Podcasts by IFN OnAir

Session Two - Islamic Green&Sustainable Finance Solutions in Pakistan from 2023-01-09T10:00

How should Pakistan further employ Shariah-based green and responsible financing solutions in response to important challenges such as limiting climate change, alleviating poverty, and driving f...

IFN Pakistan OnAir Roadshow 2022 - Keynote Address from 2023-01-09T10:00

Ghulam Muhammad Abbasi, Director, Islamic Banking Department, State Bank of Pakistan

IFN Bangladesh OnAir Roadshow 2022 - Keynote Address from 2023-01-09T10:00

Dr Mizanur Rahman, Commissioner, Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC)

IFN Bangladesh OnAir Roadshow 2022 - Keynote Address from 2023-01-09T10:00

Dr Mizanur Rahman, Commissioner, Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC)

Islamic finance fills funding gap for Saudi SMEs from 2022-11-22T13:00

There 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 Me...

The Deployment of Shariah Compliant Capital into North America: Trends and Opportunities from 2022-10-04T10:00

What are the global investment flows and trends that continue to influence the deployment of Shariah compliant capital in north America today? What are recent significant developments in north A...

The rise of Islamic P2P financiers in Malaysia from 2022-09-30T14:00

Malaysia has seen a surge of Islamic peer-to-peer (P2P) finance service providers in the last 12 months. One of the latest entrants is Funding Societies. Vineta Tan speaks to Chai Kien Poon, the...

Opportunities in Halal investing from 2022-08-23T09:00

There are many opportunities to build better tools to support the Islamic investor in their personal finance journay, says Saad Malik, the CEO and co-founder of Halal stock screening app Zoya, i...

Islamic finance boom in Australia from 2022-08-09T13:00

With soaring inflation compelling the government to raise interest rates, yet unemployment at historic lows, Australia finds itself in a rather unique predicament. Vineeta Tan speaks to Muzzammi...

Turkey’s second green Sukuk coming up from 2022-05-11T16:00

The first-ever green Sukuk facility to come out of Turkey was issued by state-owned Emlak Participation Bank in late 2021, and the bank is now preparing to issue another one in two months. ...

Islamic finance: A story of resilience and grit from 2022-04-21T08:00

We are seeing mixed projections for the different sectors of the global Islamic finance industry. For example: A strong growth momentum for Shariah compliant banking assets, resilience within th...

The dawn of Islamic robo-advisors in the US from 2022-02-07T13:00

Digital investment management or robo-advisory is growing phenomenally in the US – but what is the reality like with Islamic robo-advisors? In this episode, IFN Managing Editor Vineeta Tan speak...

Nigeria: Leveraging Islamic Finance to Develop a Sustainable Capital Market from 2021-12-09T16:00

South Africa: Leveraging Islamic Finance to Develop a Sustainable Capital Market from 2021-12-09T16:00

Making the Islamic ESG case for corporates and financial institutions from 2021-11-30T11:00

We speak to Jennifer Schwalbenberg, chief governance office of DDCAP Group, a market-leading Islamic intermediary firm which has positioned sustainable and ethical finances its driving force. Je...

The hunt for yield in sustainable Islamic investments from 2021-11-30T11:00

Craig Reeves, the founder of Prestige Funds, talks to IFN's Nessreen Tamano about the hunt for yield in the sustainable Islamic investment space, as well as the overlap between Shariah comp...

The cost of Islamic ESG compliance from 2021-11-30T11:00

Compliance has a cost – and this also true in the case of Islamic sustainable finance. In this episode, we speak to Farmida Bi, the chair for Europe, Middle East and Asia at international legal ...

Understanding the Islamic sustainable finance landscape from 2021-11-30T11:00

Sustainable finance is touted as the future of the Islamic finance industry. But how has the asset class fared so far? What innovation are we seeing in this space? Which markets are leading? In ...

Sustainable finance – the future of Islamic finance from 2021-11-30T11:00

Khurram Hilal, Standard Chartered Bank’s CEO of global Islamic banking, describes Islamic and sustainable finance as a match made in heaven. In this episode, Khurram walks us through why he thin...

Understanding Islamic ESG issues and issuers from 2021-11-30T11:00

Islamic sustainable finance is a very compelling proposition. But while it looks good on paper, it is harder to materialize in reality. In this episode, we speak to Dr Scott Levy, the CEO of Bed...

Leveraging on tech to miniaturize the Islamic economy from 2021-11-30T11:00

How does one miniaturize the Islamic economy? One tech company is attempting to do that. IBF Net Group, which has a presence in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Dublin is on a mission to leverage tec...

Islamic ESG within the context of indices from 2021-11-30T11:00

We often use the terms ethical finance and Islamic finance interchangeably. But there are meaningful differences between Shariah compliant finance and the wider sustainability concepts, which al...

Islamic investors venture into new real estate markets from 2021-11-16T13:00

In this episode, Shakeel Adli, a partner and the global head of Islamic finance at CMS, provides his analysis on the global real estate market which, while it has been impacted by the global hea...

Islamic project finance — Adjusting to market changes from 2021-11-09T14:00

Despite the pandemic which has caused project delays globally, the Islamic project finance has performed relatively well. Mohammed Paracha, the head of the Middle East of Norton Rose Fulbright, ...

Growing interest in Islamic syndicated financing from 2021-11-02T13:00

Shariah compliant syndicated financing facilities have become an attractive option for many corporates and entities in the MENA region, as Samer Eido, a partner at Allen & Overy with a focus...

Islamic offshore finance gains momentum from 2021-10-27T10:00

The world of offshore finance is shrouded in mystery, and controversy. But offshore finance centers are gaining in popularity including within the Islamic finance community as they offer a host ...

Sustainability to dominate Islamic financial deals from 2021-10-21T15:00

More and more, we are seeing Sukuk issuers and Islamic finance transactions featuring green and sustainability elements in Malaysia and around the world. Azman Othman Luk and Kelvin Loh of Rahma...

Islamic fintech in a post-COVID world from 2021-10-21T10:00

In this episode, IFN Managing Editor Vineeta Tan sits down with Muneer Khan, a partner and the regional head for the Middle East at award-winning law firm Simmons and Simmons, to understand how ...

Filling the gap in Indonesia's Islamic finance industry from 2021-09-14T09:00

There is an area of opportunity within the Indonesian Islamic finance and banking sector for Islamic fintechs to bridge the gap between technology and Shariah finance, that ALAMI has pinned its ...

The Islamic bank of the future from 2021-07-19T13:00

The pandemic has accelerated the digitalization of the Islamic finance and banking industry, and while it is a challenge, Shariah financial institutions have turned to digital solution providers...

Australia’s nascent Islamic banking sector from 2021-07-13T15:00

As Hejaz Financial Services gears up to launch Australia’s first fully-fledged Islamic bank pending an official licence from the regulator, its COO Muzzammil Dhedy speaks to IFN’s Nessreen Taman...

AAOIFI addresses Shariah Standard 59 concerns from 2021-07-06T12:00

At the start of this 2021, the AAOIFI Shariah Standard 59 on the sale of debt took full effect in several markets including the UAE. The standard impacts both the banking and Sukuk sectors, as i...

The globalization of Islamic finance from 2021-04-28T13:00

DLA Piper's Paul McViety and Sohail Ali share their thoughts with IFN'S Nessreen Tamano on how well the global Islamic finance industry responded to the pandemic, as well as the opport...

Innovation in the Iranian financial market from 2021-02-23T16:00

The Iran Fara Bourse’s Structured Financial Product Market Manager Neda Bashiri and Strategy Director Mahsa Tavakoli speak to IFN’s Nessreen Tamano about the upcoming products and initiatives in...

Digital solutions for Islamic banking from 2021-02-16T14:00

Raheel Iqbal, the managing partner and global product head at Codebase Technologies, speaks to IFN’s Nessreen Tamano about the challenges Islamic financial institutions have moving into the...

Islamic finance trends to expect in 2021 from 2021-01-05T13:00

Farmida Bi, the chair of Europe, Middle East and Asia at law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, talks to IFN’s Nessreen Tamano about some of the trends we can expect in the Islamic finance industry in ...

Commodity Murabahah: Finding new opportunities in disruptors from 2020-12-18T13:00

It has been a roller coaster of a year, with the pandemic having far-reaching impact across all sectors of the financial markets including commodities. In this episode, IFN Managing Editor Vinee...

Global Sukuk – Past, present, future from 2020-12-16T16:00

Understandably, it has been a volatile year driven by a variety of factor, most significant of all, the COVID-19 pandemic. So how have these impacted the performance of Listen

Oman remains resilient amid economic pressure from 2020-12-11T10:00

Khaled Al Kayed, CEO of Bank Nizwa, joins IFN Managing Editor Vineeta Tan on the show to discuss the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and impending VAT implementation on Oman’s Islamic banking...

Islamic supply chain finance poised for growth from 2020-11-24T15:00

On 24 Nov 2020, IFN Managing Editor Vineeta Tan speaks to TFX Islamic CEO Norita Ja’afar to canvas the Islamic supply chain finance landscape as this relatively new area of financing (particular...

Overcoming the challenges of Islamic liquidity management from 2020-11-17T11:00

On 17 Oct 2020, Christoph Kruecken, the global head of business development at structuring specialist Bedford Row Capital (BRC), speaks to IFN's Nessreen Tamano about how BRC is filling a g...

Moody's discuss sovereign credit perspectives related to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 2020-11-11T15:00

In this exclusive episode of the Moody's podcast for IFN, Christian de Guzman and Alexander Perjéssy discuss sovereign credit perspectives related to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Moody's discuss sovereign credit perspectives related to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 2020-11-11T15:00

In this exclusive episode of the Moody's podcast for IFN, Christian de Guzman and Alexander Perjéssy discuss sovereign credit perspectives related to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Moody's discuss sovereign credit perspectives related to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 2020-11-11T15:00

In this exclusive episode of the Moody's podcast for IFN, Christian de Guzman and Alexander Perjéssy discuss sovereign credit perspectives related to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Takatech: A matter of time from 2020-11-06T10:00

On 27 October 2020, IFN Managing Editor Vineeta Tan speaks to Vas Ramanujam, the director of insurance at global insurtech platform Cover Genius to discuss the development of the insurtech indus...

Sophomore micro smart Sukuk to come out of Indonesia from 2020-11-05T16:00

On 13 Oct 2020,  Matthew Martin, the founder and CEO of investment platform Blossom Finance, talks to IFN’s Nessreen Tamano about their upcoming from 2020-10-06T11:00

IFN Managing Editor Vineeta Tan talks to Lord Mayor of the City of London Alderman Peter Estlin about the UK's position in the global Islamic finance and banking industry.

Indonesia's strategic partnership with the lsDB through Waqf investments from 2020-10-06T10:00

Nessreen Tamano speaks to Dr.Hurriyah El Islamy of Indonesia's Hajj Pilgrim Fund (Badan Pengelola Keuangan Haji) about its Waqf investment project with the lsDB's Awqaf Properties Inve...