Full Description
This timely book addresses the effects and implications of rapid technological changes within the financial services industry on Islamic finance and Islamic banks. Exploring current challenges, opportunities and threats, the authors provide an overview of how FinTech can operate within an Islamic context, under the Shari'ah principles or the Halal framework, for example. Examining the potential opportunities of Islamic FinTech from a socio-economic perspective, this edited collection will be of use to anyone researching FinTech or Islamic Finance as well as practitioners and policy-makers involved in banking and financial services.
Contents
1. Emergence of i-FinTech in the Contemporary Socio-economic Reality.- 2. FinTech Vs. i-FinTech: A Dichotomy.- 3. FinTech and Maqāsid Dichotomy under the Prism of the Non-Neutrality of Techniques.- 4. Central Banks and Financial Authorities: Towards the Advancement of I-Fintech.- 5. Analysis of Fatwas on FinTech.- 6. An Evaluation of Smart Contracts: Practices, Legality, and Shari'ah.- 7. Digital Smart Contracts: Legal and Shari'ah Issues.- 8. Judicial Procedures in I-Fintech: The Malaysian Experience.- 9. The Forms and Effects of Cryptocurrencies in a Dual Banking System.- 10. Islamic FinTech and Financial Inclusion.- 11. Enhancing Financial Inclusion Using FinTech-Based Payment System.- 12. Islamic FinTech and Financial Inclusion.- 13. Utilization of Digital Technology for Zakat Development.- 14. I-FinTech and Its Value Proposition for Islamic Asset and Wealth Management.- 15. The Opportunities of Digital Wallets from an IslamicPerspective.- 16. The Optimization of Blockchain for Greater Transparency in Zakat Management.- 17. Zakat Digital Management Techniques.- 18. Zakat Calculation Software for Corporate Entities.- 19. FinTech in the MENA Region: Current States and Prospects.- 20. The Risks of Islamic FinTech.- 21. TakafulTech for Business Excellence and Customer Satisfaction.- 22. The Challenges of Cryptocurrencies and the Shari'ah Paradigm.- 23. Digital Technology and Its Impact on Islamic Social Finance Literacy.- 24. The Direction of Future Research on i-FinTech.
