SC unveils Fikra to broaden Islamic fintech in Malaysia's capital market


KUALA LUMPUR: The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) seeks to broaden Islamic financial technology (fintech) in the country’s capital market via its FIKRA Islamic Fintech Accelerator Programme (FIKRA).

FIKRA aims to identify and scale relevant and innovative Islamic fintech solutions that can help address three main challenge areas, namely, new Islamic capital market (ICM) offerings, accessibility and social finance integration.

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