With the local rial losing its value and an increasingly difficult environment to do cross-border business due to persisting economic embargoes, the Iranian government...
After providing basic banking services for the last two years, Germany’s only digital Islamic bank will be rolling out Shariah compliant investment products as...
The Saudi government’s aggressive push to develop its e-commerce sector for its cash-rich citizens in a bid to divorce itself from its hydrocarbon dependence...
Nigeria’s 10 million potential Islamic banking customers are one of the reasons why Sterling Bank is overhauling its operations to lay the foundations for...
In October 2019, a Yogyakarta-based Islamic microfinance cooperative broke new ground with its primary Sukuk issuance on blockchain using Blossom Finance’s SmartSukuk platform. The...
Indonesians can expect to access more Shariah financial products through e-commerce site Tokopedia as the tech unicorn carves a new partnership with Islamic bank...
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has laid the digital railway to enable citizens abroad to invest in Shariah compliant sovereign investment papers remotely,...
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has approved a draft law to develop and regulate fintech in non-banking activities, just weeks after forming the committee...
2020 is tumultuous to say the least. The global economy is kneecapped as countless industries continue to suffer from the ongoing coronavirus shock. As...
Throughout June to August 2020, IFN surveyed 142 founders and CEOs of fintech start-ups providing Shariah compliant services and products. Opinions and data from...
After a global call for nominations and a lengthy deliberation process, IFN Fintech is pleased to reveal the winners of the prestigious World Islamic...