... The identified current research streams are management and distribution of ISF funds especially zakat through fintech; governance and accountability of ISF institutions; Islamic microfinance for poverty alleviation and financial inclusion; ISF for promoting sustainable development and achieving United Nations...

...Salih Ülev; Fatih Savaşan; Mücahit Özdemir Purpose This paper aims to investigate the effect of Islamic microfinance on poor households through the case of the IKSAR Qard al-Hasan Program in Turkey. To achieve this aim, it examined the changes in the socio-economic status of beneficiaries before...

...Abdalrahman Mohamad Migdad Purpose This paper aims to identify the intersection between Islamic microfinance (MF) (IsMF) and Takaful in high-risk economies and propose a model for the sustainable application of IsMF. The word Takaful, although used to refer to Islamic insurance...

...Abdurrahman Abdullahi; Anwar Hasan Abdullah Othman; Salina Kassim Purpose This paper aims to examine the determinants of intention to adopt Islamic microfinance among prospective customers in Nigeria, to enhance access to formal financial services. Design/methodology/approach The quantitative...

...Vatimetou Mokhtar Maouloud; Salina Kassim; Anwar Hasan Abdullah Othman Purpose This study aims to identify the involuntary barriers of financial inclusion which are affecting the usage of Islamic microfinance services in PROCAPEC institution located in Nouakchott-Mauritania. Subsequently, it also...

... 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Tanzania Islamic microfinance Return on assets Financial sustainability SACCOS Most of the people in the world are isolated from financial services provided by the banking sector (Bhanot and Bapat, 2015). According...

... of Islamic microfinance has grown rapidly, but it remains absolutely quite small. It still has some way to go to overcome the ethical and economic shortcomings associated with the supply of microfinance. Supplying microfinance to vulnerable female borrowers can put them under considerable psychological...

...Abul Hassan; Shamim Saleem Purpose The main purpose of this study is two-fold: first, it aims to confirm or disapprove a positive relationship between Islamic microfinance and the socio-economic welfare of women and, second, it aims to explore the perspective in which Islamic microfinance packages...

... Social capital Islamic microfinance Strategic alliance When two or more institutions decide to enter a strategic alliance, the difference in work values and culture creates a difference in the goals, management style, operating methods and strategic implementation between them (Rodriguez, 2002...

...Professor Masudul Alam Choudhury; Mohammed Abdul Samad Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the benefits of starting Islamic microfinance (IMF) in India and the core concepts of IMF. Design/methodology/approach – Methodology of the paper is exploratory in nature and analysing...

...Rashidah Abdul Rahman; Faisal Dean Purpose – This paper aims to highlight the challenges faced by the Islamic microfinance institutions (MFIs) and map out suggestions in overcoming the issues. Design/methodology/approach – This is a conceptual paper. Findings – Among the challenges...