Wethaq launches first ‘fintech’ Sukuk on its market infrastructure using SWIFT gpi Link
Dubai, 17 November 2019 – Today, Wethaq announced that it has issued the first pilot Sukuk on its securities market infrastructure for the Islamic capital markets under the supervision of the Dubai Financial Services Authority.
Al Ghurair Investments LLC (AGI) acted as the issuer, advised by Mashreqbank PSC acting as lead arranger, R3 as protocol provider, Clifford Chance as legal counsel and the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre as mentor.
There is substantial demand for Sukuk issuances globally with a significant number of them offered out of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). This pilot issuance demonstrated how Sukuk issuances can become more accessible with the application of financial technology to the issuance process which is, at present, manual, non-standardised and fragmented.
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