, including Abu Dhabi Finance, Al Hail Orix, Lombard and Bank of Ireland. Member of the UAE Ministry of Finance's strategic committee on Finance & Leasing regulatory structures.
30 years of senior banking experience across institutions including ADCB, Abu Dhabi Finance, First Abu Dhabi Bank and Amlak, focused on client-centric structuring and business development.
We start most engagements with a straightforward conversation about your trade or structure.
