botim money, the financial services arm of botim, has launched digital silver investing within its in-app ‘Invest’ feature, enabling eligible users in the UAE to buy, sell and manage fractional silver holdings starting from Dhs10.
The rollout follows the introduction of in-app gold investing in partnership with OGold and expands botim’s precious metals offering as part of its broader push into accessible, digital-first financial tools.
The new silver feature is designed to remove traditional barriers associated with bulk purchases and offline storage, providing users with a regulated, fully in-app experience. It forms part of botim’s wider financial services build-out, complementing existing payments and remittance functionalities.
Since its launch in August 2025, botim money’s gold investment feature has recorded 128,000 in-app gold trades, with total transaction volumes exceeding Dhs100m. The uptake, the company said, highlights sustained demand to extend its ‘Invest’ suite beyond gold into additional asset classes such as silver.
Sacha Haider, chief operating officer of Astra Tech – botim, said: “We were the first fintech platform to announce plans for a digital gold investment portfolio within botim’s fintech ecosystem in 2023, in partnership with OGold.
“Since launch, fractional investing has removed traditional minimum investment thresholds that historically limited participation and driven notable growth in usage. Extended to silver and bombined with botim’s ease of use and scale, this creates a seamless and inclusive pathway for users to begin investing with confidence.”
Bandar Alothman, chairman and founder at OGold, added: “As an <a href="https://jordangazette.com/emirati-ai-experts-lead-discussions-in-abu-dhabi-and-dubai-during-nep-ai-roadshows/”>Emirati company, our goal at OGold is to make precious metal ownership simple, accessible, and secure for everyone. Partnering with a platform as widely used as botim allows us to extend these innovative silver earning solutions to millions of users.”
Alothman added that this would be a game-changer for “democratising access to timeless assets through Silver Wakalah”, which ensures silver is not a stagnant investment.
“Instead of just sitting in a vault, your silver is put to work to grow your wealth with just a few taps.”
The launch comes amid renewed global interest in silver, driven both by its role as a store-of-value asset and its industrial applications. The global silver market is expected to record a sixth consecutive annual deficit in 2026, with a projected shortfall of around 67 million ounces, even as retail investment demand is forecast to rise.
By adding silver to its investment suite, botim is positioning itself to broaden asset diversification options for everyday users, supporting the UAE’s ambition to build a mature, digital-first financial ecosystem.