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DFSA rolls out crowdfunding framework
After months of consultation, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has finally formalized a...
Bahrain’s new crowdfunding regulations obviate retail market; only allowing...
The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has begun to formally regulate Islamic and conventional...
Beehive – from taking baby steps to soaring high
Dubai’s first regulated peer-to-peer lender has extended an Islamic finance facility to an e-commerce...
SuperCharger lands in Malaysia; Islamic fintech a focus
SuperCharger Fintech Accelerator has opened its doors in Malaysia, confirming an earlier report by...
Liberis to trial Shariah compliant product, potentially paving the...
A UK-based digital provider of business cash advance (BCA) will be launching a trial...
NowMoney pilots in the UAE; Saudi and Bahrain next
As a banker in the UK who had spent time in the Middle East,...
Monami Tech bridging gap between Muslim millennials and banks...
A Dubai-based fintech start-up is developing Shariah compliant proprietary technology targeting the Muslim Gen...
HelloGold targets US$9.6 million from token sale
The industry’s first certified Shariah compliant digital gold app is now finalizing details of...
Islamic bank first to adopt Visa Checkout service
The largest Shariah bank in Qatar successfully streamlined its cashless payment processes, significantly reducing...
Rise of the robots: Al Rajhi turns to RPA...
The world’s largest Islamic bank intends to optimize business efficiency by replacing manual labor...
Alizz upgrades digital banking service with overhauled app
An Omani Islamic bank is hoping to capture the younger population by redesigning its...
Dubai backs Shariah compliant payment service initiative
A global provider of digital payment services is entering the UAE market with services...
Samsung pays the UAE a visit, and is here...
The UAE was the first in the Middle East to embrace Samsung Pay solutions...
Malaysia forms international fintech partnership
On a partnership spree, Australia has now sealed a deal with one of the...
Africa looks to Abu Dhabi to nurture nascent Islamic...
An African social impact firm has signed an MoU with Abu Dhabi Global Markets...
Dubai ups Islamic fintech game; includes Shariah banks into...
UAE Islamic banks will have a hand in mentoring up-and-coming Shariah fintech start-ups and...
IDB to harness the power of Islamic fintech innovation...
Launching its first Fintech Islamic Finance Challenge this month, the IDB Group is seeking...
CompareAsiaGroup seals US$50 million Series B funding
A group of international investors, led by the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation...
Islamic non-bank financial institutions driving business with data analytics
A Saudi Islamic leasing company will apply analytical modeling across its business to enhance...
Asia welcomes maiden Islamic robo-advisor and looks forward to...
A conventional investment manager gained first-mover advantage in the Islamic finance space by launching...
Merging business and charity: MercyCrowd to deliver greater social...
MercyCrowd, a UK-based real estate equity crowdfunding platform, is weighing between Malaysia and Singapore...
Everex plans ICO to build Ethereum-powered Shariah compliant financial...
A blockchain start-up has so far raised US$3 million from private investors and will...
UAE Shariah bank rolls out blockchain-based cheques
Emirates Islamic (EI) will be the first Islamic bank in the UAE to adopt...
OneGram partners with Tabarak Capital
OneGram, the blockchain company behind the first Shariah compliant gold-backed digital currency, has partnered...