The Bank of Maldives has announced the appointment of Hassan Kalaam as the new director of Islamic banking in a press release dated the 7th February 2022. Hassan is a licensed Shariah advisor with more than 10 years of experience in the financial services and banking industry. Since joining the bank in 2013, Hassan has played a key role in contributing to the success of the bank's steadily growing Islamic banking arm.
A new Islamic deposit account, the Wadiah Business Account, has been introduced by BML Islamic, the Islamic finance arm of the Bank of Maldives (BML) on the 7th December 2015. The tagline used in the introduction of this type of account is: The Shariah compliant current account facility for your business. This newly introduced account is not merely an account with a current account facility but it provides added services such as instant and secure internet banking and professional support through the BML Islamic Advice Center for more advanced Islamic banking-related advisory services.
