The banking and financial landscape in the last decade has been inundated with "technology". Financial Technology (FinTech), Insurance Technology (InsurTech) and Regulatory Technology (RegTech) are just some of the new buzzwords. Close to 80% of Fintech investments happen in the US, while it is...

The banking and financial landscape has been inundated with technology over the last decade, with FinTech, InsurTech and RegTech being just some of the new applications within finance. In the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), FinTech is yet to ­find its feet despite several digital transformation...

1. Introduction: FinTech and Islamic Finance in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC); Nafis Alam and Syed Nazim Ali -- 2. A Critical Analysis of Bitcoin from an Islamic Legal Perspective; Farrukh Habib -- 3. Combining Islamic Equity Portfolios and Digital Currencies: Evidence from Portfolio...