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Indonesian peer-to-peer lender ALAMI Shariah has been in the news lately. In mid-May, 2021, it acquired a local Shariah bank. To the industry watchers, it was quite astonishing as no one had ever heard of a fintech company acquiring a bank. The Halal Times Editor-in-Chief, Hafiz Maqsood Ahmed, had a detailed chat with the young …
Modest swimwear for men is getting a lot of traction these days. Almost every single day people search our site to look for info on the topic. Some time ago, we had published a news story about Zusaura, a UK-based brand offering modest swimwear for men. Recently, we had a chat with the president & …
Mambu, the newly-minted fintech unicorn, today announced the highly anticipated launch of the Sharia-compliant version of its cloud-native SaaS banking and lending platform. The solution caters to the needs of Islamic banks and lenders, becoming the first cloud-native SaaS platform to comply with the tenets of Islamic banking. It was made available to customers from …
IKHLAS, the Muslim-friendly line of business under AirAsia Digital, launched its e-commerce function ‘Shop with IKHLAS’ today to meet the increasing demand by Muslim-friendly customers in the market. Shop with IKHLAS, which can be accessed via ikhlas.com offers a wide range of products from praying mats and amenities, dry food, pre-packaged meals, halal fresh meats, …
The UAE-based halal food giant plans to roll out a series of frozen flatbreads to cater to the UAE’s diverse consumers and their busy lifestyles UAE-based Al Islami Foods, one of the largest frozen food companies in the GCC, and the 2020 winner of a global iHalal award for Best Halal Food Brand has just …
Malayan Banking Bhd has appointed Shahril Azuar Jimin as its chief sustainability officer (CSO) to further accelerate the group’s sustainability agenda. He has extensive experience in running Takaful operations for the past 17 years. The banking group said on Thursday, Shahril who is currently the CEO of Maybank Foundation will expand his role as CSO …
Tyson Foods and Malayan Flour Mills Berhad announced a partnership in which Tyson Foods will invest in the Malaysia-based company’s vertically integrated halal poultry business, which will add more supply flexibility for both companies in their target markets. The transaction is subject to approval by the shareholders of Malayan Flour Mills Berhad (MFM), amongst others. …
OneAgrix – a B2B eCommerce marketplace for Agriculture and Halal food, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with INEXTO – the cloud-based global tracking and brand protection solution, enabling a more secure, safe, transparent, and trustable trade. Singapore – OneAgrix, an Agriculture and Halal Food B2B e-commerce platform and Switzerland-headquartered, INEXTO – an industry …
The Brazilian food company strengthens its foothold on the international market with manufacturing operations in Saudi Arabia. It will invest USD 7.2 million in expanding capacity at facilities formerly owned by Joody Al Sharqiya Food in the country. São Paulo – Brazil’s BRF, one of the biggest food processing companies in the world, has completed …
IHAF’s Members’ web application will allow its members to communicate and process all their requests digitally as well as permit potential ones to apply for membership online with ease Dubai: The International Halal Accreditation Forum (IHAF) has launched its enhanced and more robust brand feel, an improved website, and a new web application as part …
Acrosx Japan Inc today invited more companies in Malaysia to collaborate in bringing halal products from Malaysia to Japan and the overall global market. Its chief executive officer, Keith Wong Wai Kit said the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ was also interested in exploring the standard of halal food preparation as well as Muslim-Friendly contexts. …
Even though the food and beverage (F&B) advertisements often showcase lucrative pictures of different meals and drinks, the current condition of the industry is not entirely peachy. If one closely observes the F&B sector, increasing product recalls, counterfeits, and falsifications are driving the need? for improved product marking. Today, consumers no longer passively make food …
