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Muslims come into the frame in Southeast Asia’s fintech boom

TechCrunch

Islamic banks are extraordinarily conservative, not only with how they operate, but the cost of financing, who they can lend to, etc.,” But that’s not stopping Hijra from making international expansion plans—the team already has an eye on Malaysia, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Barriers exist in other aspects of the space, too.