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UK’s largest Islamic bank to boost digital offerings
UK’s first Islamic bank will be enhancing its digital offerings, encouraged by the strong...
SIBL first Islamic bank to implement digital onboarding; more...
Social Islami Bank (SIBL) has become the first Shariah bank in Bangladesh to enable...
Digital at its core: FWD Takaful to roll out...
When a Hong Kong billionaire invests into a Takaful firm, you can be rest...
ALAMI joins hands with Islamic bank to support MSMEs
Islamic peer-to-peer financing platform Alami Fintek Sharia (ALAMI) has partnered with Bank Syariah Mandiri...
Swiss-affiliated blockchain firm prepares to tap Islamic securitization market...
An open-source public blockchain has secured a Fatwa affirming the Shariah integrity of its...
Malaysian Islamic banks raise their digital game
An Islamic bank in Malaysia has made digital onboarding a reality, leveraging on the...
Saudi accelerates fintech development with new program
Committed to diversifying its oil-dependent economy through financial services among others, the largest Islamic...
Going live: Pakistan to test non-banking fintech solutions in...
Almost eight months in the making, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP)...
Indonesian unicorn lends magic to Islamic digital economy
Indonesians can expect to access more Shariah financial products through e-commerce site Tokopedia as...
Fintech start-up cashew ready to tap Saudi and UAE...
Two years in the making and US$5 million invested, digital finance platform cashew (Cashew...
Manzil exceeds equity financing target; rolls out new product
Canadian fintech start-up Manzil is maintaining its steady growth momentum with new investments and...
First Abu Dhabi Bank boosts payment services with new...
The UAE’s largest bank has partnered with a fintech start-up to roll out a...
Iran’s new capital market taskforce to address tech infrastructure
Iran’s newly minted Capital Market Consultative and Advisory Taskforce, established by the Iranian Securities...
Pakistan to attract diaspora investments with digital Shariah sovereign...
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has laid the digital railway to enable citizens...
Malaysians show support for government’s first digital Sukuk
The Malaysian government’s first digital Sukuk offering, the Sukuk Prihatin, has received overwhelming demand...
Bank Muamalat Malaysia unveils digital social financing platform
Bank Muamalat Malaysia has launched a digital funding platform designed to support social welfare...
International fintech start-ups pitch for Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank’s...
Eight fintech start-ups from countries including the US, Canada, Singapore, Bahrain and the UK...
Saudi Islamic bank secures license for payment company
Alinma Bank, one of the four fully-fledged Islamic banks in Saudi Arabia, has obtained...
Capital Markets Malaysia sees Islamic fintech as cornerstone of...
Islamic fintech has been identified by the Capital Markets Malaysia (CMM) as a key...
Egypt to set up fintech regulatory sandbox following approval...
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has approved a draft law to develop and regulate...
Islamic fintech in 2020: A silver lining amid coronavirus...
2020 is tumultuous to say the least. The global economy is kneecapped as countless...
IFN Fintech Survey 2020 Results
Throughout June to August 2020, IFN surveyed 142 founders and CEOs of fintech start-ups...
Wahed recruits investment banking veteran to lead Dubai operations
After an extensive career on Wall Street and in the Middle East, Kashif Khan...
Formation of Malaysian national Islamic fintech taskforce underway
Efforts to set up a national Islamic fintech taskforce in Malaysia are underway, with...