Islamic Fintech
TheLorry Partners With microLEAP for up to RM 500,000 in Shariah-Compliant Financing
Shariah-compliant P2P financing platform microLEAP announced a strategic and multi-faceted partnership with TheLorry, a Malaysian logistics tech platform. This strategic collaboration provides TheLorry with flexible and convenient invoice financing as well as term financing options through microLEAP’s network of local
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PayHalal Partners Atome to Offer Islamic Buy Now, Pay Later Feature
Syariah-compliant payment gateway PayHalal is now offering merchants participation in its inaugural iBNPL facility jointly offered with buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Atome. This Islamic BNPL programme offered by PayHalal and Atome seeks to provide merchants with sustainable income
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Grab Partners Sedania to Roll Out Islamic Lending Products its Gig Workers
Grab Financial Group (GFG) Malaysia and SEDANIA As Salam Capital Sdn Bhd (SASC) are partnering to offer Grab Cash Financing-i, a shariah-compliant financing product, to eligible Grab drivers and delivery partners. Grab Cash Financing-i aims to provide its gig workers
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Wahed Invest Charged by SEC for Misleading Clients and Shariah Compliance Failures
Wahed Invest was charged on Thursday by The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) in the US for making misleading statements, breaching its fiduciary duty, and for compliance failures related to its Shariah advisory business. According to the SEC’s order, from September
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Boost Forays into Islamic Fintech with New MSME Financing Scheme
Axiata’s fintech arm Boost is offering micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) financing up to RM100,000 financed through its digital lending subsidiary Boost Credit that was formerly known as Aspirasi. ‘Capital Plus’ is a Shariah-compliant micro-financing facility based on commodity
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The Islamic Fintech Landscape in Malaysia, Where Do We Stand?
In the recent release of the Capital Market Masterplan 3 by Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), it was highlighted that Malaysia continues to be a prominent global Islamic Capital Market (ICM) hub, with Islamic assets under management (AUM) growing 2.7 times.
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MoneyMatch Completes RM 1 Million Shariah-Compliant Note on MicroLEAP
Malaysian fintech startup MoneyMatch announced today a strategic and multi-pronged partnership with microLEAP, a Shariah-compliant and Conventional P2P (Peer-to-Peer) Financing Platform, regulated by the Securities Commission of Malaysia. This strategic partnership will entail both MoneyMatch accessing microLEAP’s strong base of
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Islamic Crowdfunding Platform Ethis Raises RM6.8 Million From Angel Investors
Islamic crowdfunding group Ethis Global announced the closure of its RM6.8 million pre-Series A fundraising round from angel investors. This ‘Super Angel’ round was joined by notable investors including corporate leader Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee, and Daud Vicary Abdullah, a renowned
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Banks Need to Ramp up Efforts To Win Over Digitally Savvy Muslim Customers
Banking and financial services platform Mambu released its research series named the Disruption Diaries which seeks to understand what people think of the key trends driving the development of financial services. In Mambu‘s third edition, the firm conducted a global
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Split Emerges as First Malaysian Shariah-Compliant Buy Now, Pay Later Operator
Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platform Split announced that its services has been reviewed and certified as a Shariah-compliant by the Masyref Advisory, a local advisory firm devoted to Islamic banking and finance. Split said that it is the first
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