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...

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...

Recent innovations that the Banking sector has witnessed are in the areas of Financial Technologies, Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain. The real investment opportunity for GCC countries is in the underlying innovative applications of Blockchain. The coming years could be pivotal in accelerating...

The desire to edit a book on FinTech came out of my two decades of experience as a practitioner of finance and technology. The past decade has been an eventful one for those interested in the influence of Technology on Finance. FinTech has become a buzzword from G20 to World Economic Forum to...

"This book provides understanding and lessons learned in regard to all aspects of financial technology utilization and management in individual, organizational, and societal experiences. It examines the emergence of financial technology during the last decade. Including discussion on topics such...

1. Digitalization and Disruption in the Financial Sector -- 2. Fintech Emergence & Global Evolution -- 3. Fintech as Disruptors & Empowering Financial Industry -- 4. Emergence of Shariah-Tech and its Landscape -- 5. Application of Blockchain in Islamic Finance Landscape -- 6. Crypto Currency &...

Fintech in Islamic finance : an introduction / Umar A. Oseni, S. Nazim Ali -- Fintech and financial intermediation -- Fintech : the opportunity for Islamic finance / Harris Irfan, Daniel Ahmed -- Implications of technological advance for financial intermediation in Islamic finance / Rodney...

Financial Technology (Fintech) has revolutionized the financial world as one of the fastest-growing segments in both the technology and financial sectors. With the usage of underlying principles of Blockchain technology, Fintech is bringing the financial community together and making financial...