Transforming the credit landscape in Central Asia, with Abdullo Kurbanov (Alif Bank)

<p>Alif Bank has grown into one of the leading fintechs in Central Asia; and with its portfolio of Sharia-compliant lending, payments, and banking products it's showing that fintech can be based on noble values.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Alif Bank and all its products can be found at <a href="https://alif.tj/?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.alif.tj</a> (click the link to jump to English) or on LinkedIn at <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/alif-capital/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/alif-capital/</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>Abdullo himself, who you've heard is very personable, is also there at https://www.linkedin.com/in/akurbanov/</p><br><p><br></p><p>You can read about the academy and how Alif are building future tech stars at https://fintechmagazine.com/financial-services-finserv/fintech-in-tajikistan-director-of-alif-academy-on-diversity</p><br><p><br></p><p>Then, in the episode Abdullo mentions how Alif are now an AWS case study, and he means that literally, you can read more about their hybrid migration to AWS at https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/alif-bank-case-study/</p><br><p><br></p><p>Somon.tj is exactly where you'd expect it: https://somon.tj/</p><br><p><br></p><p>Tajikistan is a mountainous, rugged country - if you'd like to visit it, read more here https://wikitravel.org/en/Tajikistan or here https://advntr.cc/the-not-knowing-an-adventure-in-tajikistan/</p><br><p><br></p><p>You can learn more about myself, Brendan le Grange, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanlegrange/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on my LinkedIn page</a> (feel free to connect), my action-adventure novels are on <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0133U3HGC/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_6VS5451P6XEAX61A9G5J" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amazon, some versions even for free</a>, and my work with ConfirmU and our gamified psychometric scores is at <a href="https://confirmu.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://co