Fintech in Islamic finance theory and practice / edited by Umar A. Oseni and S. Nazim Ali.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fintech in Islamic finance / Umar A. Oseni and S. Nazim Ali -- Fintech : the opportunity for Islamic finance / Harris Irfan and Daniel Ahmed -- Implications of technological advance for financial intermediation in Islamic finance / Rodney Wilson -- Fintech in Islamic finance : from collaborative finance to community-based finance / Celia de Anca -- Financial intermediation, fintech and Shari'ah compliance / Shariq Nisar and Umar Farooq -- E-commerce and Islamic financial intermediation / Hafis Bello -- Fintech in the light of Maqasid al-Shari'ah / Mustafa Omar Mohammed and Mohamed Cherif el Amri -- Fintech and Islamic finance : setting the Shari'ah parameters / Mohamad Akram Laldin and Hafas Furqani -- Currency in Islamic law : a Shari'ah analysis of bitcoin / Mufti Faraz Adam and Mufti Abdul Kadir Barkatulla -- Crowdfunding in Islamic finance : ensuring proper Shari'ah oversight / Muhammad Al Bashir M. Al-Amine -- The regulation of fintech and cryptocurrencies / Nafis Alam and Abdolhossein Zameni -- Fintech in Islamic finance : business models and the need for legal solutions / Michael Gassner and Jonathan Lawrence -- Blockchain technologies and the prospects of smart contracts in Islamic finance / Volker Nienhaus -- The potentials of smart contract in Islamic trade finance / Leisan Safina and Umar A. Oseni -- The emergence of Islamic crowdfunding platforms : a case study of ethis ventures / Ahmad Sabree and Umar Munshi -- The investment account platform : a practical application of fintech in Malaysia / Noor Suhaida binti Kasri and Marjan Muhammad -- Integrating waqf crowdfunding into the blockchain : a modern approach for creating a waqf market / Magda Ismail Abdel Mohsin and Aishath Muneeza -- Blockdentity : a future beyond digital identity / Ishaq Mustapha Akinlaso, Ibrahim Opeyemi Adediran, Abdoulaye Kindy Diallo and Ziyaad Mahomed -- Banking on ICT : the relevance of online dispute resolution in the Islamic banking industry in Malaysia / Umar A. Oseni and Sodiq O. Omoola -- Current trends and future impacts of fintech in Islamic finance / Sirajulhaq Yasini and Marifatulhaq Yasini.

Featuring high-level analysis of Islamic law, this book examines fintech in Islamic finance from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. Whilst building on existing approaches, it also discusses the current application of fintech in promoting financial inclusion within Shariah law, identifing future directions for policy-makers. With original chapters written by prominent academics, senior lawyers and practitioners in the global Islamic finance industry, this book serves as the first standalone pioneering reference work on fintech in Islamic finance. It also, for the first time, examines the position of Islamic law on cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin. Besides the conceptual analysis of the Shar�iah and legal aspects of Islamic finance, this book provides relevant case studies showing current and potential developments in the application of fintech in various sectors ranging from crowdfunding and smart contracts, to Online Dispute Resolution, Investment Account Platform and identity verification in the KYC process. Setting the agenda for researchers in the field, Fintech in Islamic Finance will be useful to students and scholars of Islamic finance and finance technology.