Technology and Marketplace Financing Roundtable: Digitalization and the Evolution of UK Islamic Financial Services (Session Two)

The digitalization of Islamic financial services: what is working, what is viable and what is not? What do the answers to these questions mean for the evolution of UK Islamic financial services? What would assist domestic Islamic financial institutions in the further development of Islamic digital retail, wealth management, Takaful and pension offerings in the UK? What are notable milestones and achievements in the development of systems and software for Islamic banks and financial institutions and what technology is available to help financial institutions drive scale, integrity, efficiency and ultimately profitability? What opportunities are created by crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending platforms for the joint ownership of Shariah compliant assets and investment projects in the UK? What does the growth of digital investment management platforms and robo-advisory mean for investment managers, and what new opportunities are available for Shariah compliant savers and investors? What are the potential uses and applications of digital assets in financial markets today, and how are these assets exchanged, listed and traded? Finally, does digitalization allow us to better address issues such as product authenticity and the minimization of uncertainty? We seek the views of an expert panel.

Moderator:

Vineeta Tan, Managing Editor, Islamic Finance news

Panelists:

Areeb Siddiqui, Founder and CEO, Kestrl

Hassan Daher, Founder and CEO, Qardus

Youness Abidou, Founder and CEO, Nester