Indonesia Looks to Islamic Finance to Help Build Its Next Wave of Infrastructure
Indonesia’s infrastructure agenda is vast—and increasingly complex to finance amid tighter global liquidity, higher borrowing costs, and growing …
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Pakistan Using Islamic Finance For Infrastructure Deals
Pakistan’s infrastructure financing is undergoing a quiet but meaningful shift, as Shariah-compliant funding moves from the margins toward the centre …
Islamic Financial Institutions Need to Provide Training to Strengthen the SME Sector
For decades, Islamic finance has presented itself as a system built for the real economy—one that rewards entrepreneurship, shares risk, and anchors …
How to Digitize Islamic Banking in Pakistan
Islamic banking in Pakistan is growing — but not fast enough to keep pace with how Pakistanis now live, pay and do business. Mobile wallets move money …
Islamic Banking Gains Ground in Oman’s Financial System
Islamic banking is steadily strengthening its position in Oman, moving from a specialist offering into a core component of the country’s financial …
Dubai Emerges as a Global Hub for Islamic Banking
Dubai has spent the past decade doing something rare in finance: taking a values-based system built for a specific community and turning it into …
Why Islamic Finance Is Poised for a Strong 2026
In a year marked by geopolitical strain, persistently high interest rates, and growing unease about the social consequences of global finance, Islamic …
Philippines Moves to Regulate Its Growing Islamic Banking Sector
When lawmakers in the Philippines began drafting rules for Islamic banking more than a decade ago, the ambition was modest: provide basic financial …
Morocco’s Islamic Banking Awakening
On a Friday afternoon in Casablanca, the scene at a bank branch can look almost stubbornly familiar—forms, counters, the hum of queue numbers. And …
Raja Azmi Urges a Culture of Financial Excellence at World Quran Convention
Economic discussions in Muslim-majority economies frequently orbit around institutional redesign — new regulatory bodies, Islamic finance innovations, …
Crypto Faces Its Most Uncertain Moment Yet
The mood surrounding cryptocurrency has shifted noticeably over the past year. Once promoted as the next great upheaval in global finance, the …
Revitalized Islamic Banking to Boost Financial Inclusion
Islamic banking is once again entering a period of accelerated reinvention. After years of modest growth, the sector is now being propelled by digital …
Pakistani Banks To Reach Out To Unbanked Masses
As Pakistan steps into 2026, the country faces a pivotal moment of economic, social, and technological transformation. After years of macroeconomic …
What is the Future of Digital Banking in the UAE?
The United Arab Emirates is engaged in one of the most ambitious financial engineering projects of the 21st century. Its digital banking revolution is …
Are Big Tech Companies Destroying Bank Brands?
When the first Apple Card launched in the United States in 2019, many analysts dismissed it as a symbolic partnership—a Silicon Valley status card …
Can We Use Islamic Fintech To Support SMEs?
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly turning to Islamic fintech—not just as a niche idea, but as a practical, real‑world financing …
What Does the Future Hold for Islamic Finance?
The rise of Islamic finance is no longer a quiet trend happening at the periphery of global markets. It is a structural shift. As Shariah-compliant …
Why Halal Businesses Should Be on Every VC’s Radar
In 2025, a little-known Malaysian startup raised USD 18 million in under four hours—with 40% of the capital coming from non-Muslim investors in …
The Evolution of Digital Value: Understanding the Role of Community-Driven Cryptocurrencies
Beyond the Meme: Dogecoin’s Impact on Digital Currency Perception
Over the past decade, the cryptocurrency landscape has undergone massive shifts. …
How Does Islamic Finance Protect Investors?
Islamic finance has grown from a niche in a few Muslim-majority countries into a $3–4tn global industry of banks, funds, and sukuk (Islamic bonds). It …
Does Blockchain Technology Have Value for Islamic Finance?
When the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre quietly announced a pilot project to issue sukuk—Islamic bonds—on a blockchain network, the story …
How To Make Money With Halal Investing?
It was a Friday afternoon in Manhattan when Omar Rahman, a 28-year-old software engineer, first asked himself a question that would change his …
What Makes the Halal Investing Landscape in the US So Special?
Why the U.S. is Turning Heads in Halal Investing
Across the globe, Muslim investors are increasingly searching for ways to grow wealth while staying …
What Is Social Cryptocurrency & Why We Need It?
On a humid evening in Singapore, a 20-something content creator named Rina watches her phone with a mix of hope and disbelief. Her latest post — a …