Al Rayan Bank teams up with London Halal Food Festival

Al Rayan Bank, the UK’s largest Islamic Bank*, has exhibited at this year’s London Halal Food Festival to drive awareness of Islamic finance amongst attendees.

London Halal Food Festival is an annual two day event hosted at Wapping’s Tobacco Dock offering guests halal food, live entertainment and cooking demonstrations, inviting attendees from across the globe to enjoy the cuisine on offer and learn more about the Islamic community.

Al Rayan Bank colleagues from its Whitechapel and Edgware Road branches hosted a stall at the two day event. Throughout the celebrations, team members discussed Al Rayan Bank’s ethical and Sharia compliant product and service offering with attendees.

Commening on the event, Saquib Ismail, Head of Branches and Retail Deposits said: “The local communities and organisations we work with are at the core of everything we do. Being part of the London Halal Food Festival this year has provided a great platform for Al Rayan Bank to get involved in the community spirit in the local area and we’ve enjoyed speaking to guests about Islamic finance.

“The event was the perfect chance for our local staff to celebrate delicious food, whilst spreading the word about our ethical and Sharia compliant product offering.”

Al Rayan Bank is the UK's oldest and largest Sharia compliant bank and has a wide Sharia complaint product offering, including Sharia compliant current and savings accounts, Home Purchase Plans and business banking current account and savings accounts.

As an independent UK bank, Al Rayan Bank is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the PRA.

* Al Rayan Bank is the largest Islamic bank in the UK by assets as per latest published accounts