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GCC, Southeast Asian countries dominate global Islamic fintech landscape


Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Malaysia and the UAE have produced more than half of the 490 Islamic fintech firms present globally, a new report has revealed. 

A total of 248 Islamic fintech firms are based out of the four countries, constituting a shade over half of the global Islamic fintech pool, according to the Global Islamic Fintech Report (GIFT) 2024/25, co-produced by DinarStandard and Elipses.  

The UK, with 52 firms, rounded off the top five.

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