Starting 2021 on a productive note, the Indonesian Financial Services Authority, Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK), has officially introduced securities crowdfunding to the Republic as...
Joining its regional peers, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has finally entered the challenger banking race with its long-awaited digital banking regulations.
The new licensing framework,...
Commodity Murabahah business from traditional Islamic financial institutions may have taken a hit due to the pandemic, but for broker Eiger Trading Advisors, this...
Malaysia’s stock exchange this month completed a bond on blockchain proof-of-concept (POC). IFN Fintech has learned that the bourse is interested to potentially execute...
Looking to strengthen its place in the Tanzanian Islamic finance marketplace, SSC Capital is looking to roll out another Shariah compliant product to bridge...
Oman’s Capital Market Authority (CMA) is exploring new fintech initiatives including implementing distributed ledger technology for the Takaful and insurance sector as well as...
SMEs in Egypt will soon have access to Shariah compliant digital trade financing thanks to an African fintech start-up expanding into the North African...
Peer-to-peer (P2P) lender Investree, which offers both Islamic and conventional financing, will begin providing microfinancing to women microentrepreneurs, expanding its suite of products which...
A fintech start-up has gained a license from the Saudi regulator to design, launch and operate a digital platform facilitating offering and investment in...
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has amended its regulatory framework governing the provision of money services in...
Fintech company [email protected] Capital (SYME) is working on rolling out a Shariah compliant version of its Inventory Monetisation service with a view of completing...