Fintech, Digital Currency and the Future of Islamic Finance : Strategic, Regulatory and Adoption Issues in the Gulf Cooperation Council

1. Introduction: FinTech and Islamic Finance in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC); Nafis Alam and Syed Nazim Ali -- 2. A Critical Analysis of Bitcoin from an Islamic Legal Perspective; Farrukh Habib -- 3. Combining Islamic Equity Portfolios and Digital Currencies: Evidence from Portfolio Diversification; Abdelkader O. El Alaoui, Amina Dchieche and Mehmet Asutay -- 4. The Application of Smart Contracts to Murabahah Home Financing: Towards an Integrated Model; Mohamed Cherif El Amri, Mustafa Omar Mohammed and Ruslan Sabirzyanov -- 5. The Application of FinTech in Microtakaful as a Means of Digital Financial Inclusion: Insights from the GCC; Muhammad Ashfaq and Najeeb Zada -- 6. Gharar Free Rebittance: Powered by Blockchain; Lokesh Gupta -- 7. Regulatory Issues in Cryptocurrency Usage; Abdolhossein Zameni and Nafis Alam -- 8. Beyond the Jurisprudential Quagmire: Perspectives on the Application of Digital Currencies and Blockchain Technology in Islamic Economics and Finance; Evren Tok -- 9. Does FinTech Revolution Lead to the Disintermediation of Banks? A Study into Islamic Bank Income; Ruhaini Muda, Mohd Saifulizwan Mohd Lateff, Roshayani Arshad, Arif Azhan Rashdan, Ibrahim Abiodun Oladapo and Jaizah Othman -- 10. Utilising Blockchain Technology for Post-trade Securities Settlement: A Framework for Islamic Capital Markets in the GCC Region; Leisan Safina and Umar A. Oseni -- 11. Any Luck with Bitcoin in Saudi Arabia?; Umara Noreen, Zaheer Ahmad, Ohoud Saud Mohammed Alfirm and Nouf Ahmad Hamad Alhomoudi -- 12. Strategic Assessment of Islamic FinTech in GCC Countries; Tariq Gulrez.