Islamic finance

Fasset Wins Malaysia License to Launch First Stablecoin-Based Islamic Digital Bank

Approval lets Fasset offer full-service, Shariah-compliant digital banking backed by stablecoins

By Ian Allison, AI BoostOct 7, 2025

Fasset is focused on creating a Shariah-complaint stablecoin ecosystem (May Lim/Unsplash)

Islamic Crypto Finance

Host Joel Flynn takes a deep dive into whether crypto could see a boost from Islamic finance. That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Feb 1, 2023

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