Latest Takaful Podcast Episodes
The New Paradigm of Marketplace Financing and Alternative Funding Channels
IFN OnAir - January 06, 2023 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHow has the evolution of regional equity crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending platforms created opportunities for the joint ownership of Shariah compliant assets and investment projects? How is technology increasing SMEs’ access to Shariah compliant capital, while also widening the investor bas...
Technology Roundtable: Digitalization and the Evolution of Southeast Asian Islamic Financial Services
IFN OnAir - January 06, 2023 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe 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 Islamic financial services in Southeast Asia? With new neo-banking licenses in Malaysia, how will the development, provision and di...
Islamic Social Finance: Offering Relief, Creating Opportunities and Improving Lives
IFN OnAir - January 06, 2023 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWhat is social finance, why is it important and how can Islamic financial institutions play a significant role in its growth and development? In a post-pandemic world, what does social finance offer in terms of relief and renewal, and what real-life examples are there of this in practice? How ca...
IILM spearheading new initiatives
IFN OnAir - December 07, 2022 03:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode, IFN Managing Editor Vineeta Tan speaks to Dr Umar Oseni, the CEO of the International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM), to discuss the current state of liquidity management for Islamic financial institutions and IILM’s 2023 plans.
IILM spearheading new initiatives
IFN OnAir - December 07, 2022 03:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode, IFN Managing Editor Vineeta Tan speaks to Dr Umar Oseni, the CEO of the International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM), to discuss the current state of liquidity management for Islamic financial institutions and IILM’s 2023 plans.
A closer look at Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia's digital bank
IFN OnAir - December 02, 2022 06:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAl Rajhi Bank Malaysia has launched Malaysia’s second cloud-native Islamic digital bank, underscoring yet another promising development in the Islamic digital banking space. Vineeta Tan caught up with Arsalaan (Oz) Ahmed, CEO of Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia, to find out about the bank’s digital journe...
Understanding the creative chaos of Islamic ESG standardization
IFN OnAir - November 29, 2022 01:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIndustry players in the Islamic and sustainable finance space consistently highlight standardization, or the lack thereof, as a main challenge for the asset class to scale up. To understand the regulatory context and how we can move forward as an industry, Vineeta Tan speaks to Kristina Alnes, t...
Understanding the creative chaos of Islamic ESG standardization
IFN OnAir - November 29, 2022 01:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIndustry players in the Islamic and sustainable finance space consistently highlight standardization, or the lack thereof, as a main challenge for the asset class to scale up. To understand the regulatory context and how we can move forward as an industry, Vineeta Tan speaks to Kristina Alnes, t...
How sustainability ratings are derived in the Islamic sustainable finance space
IFN OnAir - November 25, 2022 03:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsESG ratings play a critical role in sustainable finance and investment. To learn about the role of sustainability ratings in the Islamic sustainable finance and investment space, ISFI speaks to Magdy Eissa, the vice-president of IdealRatings, a data, screening and ratings provider with a focus o...
Islamic Sustainable Finance & Investment Forum 2022: Presentation by Bursa Malaysia
IFN OnAir - November 24, 2022 05:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsJulian Hashim, Chief Regulatory Officer, Bursa Malaysia
Islamic Sustainable Finance & Investment Forum 2022: Presentation by HSBC Amanah
IFN OnAir - November 24, 2022 05:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsRaja Amir Shah Raja Azwa, CEO, HSBC Amanah
The UK – where it is now and where it is going
IFN OnAir - November 24, 2022 03:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSeveral market developments in the UK including the closure of Islamic retail banking branches and the suspension of certain Shariah compliant financial products have caused concerns over the state of Islamic finance in the UK. To understand what is going on and what the future holds for the UK,...
The UK – where it is now and where it is going
IFN OnAir - November 24, 2022 03:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSeveral market developments in the UK including the closure of Islamic retail banking branches and the suspension of certain Shariah compliant financial products have caused concerns over the state of Islamic finance in the UK. To understand what is going on and what the future holds for the UK,...
Fostering Green Credentials: Key Funding Considerations & Options for Islamic Sustainable Issuers (Session Four)
IFN OnAir - November 24, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsESG and sustainability continue to dominate issuer funding strategies. What is a realistic assessment of the instruments and routes on offer to Shariah compliant green issuers, from green bonds and Sukuk, to transition instruments, to sustainable and sustainability linked products? What are key ...
Building for the Future: Islamic Sustainable Investment (Session Three)
IFN OnAir - November 24, 2022 01:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWhat specific challenges face the Islamic, sustainable investor, and what opportunities? As an industry, how do we continue to widen our investor base through the development of appealing investment products that satisfy both ESG and Shariah compliance requirements? How do we capitalize on the g...
Innovating Shariah Compliant Green Financing Solutions to Drive Climate Action: A Session by the Joint Committee on Climate Change (JC3) Sub-Committee on Product and Innovation (Session Two)
IFN OnAir - November 24, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratings• How Islamic finance can contribute towards meeting sustainable development and climate goals • Innovative Shariah-compliant sustainable finance products and solutions to facilitate transition to a greener and low-carbon economy o Green financing – sustainability-linked financing, term financ...
Positioning ESG and Sustainable Finance and Investment - Policy, Regulation and Action (Session One)
IFN OnAir - November 24, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsPositioning ESG and Sustainable Finance and Investment - Policy, Regulation and Action (Session One) Why is a united regulatory response to climate risk, such as that offered by JC3 and The Value-based Intermediation Financing and Investment Impact Assessment Framework (VBIAF), so important for...
Keynote Address - Dr Awang Adek Hussin, Chairman, Securities Commission Malaysia
IFN OnAir - November 24, 2022 01:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIslamic Finance News (IFN) OnAir will provide you with the latest insight into the world of Islamic banking & finance from the world's leading industry provider. Visit our website at www.islamicfinancenews.com for more information
Islamic finance fills funding gap for Saudi SMEs
IFN OnAir - November 22, 2022 05:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThere has been, in the past couple of years, a strong push in Saudi Arabia for both Shariah compliant financing and SME funding, and the results are encouraging. In this podcast episode, Paul Melotto, CEO of Shariah compliant financing company Alraedah Finance, talks to IFN's Nessreen Tamano abo...
Huge need for Islamic social finance
IFN OnAir - November 15, 2022 03:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn the backdrop of Norton Rose Fulbright lending a hand to UK charity Save the Children to access Zakat funds, the firm’s global chair, Farmida Bi, discusses the significance of the initiative as well as shares her two cents on the state of ESG finance within the context of the Islamic finance i...
Islamic Capital Markets: Fit for Purpose (Session Four)
IFN OnAir - November 14, 2022 08:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWhat represents innovation in the contemporary Islamic capital market: pioneering structures, sourcing underliers or the transition from ESG to impact? What options do hybrid or combination Sukuk offer issuers, particularly in asset-heavy industries, and why have such structures been so successf...
The Deployment of Shariah Compliant Capital in the UK: Trends and Opportunities (Sesion Five)
IFN OnAir - November 14, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWhat are the global investment flows and trends that continue to influence the deployment of Shariah compliant capital in the UK today? What are recent significant developments in Shariah compliant private equity, and can we identify potential targets for private equity investment in the UK mark...
Technology and Marketplace Financing Roundtable: Digitalization and the Evolution of UK Islamic Financial Services (Session Two)
IFN OnAir - November 14, 2022 08:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe 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 digit...
Leaders’ Question Time: New Challenges — Islamic Finance’s Response (Session One)
IFN OnAir - November 14, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe pose a series of high-level strategic questions to senior representatives of the UK Islamic financial services industry. What is Islamic finance’s response to a rapidly shifting macroeconomic environment, and will inflation lead to innovative Islamic financial solutions? What form and scale m...
Building Momentum: Successfully Positioning Islamic ESG and Sustainable Finance and Investment in the UK (Session Three)
IFN OnAir - November 14, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHow do policymakers balance the fulfillment of energy demands with the achievement of the principal goals of COP26? Why is a united regulatory response to climate risk so important for the financial services industry, and how do we evaluate initiatives that encourage investors to channel capital...
Keynote Address - Naz Shah
IFN OnAir - November 13, 2022 08:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIslamic Finance News (IFN) OnAir will provide you with the latest insight into the world of Islamic banking & finance from the world's leading industry provider. Visit our website at www.islamicfinancenews.com for more information
Keynote Address
IFN OnAir - November 13, 2022 07:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIslamic Finance News (IFN) OnAir will provide you with the latest insight into the world of Islamic banking & finance from the world's leading industry provider. Visit our website at www.islamicfinancenews.com for more information
Islamic & Sustainable Financial Services in Africa: A Golden Opportunity
IFN OnAir - November 11, 2022 03:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIFN Africa Dialogue 2022 •With ESG now driving financial innovation on the continent, what role will the symbiosis between Islamic finance and sustainable finance continue to play? •How can financial institutions facilitate the development of financing and investment products that satisfy both...
Agrarius discusses South Africa's first listed sustainability Sukuk
IFN OnAir - November 10, 2022 02:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAgrarius Sustainability Engineered listed its inaugural Sukuk worth ZAR500 million (US$28.15 million) on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on the 28th October 2022. ISFI speaks to Fatima Vawda, the managing director of 27four Investment Managers, to learn about this issuance.
UK's growing Islamic fintech sector
IFN OnAir - November 08, 2022 07:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe UK's fintech scene is vibrant and has great potential to grow, while demand in the real estate sector from Islamic investors remains high, Managing Associate Lingxi Wang and Associate Leena Payyappilly tell IFN's Nessreen Tamano in this podcast episode.