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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 …
ALADDIN Group has launched Aladdin1 Malaysia, with plans to expand the reach of merchants to over 45 countries and five billion consumers. Aladdin Group co-founder Datuk Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor (picture) said since the Movement Control Order (MCO) last year, 36% of new consumers have rallied in the e-commerce market. “Aladdin1 offers quality and premium products, strategizing …
Can OneAgrix become the first billion-dollar company in the Halal space? Well, we do not know yet. However, its CEO Diana Sabrain thinks so. Starting in 2015, the Singapore-based halal marketplace wants to become an Islamic Alibaba. But, becoming a unicorn is no cakewalk. OneAgrix claims to be the world’s first B2B e-commerce marketplace for …
Arla Foods, a leading international dairy company has introduced its range of Arla® Baby&Me® Organic milk supplements and other food products to the UAE market during an event held at Address Hotel, Dubai Mall on Wednesday (February 19, 2020). The multinational cooperative’s experience in infant nutrition dates back three decades, with Arla producing, supplying and …
Reflecting its position as the Sultanate’s leading Islamic financial institution, Bank Nizwa was named the ‘Best Performing Islamic Bank in Oman’ for the second year in a row during the 23rd Annual World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC). The Bank was awarded the prestigious accolade after receiving top aggregate scores on the innovative WIBC Leaderboard, which …
Consistent with its central role of producing groundbreaking and game-changing research works, The Dubai Center for Islamic Banking and Finance (DCIBF), a joint initiative of Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU) and the ‘Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre’, has formally released its second annual report on Islamic economy today (Wednesday October 12, 2016) during the …
Kuala Lumpur – Zilzar Tech Sdn Bhd (Zilzar), the first global Business to Business (B2B) Halal e-Commerce platform that connects Buyers and Sellers announced today that it has been named a Winner for Best Halal Industry Technology Platform Award during The Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA) 2016. The event was attended by H.E. Joko Widodo, …
MICE organisers and guests looking to host their events at Amara Singapore now have the option to enjoy an array of Halal-certified menus which are exclusively prepared and served from its events kitchen. The hotel’s events kitchen was awarded a Halal-certification by Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) in the first quarter of 2016. With escalating …
London:- The team at Nature’s Well Laboratories performed an exhaustive review of the state of the nutritional supplement market in the UK as it relates to Halal Certifications. The results were indeed eye-opening, as it turned out that people in the Muslim community have been completely overlooked, and they wanted to change that. It turns …
Karachi—Standard Chartered Saadiq, the dedicated Islamic Banking division within Standard Chartered Bank has enhanced its offering for clients looking for Shariah-compliant banking products and services in Pakistan. The enhanced offering aims to provide clients with innovative banking solutions to meet their needs while offering them the convenience that comes with Standard Chartered’s class leading digital …
Dubai-based Al Islami Foods is planning to open an office in Sao Paulo as it looks to expand its operations in Brazil, it has been reported. The company, which in 2014 said it was looking to create 1,000 new jobs with a factory in Dubai which will triple production levels, is also considering opening a …
Uniqlo is launching a line of hijab head scarves and tunics in the UK for the first time. The hijabs are Uniqlo’s second collaborative line with Hana Tajima, a British designer, but it is the first time they will available on the UK high street. The collection launches March 18, the same day as the …
