A deep learning approach to risk management modeling for Islamic microfinance

Islamic Microfinance rides two recent growing trends: conventional microfinance and Islamic banking. It offers financial flexibility to the poorest strata of the population in different Muslim countries by borrowing and mixing techniques from these two sources. In particular, risk management...

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Main Authors: Klemens Katterbauer, Philippe Moschetta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Università degli Studi di Torino 2022-07-01
Series:European Journal of Islamic Finance
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Online Access:https://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/EJIF/article/view/6202
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description Islamic Microfinance rides two recent growing trends: conventional microfinance and Islamic banking. It offers financial flexibility to the poorest strata of the population in different Muslim countries by borrowing and mixing techniques from these two sources. In particular, risk management and loan qualifications tend to be similar to those operating inside conventional and Islamic financial institutions. The loan approval process heavily relies on scoring applicants mostly on their financial criteria. This paper aims to demonstrate that an alternative framework based on artificial intelligence improves traditional financial techniques. This framework also resonates more with the fundamental and specific values of Islamic Microfinance as it captures some non-financial attributes of the applicant that are informationally rich. We first present the critical components of this novel approach. Then, we apply it to a business case (approximately 30,000 applications to a microfinancing institution in the Central African Republic) to demonstrate its usefulness.
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spelling doaj.art-a83a019219944bd3b22654d8600e94502022-12-22T03:40:17ZengUniversità degli Studi di TorinoEuropean Journal of Islamic Finance2421-21722022-07-019210.13135/2421-2172/6202A deep learning approach to risk management modeling for Islamic microfinanceKlemens Katterbauer0Philippe MoschettaEuclid University Islamic Microfinance rides two recent growing trends: conventional microfinance and Islamic banking. It offers financial flexibility to the poorest strata of the population in different Muslim countries by borrowing and mixing techniques from these two sources. In particular, risk management and loan qualifications tend to be similar to those operating inside conventional and Islamic financial institutions. The loan approval process heavily relies on scoring applicants mostly on their financial criteria. This paper aims to demonstrate that an alternative framework based on artificial intelligence improves traditional financial techniques. This framework also resonates more with the fundamental and specific values of Islamic Microfinance as it captures some non-financial attributes of the applicant that are informationally rich. We first present the critical components of this novel approach. Then, we apply it to a business case (approximately 30,000 applications to a microfinancing institution in the Central African Republic) to demonstrate its usefulness. https://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/EJIF/article/view/6202islamic microfinancingartificial intelligencerisk managementcentral african republicshariah lawcompliance
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A deep learning approach to risk management modeling for Islamic microfinance
European Journal of Islamic Finance
islamic microfinancing
artificial intelligence
risk management
central african republic
shariah law
compliance
title A deep learning approach to risk management modeling for Islamic microfinance
title_full A deep learning approach to risk management modeling for Islamic microfinance
title_fullStr A deep learning approach to risk management modeling for Islamic microfinance
title_full_unstemmed A deep learning approach to risk management modeling for Islamic microfinance
title_short A deep learning approach to risk management modeling for Islamic microfinance
title_sort deep learning approach to risk management modeling for islamic microfinance
topic islamic microfinancing
artificial intelligence
risk management
central african republic
shariah law
compliance
url https://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/EJIF/article/view/6202
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