We invite academics, researchers, PhD students, policymakers, practitioners and civil society working in various fields to participate in the 14th Foundation of Islamic Finance Conference (FIFC 2026) where the role of Islamic finance will be explored in addressing contemporary global challenges.
These global challenges are caused by the erosion of trust in financial systems. As societies navigate concerns around trust in financial systems, FIFC 2026 seeks to identify and document cases where ethical and Islamic finance approaches have generated success in combatting these concerns.
Topic: Trust, Fairness and Transitions: Ethical and Islamic Finance Solutions for a Fractured World
Date: 1-3 September 2026
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Hosted by the Centre for Legal Integration in Africa (CLIA), Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape
Conference Themes:
Pillar 1: Trust and Institutional Integrity
- Law, regulation and governance
- Islamic social finance (Zakat; Waqf, humanitarian models)
- Financial inclusion and household resilience
- Artificial intelligence and algorithmic justice
- Climate finance and just transitions
- Post-conflict recovery and infrastructure
- Digital assets and monetary theory
- Academics
- PhD students
- Policy analysts
- Civil society working in finance, law, development, governance, technology and related fields.
Extended Abstracts: 500–1,000 words
Selected authors will be invited to submit full papers for presentation at the conference.
For further details on submission guidelines and conference information, please visit: www.fifcsa.co.za
