Empowering Afghanistan’s Home Economics Through Secure Islamic Fintech Adoption

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Published Sep 15, 2025
https://doi.org/10.63476/atjss.v2i1.111
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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025): Al-Taqwa Journal of Social Science

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Zarina Shukur
Center for Cyber Security, Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Malaysia
Abdullah Mohd Zin
2 Institute of Graduate Studies, Universiti Poly-Tech Malaysia, 56100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Islahuddin Jalal
Kabul Education University, Kabul, Afghanistan

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This paper discusses the use of Islamic fin-tech in empowering home economics for sustainable economic development especially for countries such as Afghanistan. Fintech, or financial technology, has revolutionized the way financial services are delivered by integrating innovative digital solutions that enhance accessibility, efficiency, and customer experience. Islamic Fintech represents a specialized segment of the Fintech industry that operates in accordance with Sharia principles. This paper shares success stories of selected countries and describes Malaysia experience in term of its eco-system for Fintech. The last part of the paper discusses possible challenges for Afghanistan in term of adopting Fintech

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Shukur, Z., Zin, A. M., & Jalal, I. (2025). Empowering Afghanistan’s Home Economics Through Secure Islamic Fintech Adoption. ATJSS, 1(1), 339–358. https://doi.org/10.63476/atjss.v2i1.111

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