Tagged: sharia’h compliant

October 22, 2025 @ 9:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Abyan Capital, a robo-advisory1 investment platform in Saudi Arabia, announced the launch of their new self-directed trading service. The service will reportedly enable users to trade US equities as well as open high-yield savings accounts in compliance with Shariah law. Supporting this offering is Alpaca,… Read More

July 31, 2025 @ 4:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mambu, a banking and payments platform, announced the launch of its enhanced Islamic banking capabilities, designed to enable financial institutions to “build, deploy, and scale Shari’ah-compliant products with greater overall efficiency.” With assets expected to surpass “$3.8 trillion by 2025, the Islamic banking sector is… Read More

June 10, 2025 @ 9:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Backbase, the global enabler of AI-powered banking technology, announces that Bank Muamalat has officially launched ATLAS by Bank Muamalat (ATLAS), Malaysia’s first Islamic digital-only bank centered on faith and lifestyle alignment. This milestone represents a transformative “leap in Bank Muamalat’s journey to redefine Islamic banking,… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 8:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tuum, the core banking provider, announced the launch of its foundational Islamic Banking and Finance solutions, marking a key milestone towards delivering comprehensive, Sharia-compliant financial services. This initiative is said to focuse on the main principles of Islamic banking, laying the groundwork for a platform… Read More

May 2, 2024 @ 2:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New research from Mambu reveals that just over a quarter (26%) of Gen Z Muslims solely use Islamic banking, though 85% of them are interested in banking “with a financial institution that offers Shariah-compliant products.” More than 560 banks worldwide adhere to Islamic principles; however,… Read More

February 28, 2024 @ 9:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Smart Pension, one of the UK’s workplace pension providers, and Wahed, an Islamic digital investment platform, have launched a new diversified workplace pension, the Halal Workplace Pension. The collaboration meets the unmet demand for modern, Shariah-compliant workplace pensions from Muslim employers and “among the UK’s… Read More

January 28, 2024 @ 7:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Maybank through its Islamic Banking arm, Maybank Islamic Berhad recently launched the Shariah-compliant portfolio financing solution, “making it the first Islamic bank in the country to do so, adding to the myriad of offerings for wealth creation and wealth accumulation under the Bank’s Islamic Wealth… Read More

November 28, 2023 @ 11:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wahed Invest Limited, the UAE robo-advisory subsidiary of Wahed Inc., a global Shariah-compliant fintech that aims to advance financial inclusion through accessible, affordable and value-based investing, has launched after “having been granted a Financial Services Permission (FSP) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of… Read More

September 19, 2023 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gatehouse Bank, the Shariah-compliant challenger bank, has released new research demonstrating that the UK’s money mindset is shifting towards saving. The research looked at UK adults’ attitudes towards money, “assessing the key factors that influence them, why they look to save or spend their money… Read More

August 12, 2023 @ 4:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital investment platform Mnaara has completed a US$500,000 pre-seed round funded by investors from the UK, US, Middle East and Singapore. The investment round will enable Mnaara “to grow its team and continue developing its Shariah-compliant investment solutions catering to the globally underserved mass-affluent market.”… Read More

May 9, 2023 @ 4:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

QistBazaar, a Pakistan-based Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) Fintech, announces an equity and Shariah-Compliant embedded finance partnership with Bank Alfalah – one of Pakistan’s largest commercial banks. The partnership is “worth PKR 500 million (US$1.7m) , and includes Bank Alfalah taking a 7.2% equity stake… Read More

April 25, 2023 @ 8:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Maybank & Maybank Islamic have launched the You Save & Pledge, We Donate #ForYou campaign, which is described as “a unique, first-of-its-kind savings campaign that offers customers both the opportunity to win cash prizes as well as a chance to donate to charitable organizations.” This… Read More

March 14, 2023 @ 10:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zad is reportedly the “first-of-its-kind digital investment platform launched in Kuwait by Securities House, “offering end-users access to trade over 4,000 stocks and ETFs in full compliance with Islamic Shariah principles.” As noted in a blog post, Zad is “the brainchild of the fintech Securities… Read More

October 31, 2022 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Maybank Indonesia announced its Consolidated Financial Results for nine months ended 30 September 2022, “with Profit before Tax (PBT) of Rp1.48 trillion and Profit after Tax and Minority Interest (PATAMI) of Rp1.06 trillion.” The Bank’s PBT and PATAMI “remained comparatively stable to last year’s results.”… Read More

February 3, 2022 @ 9:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MRHB DeFi, which claims to be the first decentralized finance ecosystem platform focused on ethical, sustainable and halal cryptocurrency-related opportunities, has secured $5.5 million via a series of private and public rounds which culminated in an initial DEX offering (IDO) that was “oversubscribed” on the… Read More

January 25, 2022 @ 10:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia (ARBM), a wholly-owned subsidiary of one of the world’s largest Islamic banks in terms of assets, Al Rajhi Bank of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), has chosen Thought Machine, the Cloud native core banking tech company, in order to power… Read More

October 8, 2021 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Maydan Capital Ltd., a UK-based Fintech firm, is announcing the launch of its equity crowdfunding platform that reportedly provides vetted, early-stage, ethical and halal investment opportunities that are focused on tech-related accredited investors internationally. Maydan’s fundraising platform, which is presently open for applicants, assists with… Read More

August 19, 2021 @ 7:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Touch ‘n Go Group (TNG) and Principal Asset Management revealed on August 18, 2021 that they’re introducing the Principal e-Cash Fund, which is the underlying fund for Touch ‘n Go’s GO+. This product is now Shariah-compliant, the update confirmed. TNG’s management noted that this makes… Read More

August 2, 2021 @ 10:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CIMB Bank and CIMB Islamic Bank have introduced the CIMB OctoSavers Savings Account-i, which is the first all-digital Islamic account where the account opening and onboarding process is carried out completely online. New clients will also get the newly introduced Octo Debit Mastercard via mail… Read More

July 20, 2021 @ 10:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

IslamicFinanceGuru has secured £3.0 million in capital through a round led by Outward VC. Outward says it is pleased to confirm their investment in IFG, the UK-headquartered Islamic finance platform. Other investors include B&Y Venture Partners and angels. The platform has been designed to offer… Read More