Ayan Capital, a London-based Islamic fintech, has secured £2.8m in equity funding to expand halal car finance and other Islamic finance products in the UK. The round has been led by Cur8 Capital, a UK-based platform that offers ethical investment opportunities.
In early 2024, Ayan started providing Islamic car finance for private hire drivers (such as those on Uber, Bolt and Wheely) to purchase EVs and low-carbon-emission plug-in hybrid cars.
Ayan has already financed over £3.4m, maintaining a 0% NPL rate thanks to its advanced data-driven underwriting technology and systems. Using its proprietary technology and Islamic finance expertise, the company continues to disrupt traditional lending markets while fulfilling the growing demand for halal finance in the country.
Ayan continues to scale its halal car financing, achieving 97% month-on-month growth in November. In addition to this, Ayan recently launched AyanPay – a 0% car repair and home improvement service. AyanPay enables customers to finance purchases for up to £20,000 for 12 months.
The team behind Ayan previously built the leading Islamic digital bank in Central Asia along with a pioneering IT academy. Ayan now aims to grow into a global Islamic neobank to address the unmet demand in both developed and emerging markets, noting that almost half of the world’s 1.7 billion unbanked population comes from Muslim-majority countries. Ayan’s mission is to build a technology-driven ecosystem of halal financial services that are more convenient, affordable and user-friendly than the conventional alternatives.
