Purpose: This paper aims to examine how Indonesian Islamic banks differ from conventional banks in terms of their business model, asset quality, stability and efficiency. Design/methodology/approach: Based on data from 2008 to 2012, the authors use t-test, z-score and data envelopment analysis...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the drivers of the behaviour intention to use the Silver-Backed Mobile Payment System (SBMPS) among the residents of Kattankudy, Sri Lanka. Design/methodology/approach: Based on technology adoption model theory, a conceptual framework was...

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the potential application of Istisna’ financing in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach: Using primary data from semi-structured interviews with 17 participants, including Islamic financial institutions (IFIs), regulatory body and property development...

This paper examines the information content of implied volatility of structured call warrant in the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX). The study is the first to examine implied volatility of equity options (structured warrants) outside the US. Using a daily dataset for 252 trading days for a period...

This paper briefly overviews several challenging dimensions pertaining to cryptocurrencies with respect to their valuation, legitimacy, design, consensual acceptance and market-based stylized facts with a view to understanding whether this new asset class indeed has the potential to become an...