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Nyla

Can a digital-first Islamic neobank unlock the vastly underserved African Muslim population's demand for Shari'ah-compliant financial services at scale?

HQAbu Dhabi, UAE / Kigali, Rwanda
IndustryFintech / Neobank
The story

Nyla is Africa's first Islamic neobank, positioning itself to address the gap in Shari'ah-compliant digital financial services on the African continent, where Islamic finance accounts for only ~2% of the global $7 trillion market despite significant Muslim populations. The company is launching initially in Ghana and targeting broader West African expansion, using Mambu's cloud-native core banking platform to avoid building its own core systems from scratch.

Last 12 months
2026-03
2026-03
Product timeline
2026
Nyla (NylaBank) announced partnership with Mambu to power its Shari'ah-compliant digital banking infrastructure, launching in Ghana with plans to expand across West Africa.· banking
The stack
Banking / BaaS
Mambu
Lending
Mambu
Accounting gap: none