Oman’s Opportunity in Alternative Finance: Shariah Compliant Marketplace Financing and Digital Initiatives

06/10/2023 1h 2min
Oman’s Opportunity in Alternative Finance: Shariah Compliant Marketplace Financing and Digital Initiatives

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Evaluating opportunities for crowdfunding in Oman, with nine current providers and potential amendments to crowdfunding legislation.Unique to Oman: new opportunities for private equity and venture capital players in the crowdfunding ecosystem.Implications and reach of the proposed new digital and virtual assets regulatory framework.Building a digital marketplace and ecosystem: tokenization, ICOs, regulation and Shariah principles.Potential developments for standalone Islamic digital banks in Oman.Moderator:Dr Muhammad Suhail Rizwan, Assistant Professor and Team Head: FinTech Professional Certificate, College of Banking and Financial Studies, OmanPanelists:Kemal Rizadi Arbi, Expert/Advisor, Capital Market Authority, Sultanate of OmanKhalid Howladar, Chairman, MRHB DeFiDr Khalid Tahhan, Co-founder, Easy CoinsMayan Al Asfoor, Country Manager, Beehive OmanSaleh Al-Tamami, Co-Founder and CEO, Mamun

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