Alif Bank
Abdullo Kurbanov is a seasoned entrepreneur and finance professional, currently serving as Co-Founder and CEO of Ayan Capital, which aims to provide Islamic finance services to underserved communities in the UK. As Co-Founder and CEO of Alif Bank since January 2014, Abdullo has helped establish a challenger bank focused on Islamic finance, in-house banking technology, education, and youth, operating with a team of over 1,100 and serving nearly 2 million clients in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Additionally, Abdullo co-founded somon.tj, the most visited website in the Tajik internet domain. Previous roles include Deputy Chairman at OJSC Orienbank, Vice President of Mining Investments at Origo Partners Plc, and various positions at UBS Investment Bank, Oliver Wyman, and Goldman Sachs. Abdullo holds a Master of Science in Finance from The London School of Economics and has completed courses in FinTech and Blockchain at Harvard University and Wharton Executive Education.
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Alif Bank
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Alif was founded in 2014 by Abdullo Kurbanov, Zuhursho Rahmatulloev, and Firdavs Mirzoev shortly after their return to Tajikistan after years of educational and professional activities abroad. Over the past five years, the company has developed into one of the leading fintech companies in the country, offering its clients a system of technologicaland financial solutions. Alif is the market leader in POS (Point-of-Sale) financing with its installment cards and overdrafts without commission. It is also the largest online B2C platform (alif.shop), the most widely used mobile wallet (alif.mobi) in the country, and an exclusive integrator with the country's largest advertisement website.These services are supported by several internal development programs: core banking, customer relationship management (CRM), mobile wallet, card processing, and an HR and recruitment system developed by Alif's team of more than 50 software engineers.Building on strengths, Alif also goes international by opening its first office in Uzbekistan. As an objective of the company, Alif is also focusing on making remittances cheaper and faster in Tajikistan and beyond.