Abdullo Kurbanov is Co-Founder and CEO of Ayan Capital, a London-based fintech building a global digital Islamic bank. Ayan has raised over £100 million in Shariah-compliant facilities and equity and is preparing its UK banking licence application.

Previously Abdullo co-founded Alif Bank, a Central Asian banking super-app with 10 million customers and $1.2 billion in monthly payments, and somon.tj, Tajikistan's leading online marketplace.