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Saudi finance ministry warns against cryptocurrenciesSecurities Commission Malaysia restructures digital strategy and innovation unitKIB launches video call serviceADIB joins trade blockchain platformWahed Invest secures Saudi ExPermitAirline veteran to helm TNG Digital as new CEOSun Life Malaysia Takaful rolls out mobile appOIB goes live with ICSFS solutionsKFH-Bahrain launches KFHB OnlineADCB partners with Plug and PlayBRI Syariah inks MoU with Grab IndonesiaSilicon Valley institution plans Islamic blockchain protocolTakaful Emarat to adopt MDS ServiceAttijariwafa adopts iMALBank BTPN adopts Diasoft Flextera Suite
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ISRA on the hunt for ideal candidates to pilot ZakatTech platform

The International Sha’riah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA) is looking for relevant parties to pilot a blockchain project designed to optimize the collection of Islamic charitable donations. To be known as ZakatTech Blockchain, the...
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Canada-based Manzil eyes regional expansion as it expects to launch mortgage product by final quarter
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Saudi P2P financing platform eyes Shariah compliance  
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Islamic finance advisory firm partners with regional blockchain enterprise to build blockchain community
KFH-Bahrain goes live with open banking infrastructure
Kuwait Finance House-Bahrain (KFH-Bahrain) has become the latest Islamic bank in the Kingdom to go live with its open banking
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Axiata Digital Capital and CIMB to explore Islamic fintech proposition
Axiata Digital Capital and CIMB to explore Islamic fintech proposition
ASEAN banking powerhouse and one of the region’s largest Islamic financial services providers, CIMB Group, has joined hands with Axiata
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Noor Bank launches QR-based mobile payment solution
Noor Bank launches QR-based mobile payment solution
Noor Bank is taking its cashless game one step further by rolling out an EMVCO QR-based mobile payment service allowing
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Islamic fintech start-ups may benefit as global investors start to pay attention to MENA entrepreneurs
Islamic fintech start-ups may benefit as global investors start to pay attention to MENA entrepreneurs
Despite concerns over the reverberations that could engulf start-up investments as triggered by the collapse of private equity giant Abraaj,
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Takaful IKHLAS banking on digitalization to grow business
Takaful IKHLAS banking on digitalization to grow business
As competition heats up in the Malaysian Islamic insurance space, Takaful IKHLAS will be leveraging its latest partnership with CIMB
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Iran ratifies cryptocurrency bill banning trading but legalizing mining
Following our report on Iran considering to legalize crypto-mining and leveraging on digital currencies to escape the debilitating sanctions imposed
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Grab Malaysia makes first move into Islamic fintech space with digital Takaful product
Southeast Asian e-hailing giant Grab has unveiled usage-based motor Takaful and insurance coverage for its drivers through its digital insurance
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Make it Rain: Islamic crypto exchange secures license and US$2.5 million seed funding
Three years since taking its first step toward becoming a regulated entity, Shariah compliant Rain has become the first digital
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Emirati Takaful operators adopt blockchain technology as UAE eyes insurtech hub title
Three Islamic insurers in Dubai have embraced distributed ledger technology, becoming among the first in the region to demonstrate a
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Bahrain Fintech Bay tackling digital talent conundrum with tailored on-demand courses
Bahrain Fintech Bay (BFB) is adding another component to its fintech start-up ecosystem by providing training and education courses in
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Indonesia takes on Islamic fintech agenda with new digital platforms
Determined to break itself out of the ‘5% trap’, a term market practitioners have used to describe Indonesia’s years-long inability
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Bahraini Islamic banks racing for open banking domination as rules come into effect
As the window for banks in Bahrain to adopt open banking expires, local Islamic banks are engaged in what seems
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Malaysia’s first licensed Islamic equity crowdfunding platform eyes 2020 launch date
Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has revealed its second cohort of regulated market operators for equity crowdfunding (ECF) and peer-to-peer financing
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TNG Digital exploring Islamic fintech solutions
The e-wallet subsidiary of Malaysia’s sole electronic payment system for toll expressway and highway operators is exploring the possibility of
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ABC Digital to enable online onboarding service
Bank ABC is one step closer to its mobile-only bank dreams as the Bahraini bank partners with a US-based company
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News Flash

Saudi finance ministry warns against cryptocurrencies

Securities Commission Malaysia restructures digital strategy and innovation unit

KIB launches video call service

ADIB joins trade blockchain platform

Wahed Invest secures Saudi ExPermit

Airline veteran to helm TNG Digital as new CEO

Sun Life Malaysia Takaful rolls out mobile app

OIB goes live with ICSFS solutions

KFH-Bahrain launches KFHB Online

ADCB partners with Plug and Play

BRI Syariah inks MoU with Grab Indonesia

Silicon Valley institution plans Islamic blockchain protocol

Takaful Emarat to adopt MDS Service

Attijariwafa adopts iMAL

Bank BTPN adopts Diasoft Flextera Suite

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25 Aug

Raqamyah, a Saudi #P2P funding platform, believes Shariah compliance will be instrumental in capturing the #Saudi Arabian SME market - it has engaged @ShariyahReview to ensure end-to-end Shariah integrity #IslamicFintech

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24 Aug

Saudi's Ministry of Finance has issued a warning against dealing or investing in virtual currencies as they are not recognized by legal entities in the Kingdom. #Cryptocurrencies #Bitcoin

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23 Aug

The International Sha’riah Research Academy for Islamic Finance @isramy is looking for relevant parties to pilot a #blockchain project designed to optimize the collection of #Zakat

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23 Aug

Canadian #IslamicFintech start-up @manzilinc is looking to expand beyond #Toronto and into the #US as it builds its product pipeline, anchored by a Murabahah mortgage product, following a successful seed round. https://t.co/rcVq8YA4e6

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23 Aug

As competition heats up in the Malaysian Islamic insurance space, #Takaful IKHLAS will be leveraging its latest partnership with CIMB Islamic to bolster its #digital capabilities to gain market share. @CIMBMalaysia #TakaTech #IslamicFintech
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