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Dalil Holding and e7 Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on Idenex, a specialised identity management company and a subsidiary of Dalil, with e7 set to explore a potential strategic investment as part of its long-term growth strategy.
The collaboration aims to create a UAE-based identity solutions “national champion”, reinforcing the country’s position in secure, integrated and citizen-centric identity ecosystems. It also reflects a strategic intent to scale the UAE’s identity solutions model internationally through a unified platform.
Under the agreement, Dalil and e7 will combine advanced identity technologies with secure manufacturing capabilities to deliver an integrated offering spanning digital identity platforms, secure document issuance and identity-enabled services across the full lifecycle of identity management.
Idenex has been established to expand the UAE’s digital identity expertise into global markets, offering scalable systems designed to support governments and enterprises in managing digital identities, improving efficiency and accelerating digital transformation.
Talal Al Ahmad, Chief Executive Officer of Dalil, said: “Idenex is about taking something the UAE has already done exceptionally well and making it accessible to the rest of the world. What makes this moment important is the partnership with e7. It allows us to move faster, deliver with confidence, and present a model that is not only innovative, but fully operational from day one. That combination is what will define Idenex as we take it beyond the UAE.”
Mohamad Yousef, Chief Executive Officer at Idenex, said: “The UAE has successfully established itself as one of the world’s leading nations in identity systems and digital government transformation. Through Idenex, a strategic collaboration between Dalil Holding and e7 Group, we are focused on delivering practical and innovative solutions that create measurable impact across global markets. We look forward to expanding this success internationally after these systems have proven their efficiency locally, enabling international markets to adopt the same standards of performance, reliability, and innovation.”
For e7, the MoU aligns with its strategy to strengthen its end-to-end identity solutions offering by integrating its physical identity manufacturing capabilities with digital platforms and services, while expanding its presence across the identity value chain.
Ahmed Al Shamsi, Chairman of e7 Group, said: “The signing of today’s MoU with Dalil reflects a clear strategic intent in line with our ambition to further strengthen our end-to-end value proposition by complementing our physical identity capabilities with advanced digital identity platforms. This collaboration supports the creation of a UAE national champion with the scale and capabilities to compete internationally.”
Esteban Gómez Nadal, Group Chief Executive Officer of e7 Group, added: “Governments are increasingly looking for integrated identity solutions that seamlessly combine secure physical credentials with digital identity, authentication and lifecycle management. The proposed collaboration with Dalil through Idenex will accelerate our participation in fully integrated ‘phygital’ identity solutions.”
He added that the investment would help leverage existing infrastructure, enhance capacity utilisation and unlock new long-term, recurring revenue opportunities internationally.
