Latest Podcasts


Despite challenges, Islamic finance has a bright future
Bello Lawal Danbatta
Secretary general of IFSB

Posted On 02 Oct 2018

Growing appetite for tech investments
Pankaj Gupta and Mohammed Al Hassan
Co-CEOs and co-founders of Gulf Islamic Investments

Posted On 25 Sep 2018

The next generation of global investment?
Ras Vasilisin
Founder and CEO of Virtuse Exchange

Posted On 18 Sep 2018

UK’s Islamic finance ambition burns bright
Charles Bowman
The Lord Mayor of the City of London

Posted On 10 Sep 2018

Rand Merchant Bank plans to tap Halal hub projects
Ebrahim Moolla
Islamic banking specialist of Rand Merchant Bank

Posted On 04 Sep 2018

Is mainstream integration the future for Islamic fintech?
Hesham Al Metainy and Khaled Korshid
Co-founders of Treon

Posted On 28 Aug 2018

Moving beyond gold
Robin Lee
CEO of HelloGold

Posted On 21 Aug 2018

Growing number of PPP projects offer new opportunities to Islamic financiers
John Davie
Expert in PPP projects and the chairman of UK-based Altra Capital

Posted On 14 Aug 2018

Swiss bank doubles down on Islamic investment opportunities
Arnaud Leclercq
Group managing director and limited partner of Lombard Odier

Posted On 07 Aug 2018

Alpha REIT mulls acquisition of schools and campuses
Jeyabalan Parasingam
CEO of Alpha REIT

Posted On 31 Jul 2018

Ireland’s first Islamic financing product: The first of many?
Simon O'Neill
Partner of Philip Lee Solicitors

Posted On 24 Jul 2018

A new world order: The growing alliance between the US, Russia and Saudi Arabia
Ehsan Khoman
Head of research and strategy for MENA of MUFG Bank

Posted On 19 Jul 2018

IDB undergoes metamorphosis to tackle contemporary challenges
Abdul-Hakim Elwaer
The spokesperson of The IDB of IDB

Posted On 11 Jul 2018

Raising the Islamic banking bar: Adding sustainable into the mix
Rafe Haneef
CEO of CIMB Islamic

Posted On 04 Jul 2018

ADIB UK looks to commercial opportunities in the UK
Bruno Martorano
CEO of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank UK

Posted On 27 Jun 2018

Meeting Indonesian demand with new Islamic index
Irwan Abdalloh
Islamic capital market development head of Indonesia Stock Exchange

Posted On 20 Jun 2018

Malaysian Islamic capital market
Mohamed Nazri Omar
Managing Director/CEO of Danajamin Nasional

Posted On 13 Jun 2018

Safdar Alam, founder of Siyam Capital and former head of global Islamic structuring at JP Morgan
Safdar Alam
Founder of Siyam Capital

Posted On 06 Jun 2018

Chandra Seethamraju, a senior vice president and the director of quantitative strategies at Franklin Templeton Investments.
Chandra Seethamraju
Senior Vice President of Franklin Templeton Investments

Posted On 30 May 2018

Khalid Howladar, Managing Director and Founder of Acreditus
Khalid Howladar
Managing Director and Founder of Acreditus

Posted On 23 May 2018

Rob Fauber, David Staples and Mahmoud Totonji of Moody’s
Rob Fauber, David Staples and Mahmoud Totonji
Moody's Investors Service

Posted On 16 May 2018

Simon Chen, vice-president and senior analyst of the Financial Institutions Group at Moody’s Investors Service.
Simon Chen
Vice President and Senior Analyst of Moody's Investors Service

Posted On 09 May 2018

Bharat Joshi, Investment Director of Aberdeen Standard Investments Indonesia
Bharat Joshi
Investment Director of Aberdeen Standard Investments Indonesia

Posted On 02 May 2018

Stella Cox, Managing Director of DDCAP
Stella Cox
Managing Director of DDCAP

Posted On 25 Apr 2018

Dr Bello Lawal Danbatta, Secretary General of IFSB
Dr Bello Lawal Danbatta
Secretary General of IFSB

Posted On 18 Apr 2018

Nitish Bhojnagarwala, Vice President-Senior Analyst with Moody’s Financial Institutions Group
Nitish Bhojnagarwala
Vice President-Senior Analyst of Moody’s Financial Institutions Group

Posted On 11 Apr 2018

Charles Haresnape, CEO of the UK’s Gatehouse Bank
Charles Haresnape
CEO of Gatehouse Bank

Posted On 04 Apr 2018

Abdul-Hakim Elwaer, the spokesperson of the IDB
Abdul-Hakim Elwaer
Spokesperson of IDB

Posted On 28 Mar 2018

Hazwan Alif Abdul Rahman, CEO of CMC Engineering Group
Hazwan Alif Abdul Rahman
CEO of CMC Engineering Group

Posted On 21 Mar 2018

Farmida Bi, Partner and Chair of Norton Rose Fulbright
Farmida Bi
Partner and Chair of Norton Rose Fulbright

Posted On 14 Mar 2018

Nabil Ghalleb, CEO and the chairman of the board of Zitouna Tamkeen
Nabil Ghalleb
CEO and the chairman of the board of Zitouna Tamkeen

Posted On 07 Mar 2018

Amir Firdaus, Treasurer of Al-Rayan Bank
Amir Firdaus
Treasurer of Al-Rayan Bank

Posted On 28 Feb 2018

Andrew Naylor, Director of Central Banks and Public Policy, World Gold Council
Andrew Naylor
Director of Central Banks and Public Policy, World Gold Council

Posted On 21 Feb 2018

Mohammed Kroessin, the head of global Islamic microfinance unit at UK-based NGO Islamic Relief Worldwide.
Mohammed Kroessin
Head of Global Islamic Microfinance of Islamic Relief Worldwide.

Posted On 14 Feb 2018

David Korslund, the senior adviser of Global Alliance of Banking on Values
David Korslund
Senior Adviser of Global Alliance of Banking on Values

Posted On 07 Feb 2018

Omar Bassal, the head of asset management at Saudi’s Mohammed I. Alsubeaei & Sons Investment Company (MASIC)
Omar Bassal
Head of Asset Management of MASIC

Posted On 31 Jan 2018

Wagane Diouf, Founder and CEO of Medina Digital Finance
Wagane Diouf
CEO of Medina Digital Finance

Posted On 17 Jan 2018

Faizal Karbani and Sheikh Salman Badr Al-Hasan, CEO and chairman (respectively) of new UK-based start-up InsureHalal
Faizal Karbani and Sheikh Salman Badr Al-Hasan

Posted On 10 Jan 2018

Ahmad Ussman Kollere, the head of market development at Nigeria’s National Insurance Commission.
Ahmad Ussman Kollere
Head of Market Development of Nigeria's National Insurance Commission

Posted On 03 Jan 2018

Ijlal Alvi, CEO of the International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM)
Ijlal Alvi
CEO of International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM)

Posted On 13 Dec 2017

Rey Guarin, Climate Advisor of Climate Smart Network
Rey Guarin
Climate Advisor of Climate Smart Network

Posted On 06 Dec 2017

Dr Nik Norzrul Thani, Executive Chairman and Senior Partner of Zaid Ibrahim & Co
Dr Nik Norzrul Thani
Executive Chairman and Senior Partner of Zaid Ibrahim & Co

Posted On 29 Nov 2017

Rafe Haneef, CEO of CIMB Islamic
Rafe Haneef
CEO of CIMB Islamic

Posted On 22 Nov 2017

Leroy Levy, Partner of King & Spalding
Leroy Levy
Partner of King & Spalding

Posted On 15 Nov 2017

Meshari Al-Khaled, Managing Director and Office Head of S&P Global Ratings’s branch in Saudi Arabia
Meshari Al-Khaled
Managing Director and Office Head of S&P Global Ratings

Posted On 08 Nov 2017

Mohammad Faiz Azmi, Executive Chairman of PwC Malaysia and Chair of the Islamic Finance Consultative Group of the International Accounting Standards Board
Mohammad Faiz Azmi
Executive Chairman of PwC Malaysia

Posted On 02 Nov 2017

Sean Kidney, CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative
Sean Kidney
CEO of Climate Bonds Initiative

Posted On 25 Oct 2017

Ashar Nazim, Managing Director of Finocracy
Ashar Nazim
Managing Director of Finocracy

Posted On 18 Oct 2017

Pankaj Gupta, the founding partner and co-CEO of Gulf Islamic Investments
Pankaj Gupta
Founding Partner and co-CEO of Gulf Islamic Investments

Posted On 04 Oct 2017

Khaled Al-Aboodi, CEO of the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector.
Khaled Al-Aboodi
CEO of The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector

Posted On 27 Sep 2017

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