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Which Digital Banks in Malaysia Are Halal? GXBank, Boost, Ryt, AEON and KAF (2026)
Five digital banks are live in Malaysia. Only two hold Islamic licences. Here is the licence-by-licence breakdown, including the interest language the others use.
EPF Simpanan Shariah (2026): The Complete Guide
How EPF's Shariah savings election works: the Wakalah akad, the one-way switch, and the full dividend history from 2017 through the 2024 and 2025 declarations that matched conventional.
EPF Simpanan Shariah vs Conventional (2026): Nine Years of Dividends Compared
The complete year-by-year dividend record from 2017 to 2025, what the gap actually cost, and why 2024 and 2025 changed the argument.
EPF Nomination for Muslims (2026): Your Nominee Is a Wasi, Not an Heir
For Muslim EPF members the nominee does not inherit the money. They administer it under faraid. How nomination works, the AmanahRaya option, and what happens without one.
Wakalah Explained (2026): The Contract Behind EPF Simpanan Shariah and Tabung Haji
Malaysia's two biggest Shariah savings institutions both run on Wakalah. What the agency contract means, why returns are not guaranteed, and how to read the akad.
Maybank Islamic Guide (2026): What Malaysia's Biggest Islamic Bank Does Well, and Where It Hides the Numbers
Maybank Islamic pairs the country's largest network with clean contract disclosure and a frustrating habit: almost no published rates. Here is the full product-by-product picture.
CIMB Islamic Guide (2026): Fresh Rate Cards, a Mudarabah Offset and the Best Islamic Card in Malaysia
CIMB Islamic wins on published deposit rates, a genuinely clever flexi mortgage and the PETRONAS card's 12% rebate. The gaps: unnamed contracts and unpublished mortgage pricing.
RHB Islamic Guide (2026): The Bank That Prints Everything, Including the Bad News
RHB Islamic publishes its full home financing board grid, a 6.60% savings bonus ceiling and the honest 14% private-sector financing rate. Malaysia's only big-six Musharakah Mutanaqisah mortgage lives here too.
Tabung Haji vs EPF Simpanan Shariah (2026): Different Jobs, Different Numbers
Malaysia's two statutory Shariah savings institutions compared: distribution history, guarantees, tax and zakat treatment, and which money belongs where.