Following the success of the previous Islamic Finance Conferences, Effat
University, the Islamic Research and Training Institute IRTI, and
the International
Center for Education in Islamic Finance INCEIF are organizing the 5th
IFC scheduled to be on the December 1st 2019 in Jeddah, Saudi
Arabia. Themed “ISLAMIC BANKING AND INSURANCE IN THE ERA OF DIGITAL
TRANSFORMATION”, the forthcoming IFC 2019 is expected to platform
academicians, scholars, researchers, professionals, bankers, insurers and other
stakeholders to be together to discuss the revolution in the digital
transformation that the Islamic finance ecosystem could leverage to
exponentially enhance business processes and streamline operations.
The digital transformation could include smart contracts and
blockchains, cryptocurrencies, cybersecurity, insure technology, crowdfunding, payment
platforms as emerging channels that could be utilized in the Islamic banking
and insurance industry. The Digital Transformation and Fintech offer a
tremendous amount of opportunities available for bankers and insurers to
achieve multiple strategic objectives such as financial inclusion,
customer-oriented financial services, operational excellence, better governance
and competitive advantage.
The
IFC 2019 addresses the question of what role digital transformation and
blockchain technologies could play in transforming Islamic banking and
insurance, and how Muslim entrepreneurs and small business, bankers and
insurers could benefit from blockchain and Fintech? And if banks will
die, will Islamic banking survive?
Conference Themes
The theme of the Conference will be “ISLAMIC BANKING AND INSURANCE IN THE ERA OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION”. The main topics of the conference include, but not limited to:
- Digital Economy
- Islamic banking and Insurance
- Islamic wealth planning and Waqf
- Digital banking
- Fintech and Saudi vision 2030
- Ethics and regulation of digital Islamic finance
- Blockchain, cryptocurrency and tokenization
- Crowdfunding
- Issues with Islamic financial innovation
- Shari'ah scholars and SSBs and their position vis-à-vis Islamic financial innovation.
- Dynamic Islamic Capital Market
Paper Submission
Authors are invited to submit their full papers in English, in Word formats. Submissions should be made though email IFC@effatuniversity.edu.sa or EasyChair website (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=4theffatifcZ). Contact person: Dr. Tahar Tayachi.
Any
submissions after the September 30th will not be entertained. All the
papers’ submission are peer-reviewed and the decision notification is
made latest by October 10th. Both theoretical and empirical papers are
considered by the conference.
The authors are required to use the following format:
- Length: 10 to 15 pages, Font Times New Roman, size 12, 1.0 line spacing (single space), A4 paper size, Margins: 1 inch or 2.5cm
- Author(s) names, affiliation, correspondence address, and email address should be provided in title page
- Between three to six key words should be mentioned by the author(s)
- Tables and figures should be placed in their appropriate location in the paper
- References should follow APA format
Publication Opportunity
Selected papers presented in the conference would be published in a special issue of the following ABS/Scopus Indexed journals:
