The Responsible Finance Podcast
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Matthew Joseph Martin is an early pioneer in the application of financial tech for responsible finance. Combining his passion for Islamic finance with his deep financial technology background, Matthew founded Blossom Finance in 2014 which aims to increase the availability and inclusivity of Islamic microfinance.
Matthew's background includes engineering and product management experience in the payment card, money remittance, mobile payments, and mobile banking sectors at venture capital funded, international tech startups Xoom, Boku, and Monitise. He has advised technology startups on various topics including blockchain, payment technology, product management, and sharia finance.
Matthew has spoken to various international audiences on the topics of crowdfunding, microfinance, and blockchain at events in the United States, Bahrain, Dubai, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. He's also an early advocate for proof-of-ownership and distributed ledger technology like Bitcoin; in 2013, he launched his first cryptocurrency business allowing instant purchase of Bitcoin from 27 countries using just a mobile phone. Matthew has studied 8 languages and speaks Indonesian, Farsi, and French at an intermediate level in addition to his native English. Matthew embraced Islam in 2010 and lives in Jakarta, Indonesia with his wife and son.
Blockchain platform brings the physical and digital worlds together for sustainable infrastructure
RFI Foundation and DDCAP Group™ release a “SME market influencer” case study and podcast
Can Islamic finance lead the responsible finance response to Covid19 in OIC countries?
Australia’s first sukuk mandate adds diversification to a Shariah-compliant responsible investment super fund
Small is beautiful for the world’s tiniest sukuk
Interview with Dr. Shalini Sharma
Responsible Finance Champions: CIMB Islamic Bank's responsible finance journey
How does Islamic finance incorporate ESG and other responsibility concerns into industry practices?
A credit rating agency finds ‘natural’ links between Islamic finance, sustainability and ESG
An Australian Super Fund sees a role for Islamic investment to reverse 'intergenerational theft'
Creativity helps to build bridges between sustainable, responsible & Islamic finance and encourages beneficial uses of technology in the process
Poverty is not natural and can be overcome and eradicated - An interview with Inge Relph
Silicon Valley & Shari’ah compliant: Find out how thirdACT finances energy efficiency without debt
How can Islamic finance leverage technology in support of positive environmental and social impact?
What happens when a commercial banker goes to divinity school?
Islamic finance has much to gain by acknowledging and addressing gender imbalance
Interview with Daud Vicary Abdullah, Managing Director of DVA Consulting Sdn Bhd and an RFI Trustee
Interview with Dr. Sherin Kunhibava, Senior Lecturer at University Malaya Law faculty
Interview with Jessica Robinson, Founder & CEO, Moxie Future
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