Deposits flowing to Islamic banks rose in the April-June quarter of 2025, buoyed by a sharp increase in the number of customers thanks to a renewal of confidence. Total deposits stood at Tk 4.57 lakh ...

Pakistan’s Islamic banking industry is expected to sustain strong growth momentum, with total assets projected to reach Rs.

The coverage can be a little bit breathless: “La finance Islamique en plein boom,” Le Figaro reported in September. Yes, Islamic banking, structured along the lines that religion decrees, is in full ...

AS Asean’s Islamic finance industry surpassed $1 trillion in assets in the first quarter of 2026, the Philippines remained in ...

Saffeya Ahmed It’s a March morning in Islamabad, and my colleague Humza Jilani is out at a branch of Pakistan’s most successful bank: Meezan Bank. It’s almost the end of Ramadan, and the big ...

Shariah scholars, bankers and business leaders have called for the promotion of Islamic banking by offering interest-free loans. They argue that Islamic banking has become unavoidable in the current ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover real estate, economics and cost of living. Different Islamic scholars can have varying rulings on what is Sharia-compliant ...

Around the world, many people are beginning to see that the principles of Islamic banking are sometimes more attractive than those of conventional financial services An Emirates Islamic branch. The ...

It comes months after Mal raised $230m in a seed funding round, which the company said was the largest fintech seed raise in ...

Ever wondered what Islamic Banking entails? Don’t worry, we’ve got you. Islamic Banking is based on Shari’ah laws which prohibit the earning and paying of interest – with the bank and customers ...

When Islamic banking was first developed in the 1970s in the Persian Gulf states, its customers were almost exclusively observant Muslims who wanted a banking system that complied with their religious ...

Reinforcing its position as one of Oman's most customer centric Islamic banking institutions, Alizz Islamic Bank has signed ...