In this second episode of our podcast series, Hassan Daher is joined by Ibrahim Khan the co-founder of islamicfinanceguru.com (IFG). We cover the following topics:

• An introduction and Ibrahim's background.
• Ibrahim shares his journey that lead to the creation of IFG.
• How they help Muslims make smart financial decisions.
• The IFG.VC Angel Syndicate and how they invest in startups. 
• VCs and the startup landscape in the UK. 
• The Islamic financial landscape. 
• The impact of the pandemic on the economy. 

In this first episode of our podcast series, Hassan Daher is joined by Conrad Ford who is the Chief Product and Strategy Officer at Allica Bank. We cover the following topics:

• An introduction and Conrad's background. 
• Conrad shares his journey that lead to the creation of Funding Options.
• Allica Bank and how it is different to a high-street bank. 
• The impact of the pandemic on the SME financing landscape.
• Government backed business loans (CBILS & BBLS)  and their impact on SMEs. 
• The SME finance landscape in a post pandemic world. 
• The impact of Brexit on the economy.