In this episode, we speak with Dean Gillespie and Hakan Ozyon, two CEOs in the Islamic finance industry, about their journeys to leadership roles and the challenges they have faced in the industry. They discuss their unique perspectives on building successful financial institutions, the importance of ethical principles in finance, and the opportunities and challenges of expanding globally. We also explore the partnership between Islamic Bank Australia and Hejaz, and the impact they hope to have on the Australian market.
ZAKAT ACCOUNT:
Acc Name: Hejaz Zakat Foundation Limited
BSB: 063-000
Acc No.: 1400 2570
SADAQAH ACCOUNT:
Acc Name: Hejaz Zakat Foundation Limited
BSB: 063-000
Acc No.: 1430 9206
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Timestamps:
1:00 Intro
3:10 Acquiring an Islamic Bank
5:33 What Halal Banking offers to the Muslim community
7:00 Embracing the Australian Muslim community
8:50 Gaining more insight into Islamic Banking
12:00 Uniqueness in the offerings of Islamic Banking
13:35 Competing with big banking
18:25 Objectives and goals
21:45 Should Muslims bank Halal?
24:18 Australian banking ecosystem
27:55 Being a leader
34:30 Running a Halal bank as a non-Muslim
39:10 Private banking
41:20 Digital banking
45:28 Going global
50:25 Demand for Islamic Finance
53:40 Bringing non-muslims to Islamic Finance
56:20 The journey of becoming an Islamic Bank
59:50 Looking forward