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O Gold, the UAE’s first Emirati app for fractional gold and silver ownership, has partnered with botim, Astra Tech’s flagship AI-powered fintech and communication platform, to integrate gold investment services into the botim ecosystem.
The partnership, backed by an agreement signed in 2023, makes botim the first fintech in the UAE to officially offer gold investment solutions, reinforcing its position in the region’s expanding digital finance sector.
Users can now buy, sell, and manage digital gold starting from 0.1 grams directly within the botim app.
Feature on Botim includes O Gold programme
The feature also includes O Gold’s Gold Earning (Leasing) Program, which allows users to earn annual returns of 3 per cent in gold grams, in line with global lease rate benchmarks of around 3.25 per cent reported in London.
“In this region, gold has always held deep historical, cultural, and economic value. Even with market shifts, the demand continues to grow,” said Ahmed Mourad, chief operating oficer at Astra Tech | botim. “With this partnership, we’re making fractional gold investment simple and secure, so anyone can get started… This is another step in expanding botim’s financial services and giving people more accessible ways to manage and grow their money with confidence.”
O Gold said its user base has grown to more than 100,000 within months of its launch, a sign of growing demand for digital gold trading. The company recently received a Shariah-compliance certificate from the Center of Islamic Banking and Economics (CIBE), underscoring its commitment to ethical finance.
“As an Emirati company, our goal at O Gold is to make precious metal ownership simple, accessible, and secure for everyone,” said Bandar Alothman, founder of O Gold. “Partnering with a platform as widely used as botim… allows us to further extend our services and help millions of users start their gold investment journey with just a few taps. This is a game-changer for democratising access to a timeless asset.”
The UAE is a key hub for global gold trade, with exports valued at $53.41bn in 2024–2025, according to TradeImeX.
By linking O Gold’s fractional gold investment offering with botim’s large user base of over eight million, the partnership aims to strengthen the country’s role in accessible and innovative gold investment.
The new gold investment feature is now fully operational and available to botim users through the botim Invest section of the application.
