What Is The Rationale For Crypto Sukuk?
Some time ago, Malaysia had announced the permissibility of cryptocurrency as Halal. The topic is gaining increasing interest from Islamic finance …
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Malaysia’s US$1.3b Green Sukuk Listed On Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Malaysia’s US$1.3 billion (about RM5.35 billion) sustainability Sukuk or Islamic bonds have been listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd …
Turkey’s Islamic Banking Sector May Reach 15% Of Net Assets By 2025
Turkey’s interest-free banks, commonly known as “participation banks” within the country, that operate under the scope of Islamic finance, …
Pandemic Offers Africa A Chance To Boost Sovereign Sukuk Sales
The financing required to rebuild economies in African nations following the coronavirus pandemic allows the continent to boost its share of Islamic …
Indonesia Aims To Be The Largest Halal Economy By 2024
Indonesia has ambitious plans to make its Islamic economy sector much bigger as it has started making regional banks and other financial institutions …
Crescent Finance In Australia Pushing For Shariah-Complaint Home Loans
John Hewson of Crescent Finance wants to channel up to $5 billion in Shariah-compliant home loans from local investors as well as from countries such …
Strong Demand For Malaysia`s International Green Sukuk
Malaysia had started offering green Sukuk recently. Domestic and foreign investors have taken a strong interest in the issuance. Strong demand for …
Immense Opportunity To Develop Islamic Banking Talents As The Industry Grows In Malaysia
Developing professionals in the Islamic banking industry globally has become vital as the industry is growing despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The Halal …
Malaysia Starts Offering First-Ever Green Sukuk
Malaysia started marketing its first-ever sustainability Sukuk, adding to a growing number of countries turning to debt financing for environmental …
Saudi Real Estate Refinance Eyes $1bn Sukuk by Year-End
Saudi Real Estate Refinance Company (SRC) plans to issue up to $1 billion in Sukuk (Islamic bonds) by the year-end, reported Reuters. A wholly-owned …
Bangladesh, Malaysia Discuss Islamic Finance Opportunities
Leaders of the Bangladeshi and Malaysian business communities have discussed and exchanged insights on how both nations can tap into the halal …
Could Islamic Finance Support BNPL Business Model?
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) programs have seen tremendous growth globally. Despite growing concerns about stoking consumer debt, BNPL services fulfill a …
Alliance Islamic Bank Targets RM100mil Financing for Halal SMEs
Alliance Islamic Bank Berhad (“Alliance Islamic Bank”) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with eJazmine, Fusionex, and the …
Is Caizcoin An Islamic Blockchain Platform?
Derived from the Arabic word Caiz, Caizcoin is an Islamic Blockchain platform that provides money transfer services. With a vision to create financial …
Qatar FinTech Hub Announces Wave 2 Of Its Incubator, Accelerator Programs
22 FinTechs selected to take part in Wave 2 of the Incubator and Accelerator Programs to run from March until June 2021. The Qatar FinTech Hub …
Mambu Launches Shariah-Compliant Cloud Banking Platform
Mambu, the newly-minted fintech unicorn, today announced the highly anticipated launch of the Sharia-compliant version of its cloud-native SaaS …
Aligning Your Investment Goals And Values – Introducing Aghaz
Do you care enough about your belief system? Do you give importance to environmental, social, and governance issues while making any investment …
Qatar Fast Becoming An Islamic Fintech Hub
The recent consolidation initiative of Islamic banks in Qatar is likely to increase their overall capitalization and funding capacity, thus providing …
Everything You Need To Know About Zakat In 2024
Discover everything you need to know about Zakat in 2024 and beyond, a foundational element of the Islamic faith that champions communal support and …
Dubai Islamic Bank, Codebase Technologies Launch Pakistan’s First Roshan Digital Account App
Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan Limited (DIBPL), World’s First Islamic Bank, announced the launch of its Roshan Digital Account platform, built-in …
Turkey Fast Becoming A Haven For Islamic Finance
Turkey is likely to become an attractive center for interest-free Islamic finance after a new economic reform package was unveiled, according to an …
Islamic Finance Could Reduce Poverty
Islamic finance could reduce poverty and the economic challenges associated with it. The way to do so would be to increase access to credit in some of …
Indonesian P2P lender ALAMI Buys Shariah Bank
The Sharia-compliant peer-to-peer (P2P) lender ALAMI Technologies has acquired a Sharia rural bank, BPRS Cempaka Al-Amin, in Indonesia, three people …
SHUAA Capital Leads US$50 Million Sukuk Funding Round for Pure Harvest Smart Farms
SHUAA Capital psc (DFM: SHUAA), the leading asset management and investment banking platform in the Middle East has led a US$50 million structured …