In this episode of The MAL Show, we go beyond finance… and into the deeper forces shaping how we make decisions about money.

How much do your beliefs influence your financial choices?
Can a modern financial system truly align with faith and values?
And what happens when AI enters the equation?

We explore the intersection of faith, law, and innovation—and unpack what it really takes to build a financial system that is not only advanced… but principled.

Our guest is Dr. Angel Wesley—Chief Legal Officer at MAL, with over 20 years of experience in corporate and commercial law, and a graduate of Harvard Law School.

We discuss:

The real meaning of Sharia-compliant finance in today’s world
The legal and ethical challenges of building an AI-native bank
How culture shapes our relationship with money
Whether innovation can coexist with deeply held values
And what MAL is trying to build at a much bigger level

This is not just a conversation about finance.
It’s a conversation about belief, systems, and the future of money.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:45 Dr. Angel's Introduction to Islam
05:35 Does the West understand Islam?
14:04 The UAE culture
32:40 Joining Mal
35:29 How is Mal changing Islamic Finance?
39:09 Commercial Transactions in Islam
45:01 What does Ai Native mean?
53:07 The underserved demographic Mal is solving for
1:02:55 Ethical Banking?

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