Financial Wellbeing

What is Financial Wellbeing? Why is it Important?

Financial wellbeing can help you understand and use financial tools, make more confident decisions, plan for future financial milestones, along with many other benefits. Being financially illiterate can lead to many issues, such as accruing large credit card debt, missing out on the benefits of saving money for retirement or facing housing foreclosures. Scroll down for more helpful articles on how you can practice financial wellbeing .

Benefits

Prepare in case of a financial emergency - Knowing how to save money and creating an emergency fund can help you through unexpected setbacks.
Understand debt management - Whether it’s debt from credit cards, finances or financial emergencies, being financially literate can help you if you’ve accrued a large amount of liabilities. Click here to checkout our Debt Consolidation Calculator.
Reach your goals - Learning how to make a budget and how to invest and save money is key to building your wealth and achieving financial milestones such as buying a house or other assets.
Increase your financial confidence - Reduce financial stress and anxiety while making big decisions by analysing and understanding all the necessary information beforehand.
Stay safe from scammers - Those with a low level of financial wellbeing are more prone to falling prey to fraudsters running scams. Scroll down or click here to learn more.

Understanding Islamic Banking

What is Shariah and how does it relate to banking at Emirates Islamic?

Islamic law, or Shariah, guides various aspects of life, including financial operations. Interest, or riba, is not practiced under Islamic banking systems and ethical principles are followed. Emirates Islamic operates with an official Shariah certification, meaning all products and services offered adhere to Shariah rules with no exceptions. For more details, click here.

What are the benefits of Islamic banking?

Islamic banking provides interest-free transactions, ethical investing, risk-sharing, profit sharing models, along with asset-backed financing, flexible terms, and transparency. This makes it an appealing option for those seeking Shariah-compliant and socially responsible financial solutions.

What is the difference between financing with a conventional bank and an Islamic bank?

An Islamic bank will acquire the desired asset on the customer’s behalf and then sell it to the customer at a profit. On the other hand, conventional banks will lend customers the funds they need and will charge additional interest.

Is Islamic banking interest-free?

Islamic banking systems operate very differently from conventional banking. Thus, they do not charge interest in any form when it comes to services and products. However, customers must still pay certain fees related to specific Shariah product concepts. For more details, click here.