Malayan Banking Berhad is a Malaysian universal bank, with key operating "home markets" of Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. According to the 2020 Brand Finance report, Maybank is Malaysia's most valuable bank brand, the fourth top brand in Asean and ranked 72nd in the world’s most valuable bank brands.
Takaful is a co-operative system of reimbursement or repayment in case of loss, organized as an Islamic or sharia compliant alternative to conventional insurance, which Takaful proponents believe contains forbidden riba (usury) and gharar.
BankIslami Pakistan Limited is a Pakistani Islamic bank based in Karachi, Pakistan. It has 340 branches in 114 cities of Pakistan.
Kuwait Finance House (KFH) was established in the State of Kuwait, in 1977, as the first bank operating in accordance with the Islamic Shari'a. KFH is listed in Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE), with a market capitalization of $8.2 billion as of May 2016. Assets total $55.52 billion and deposits amount to $34.97 billion
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange is a stock exchange in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Dubai Banking Group is the global shari'a compliant financial investor of Dubai Group with assets valued at over USD 10 billion. The group was established in 2007 when Dubai Islamic Investment Group, founded in 2004, and Dubai Bank, founded in 2002, consolidated their activities to form Dubai Banking Group.
Noor Bank was established in January 2008, in Dubai - United Arab Emirates.
DMCC was established in 2002 by the Government of Dubai to provide the physical, market and financial infrastructure required to establish a hub for global commodities trade.
Mawarid Finance is a private joint stock company in Dubai, UAE providing Shari'a-compliant financial services. It was founded in 2006 with a paid-up capital of AED 1 billion. All of its products are based on Islamic financial principles such as Ijarah, Istisnaa, Murabaha, Mudharaba, Musharaka, Kafalah and Wakala and its practices are governed by a full Sharia board.
The Tamaiaz wa Falak Tayyeb awards were launched in 2008 by Mawarid Finance PJSC to foster local potential by rewarding innovations by young UAE nationals, and helping them embark on successful and rewarding careers. It sought to drive Emiratisation and "help fill the gap between academic education and the job market by empowering [young Emiratis] to enter the market and guiding them on how to convert their innovative ideas into reality."
The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) is a financial and commodity derivatives exchange located in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. DGCX commenced trading in November 2005 as the first derivatives exchange in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The Exchange is owned by the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC).
Fajr Capital is a sovereign-backed private equity firm, with a focus on strategic high-growth sectors in key Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) markets. Headquartered in the Dubai International Financial Centre, Fajr Capital has a diverse portfolio consisting of businesses operating in over 10 key MENA and ASEAN markets, including: Brunei Darussalam, Egypt, Malaysia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan and United Arab Emirates.
Oman Insurance Company (P.S.C.) is a composite insurance company headquartered in Dubai, UAE that engages in insurance solutions for individuals and businesses in UAE, Oman and Turkey. Established in 1975 with majority ownership by Mashreq Bank, Oman Insurance Company is one of the largest publicly listed insurers in the country. Abdul Aziz Abdullah Al Ghurair is the chairman and Jean-Louis Laurent Josi is the CEO of Oman Insurance.
Ahli United Bank is a regional bank based in Bahrain. Its head office is situated at Manama and is the largest bank in Bahrain. It is present in 8 countries in the Middle East and United Kingdom. Ahli United bank's ordinary shares are listed on Bahrain Stock Exchange since August 2000 and the Kuwait Stock Exchange since June 2006.
Abu Dhabi National Takaful Company PSC -- known simply as Takaful, تكافل, or ADNTC -- was established in 2003 by the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) and Abu Dhabi Investment Company. It is a powerful player in the UAE takaful market based in Abu Dhabi, offering a range of takaful products including motor, property, general accidents, family, medical, engineering and Marine cargo coverage. Its shares are traded on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange as TKFL.
Islamic Arab Insurance Company commonly known as Salama, سلامة is a takaful company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The company and its subsidiaries operates in the UAE, Algeria, Egypt, Senegal, and Saudi Arabia.
National Takaful Company (Watania) PJSC is a takaful company based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Elie Khouri is a Lebanese-French marketing and communications executive in Dubai. He is the Chairman of Omnicom Media Group MENA, the media services division of the Omnicom Group.
Dr. Shariq Nisar is an Indian finance professional, academic and activist. He received PhD in economics from Aligarh Muslim University, one of the oldest universities in India. He co-founded TASIS, a shariah advisory institution, related to finance, based in Mumbai, that screens stocks for Shariah compliance. His first major work was the launch of India's first Shariah Index in association with the Bombay Stock Exchange. Later on he worked with the National Stock Exchange to launch Shariah index for them. He is advisor to Kerala Government's Islamic Finance venture Cheraman Financial Services Ltd. He also helped Government of India owned General Insurance Corporation of India establish its Retakaful division in 2009. During 2013 and 2014, he served as a Senior Visiting Fellow at Harvard Law School. He was invited to share his views before the Select Committee of Indian Parliament on the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill (2015). He served as a non-executive independent director at Octaware Technologies from November, 2015 to December 2018, India's first shariah compliant publicly listed company. Dr. Nisar has also authored various books in the area of Islamic Finance with International as well as Indian perspectives. He has been awarded Bharat Inclusion Research Fellowship 2020.
Hussain Sajwani, is an Emirati billionaire businessman, and the founder and chairman of the property development company, DAMAC Properties, and his private investment company, DICO group.
