SULTAN CHOUDHURY

摘要

When the Islamic Bank of Britain opened its doors in 2004 it became the first sharia-compliant bank to originate in the Western world. Not only did this highlight the global growth in Islamic banking, it also underscored the UK's progressive regulatory stance towards the development of Islamic finance. Now known as Al Rayan Bank, following an acquisition by Qatar's Masraf Al Rayan in 2014, it remains the UK's only fully sharia-compliant retail bank.