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Noor Bank launches QR-based mobile payment solution
Noor Bank is taking its cashless game one step further by rolling out an...
ISRA on the hunt for ideal candidates to pilot...
The International Sha’riah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA) is looking for relevant parties...
Saudi P2P financing platform eyes Shariah compliance Â
A Saudi peer-to-peer (P2P) funding platform is seeking to secure a Fatwa to anchor...
Islamic fintech start-ups may benefit as global investors start...
Despite concerns over the reverberations that could engulf start-up investments as triggered by the...
Islamic finance advisory firm partners with regional blockchain enterprise...
Infinity Blockchain Ventures Malaysia (IBVM), a company that provides advisory services on adopting blockchain...
Takaful IKHLAS banking on digitalization to grow business
As competition heats up in the Malaysian Islamic insurance space, Takaful IKHLAS will be...
Iran ratifies cryptocurrency bill banning trading but legalizing mining
Following our report on Iran considering to legalize crypto-mining and leveraging on digital currencies...
Grab Malaysia makes first move into Islamic fintech space...
Southeast Asian e-hailing giant Grab has unveiled usage-based motor Takaful and insurance coverage for...
Make it Rain: Islamic crypto exchange secures license and...
Three years since taking its first step toward becoming a regulated entity, Shariah compliant...
Emirati Takaful operators adopt blockchain technology as UAE eyes...
Three Islamic insurers in Dubai have embraced distributed ledger technology, becoming among the first...
Bahrain Fintech Bay tackling digital talent conundrum with tailored...
Bahrain Fintech Bay (BFB) is adding another component to its fintech start-up ecosystem by...
Indonesia takes on Islamic fintech agenda with new digital...
Determined to break itself out of the ‘5% trap’, a term market practitioners have...
Bahraini Islamic banks racing for open banking domination as...
As the window for banks in Bahrain to adopt open banking expires, local Islamic...
Malaysia’s first licensed Islamic equity crowdfunding platform eyes 2020...
Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has revealed its second cohort of regulated market operators for...
TNG Digital exploring Islamic fintech solutions
The e-wallet subsidiary of Malaysia’s sole electronic payment system for toll expressway and highway...
ABC Digital to enable online onboarding service
Bank ABC is one step closer to its mobile-only bank dreams as the Bahraini...
Malaysia sees interest for Islamic digital-only banks
Several fintech start-ups are eyeing an Islamic digital banking license to operate in one...
Iran mines cryptocurrency potential to escape US grip
It’s been a crypto whirlwind in Iran. From shutting down crypto mining farms, the...
HelloGold begins Series B funding round as it eyes...
Kuala Lumpur-headquartered digital savings platform, HelloGold, has begun approaching international investors for its pre-series...
Islamic economy blockchain prepares to launch public chain in...
A public blockchain company in the UAE has launched an open source blockchain tailored...
Islamic banks turn to WhatsApp to engage customers
With about half a billion active daily users, Whatsapp’s global reach is a gold...
Ficus Venture Capital prepares to invest in Islamic tech...
Malaysia’s first Islamic tech venture capital (VC) firm is giving itself until the end...
ICD’s fintech initiative gains momentum as drive for global...
An Uzbekistani bank has joined an international Islamic fintech initiative led by the private...
Islamic robo adviser unveils first Halal ETF
New York-based Wahed Invest has listed its first exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Wahed FTSE...