SHARIAH VISIT TO GCC COMMODITY INVENTORY
UK-based Islamic financial intermediary Eiger Trading, who specializes in electronic trading and asset facilitation for the global Murabaha market, recently undertook a successful Sharia’a site visit to one of its commodity inventory locations in the GCC, the Arabian Sugar Company, Bahrain. Representing Eiger Trading were Tom Guest, Associate Director and Head of Global Marketing, and […]
FORMER TREASURER OF RIYAD BANK JOHN MORRIS JOINS EIGER TRADING
London, England, July 1, 2015 – UK-based Islamic financial market intermediary Eiger Trading today announced the appointment of John Morris as an Associate Director. John has over 35 years’ treasury and investments experience with Middle Eastern banks in both London and Saudi Arabia, including senior positions at Saudi Hollandi Bank, Jeddah and Riyad Bank, London, […]
BARWA BANK UPGRADES SHARI’AH COMPLIANT PERSONAL FINANCE TECHNOLOGY WITH EIGER TRADING PLATFORM PARTNERSHIP
Broadening its investments into advanced and innovative tech solutions, Barwa Bank, Qatar’s most progressive Shari’ah compliant service provider, has signed onto the Eiger Trading Platform (ETP) to streamline and facilitate its Shari’ah compliant Personal Finance portfolio. Building on its expertise in Islamic asset trading services and extensive roster of tech-driven Islamic product solutions, the UK-based […]
ISLAMIC CREDIT CARDS: ENTERING MAINSTREAM WITH A UNIQUE PROPOSITION
Despite the controversies that surround the usage and legitimacy of ‘Shariah compliant’ credit cards, Islamic credit cards are undeniably an integral component of the consumer Islamic banking sector which provides the industry with necessary leverage to compete at par with its conventional counterpart. VINEETA TAN catches up with Sam Guest of Eiger Trading Advisory, to […]
EIGER TRADING LAUNCHES WORLD FIRST 24/7 AUTOMATED RETAIL AND WHOLESALE MURABAHA PLATFORM
Eiger Trading today announced the launch of the first ever fully-automated, Shariah- compliant 24/7 Commodity Murabaha platform. Rolled out in conjunction with Gulf International Bank’s (GIB) KSA retail arm, under the ‘Meem’ brand name, this fully-automated Islamic e-banking solution is a world first, offering 24/7 online personal finance and deposits to retail clients in the […]