Understanding Islamic Finance in the World of FinTech

Are you interested in learning more about Islamic finance? 1337 Ventures is hosting an Islamic FinTech Talk with Masryef Management House this month and we are having speakers with great Islamic financial expertise talk about various topics related to building an Islamic FinTech company. If you are looking for opportunities in the Islamic finance field, this is an opportunity you shouldn’t miss. Come and learn from the speakers and hear what they have to share. This is a free event open to all, so come join us and bring any doubts and questions you have about Islamic finance!

Agenda:

9:30 am - Registration

10:00 am - Introduction & Islamic FinTech Talk 

12:00 pm - Q&A and Networking

Our Speakers: [see below for more information about the speakers]

• Ahmad Alfisyahrin – Director, Shariah – Al Rajhi Bank (Malaysia) Berhad

•  Fariz Balfaqih – Head, Investment Account – Hong Leong Islamic Bank 

• Baizurah Jabar – Senior Research Analyst, Strategy & Research – MUFG Bank (Malaysia) Berhad

• Khairil Anuar – Principal – Masryef Management House

This will be an extensive 2-hour talk covering Shariah 101, Fintech, Shariah Compliant Fintech as well as Why Islamic Fintech. [check out more on topic details below]

Hurry and get your tickets now!

Topic Details:

Shariah 101

• What is Shariah law and how it is integrated into the finance space

• Get to know the key Shariah principles

• Propositions and Prohibitions under Shariah law

Fintech

• How does FinTech relate to banking?

• Elements of FinTech that have already been implemented in Shariah-compliant finance

Shariah Compliant Fintech

• Financial innovations with profound beneficial effects and relevant to Muslims (closing the credit gap)

• Building trust and confidence

• Increase competitiveness and transparency

• P2P lending in Shariah-compliant finance and crowdfunding

Why Islamic Fintech

• Resonate with Muslims demographic, ethical and responsible segments

• Eco-system and regulatory support

• Widen the net – potential bigger market share

About the speakers:
Ahmad Alfisyahrin – Director, Shariah – Al Rajhi Bank (Malaysia) Berhad 
Ahmad Alfisyahrin is currently the Director of Shariah at Al Rajhi Bank (Malaysia) Berhad. Previously, he was the Global Head of Shariah at First Gulf Bank based in the United Arab Emirates. Alfisyahrin also had a balance experience in his career where he was a Vice President in Global Markets and Treasury Investment for Al Rajhi Bank and Shariah Documentation Counsel for Sukuk and Syndication Business for Global HSBC Amanah.
His proficiency also includes Shariah structuring and documentation for new products and transactions. He holds a Bachelor in Shariah (Honours) from Islamic University of Madinah.
Fariz Balfaqih – Head, Investment Account – Hong Leong Islamic Bank 
Fariz Balfaqih is currently the Head of Investment Account at Hong Leong Islamic Bank. Prior to this, he was with Al Hilal Bank PJSC in Abu Dhabi managing the Product & System Department, Wholesale Banking Group (WBG) from 2010 to 2016. Prior to joining Al Hilal Bank, Fariz Balfaqih worked for Al Rajhi Bank from the year 2006 to 2009. Within this term, Fariz Balfaqih was responsible for the structuring-execution of assets and liabilities solutions for large institutional clients, including pitch-blueprint for syndications and Islamic Capital Market transactions.
Fariz Balfaqih graduated from AB Freemen School of Business, Tulane University with a Bachelor in Finance and a Certified Excellence Assessor by the European Foundation Quality Management (EFQM). He is also an active trainer in the subject pertains to Islamic Banking and has been an associate speaker for Financial Services Volunteer Corps, USA (FSCV) since 2013.
Baizurah Jabar – Senior Research Analyst, Strategy & Research – MUFG Bank (Malaysia) Berhad
Baizurah currently is attached with MUFG Bank (Malaysia) Berhad. She started as an auditor with EY and moved on to the Private Debt Securities Department of Securities Commission. While she was with KFH, she structured and executed Sukuk transactions. She then moved on to Danajamin and set up the Kafalah platform for Danajamin.
She also oversaw the underwriting exercise of Financial Guarantee. She has a Degree in Accounting & Finance from the University of East London and a Master Degree in Islamic Finance Professional by INCEIF.
Khairil Anuar, Principal – Masryef Management House
Khairil has been an international banker for over 27 years, where the past 18 years has been in Islamic Finance. Over the course of his career as a banker, Khairil has had a significant exposure and experience across a multitude of areas including wholesale banking, syndications, trade finance, debt and capital market, asset management, retail banking, cash management, banking operation, system implementation, and product management to name a few. Khairil’s last posting was as the Head of Structuring, Product Management and Business Intelligence for Wholesale Banking Group at Al Hilal Bank, Abu Dhabi, where he served for almost 10 years. He holds an MBA from Saint Louis University in Missouri, USA.
About 1337 Ventures | http://www.1337accelerator.com/

1337 is a technology accelerator and early-stage venture capital focused on doing pre-seed and seed stage investments in Malaysia as well as South East Asia. Our primary investments are technology solutions (social enterprises, commerce, and other out-of-the-box solutions are also welcome!)
1337 will continue expanding throughout South East Asia as an accelerator and early-stage venture capital focused on scaling companies from ideas to being valued as a multi-million dollar company in less than 10 months. Our central tenets are built into 1337’s core business activities: Idea generation, idea validation, accelerator & growth stage investment.
Beginning with mobile gaming apps from its inception and yielding 16 successful alumni, 1337 Ventures has since diversified to covering some of the most exciting and innovative areas such as retail analytics, indoor positioning systems, automated parking systems, marketplaces, wearable technology, and proximity marketing bringing the total investments completed to 24 startups.