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Home financing is widely needed by many people across different countries. Through the years, Islamic banks have developed several models for home financing to address the growing demand from customers. Two products that Islamic banks use extensively are Murabahah and Bay Bithaman Ajil (BBA) which in practice have similar characteristics to their conventional counterparts, which leads to criticism from Islamic scholars. Alternative Islamic home financing schemes that have been introduced to the market in recent years include Musharakah Mutanaqisah (MM), Ijarah Muntahiya Bit Tamlik (IMBT) and Istisna. These three financial products have different features that could overcome the weaknesses of Murabahah and Bay Bithaman Ajil. However, these three financial contracts are not without limitations. This paper provides a theoretical overview of these contracts. Further studies should discuss more practical issues that could promote the use of these contracts.

This research investigates the factors that influence the intention of paying zakat maal through zakat institutions. By paying zakat in such a way, muzaki can support zakat institutions in eradicating poverty through a broader and deeper distribution of zakat funds. However, the realisation of zakat collection remains low compared to its potential, which means that the number of muzaki who pay zakat through institutions also remains limited. The research applied the extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) framework with knowledge, trust, and perceived ease of use as additional variables to address the issue in question. Subsequently, an online questionnaire was conducted using the purposive sampling method, which generated 383 respondents. The primary data were examined using the PLS-SEM method. Based on the results, all the proposed hypotheses were accepted. Considering that paying zakat via institutions provides a better way to assist rightful recipients, various suggestions are made to zakat managers, policymakers, and muzaki. The research highlights a new perspective by examining the intention of paying zakat maal through institutions with the additional variables of knowledge, trust, and perceived ease of use.

Introduction to The Problem: The era of innovation in information technology has emerged to ease daily commercial transactions. The innovation in financial technology has created numerous new business model to cater the customers’ need. This development needs a regulation and supervision to avoid chaos in the financial system. Particularly in Indonesia and Malaysia, which both countries were recorded by CCAF to be among the top countries in the ASEAN region by the number of fintech firms.Purpose/Objective Study: This study is aimed to analyze the financial technology regulation and supervision in Indonesia and Malaysia.Design/Methodology/Approach: The comparative study is conducted to compare the regulatory environment related to Digital payment, Equity Crowdfunding, P2P lending, Crypto Asset, Consumer protection, cybersecurity law and Islamic fintech in both countriesFindings: The study found that compared to Malaysia, Indonesia has lack of jurisdiction that protecting the customer from the cyber-attack which highly threatening the fintech industry. Both countries also treat ICO differently. Malaysia treats it under RMO guidelines, while Indonesia banned it as the method of payment but still allows the trading of ICO as a commodity under Commodity Futures Regulatory Agency.

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