Muslim Millionaire: Investing in Gold, Moving to Dubai and Entrepreneurship | Shahid Munir Ep 41
Description
Meet Shahid Munir, founder of Minted and Minted Edge, as he shares his journey from a family-run corner shop to leading fintech ventures in gold investment and Islamic banking solutions. They dive deep into entrepreneurship, ethical finance, why Muslims love gold, and how to tackle being “debanked” in today’s world.
This podcast is hosted by Areeb Siddiqui, the founder and CEO of Kestrl, the app that helps people to grow their wealth without compromise
Find out more about our app here: https://kestrl.io/
And how we help banks here: https://business.kestrl.io/
Show Notes:
00:00 - Trailer/Introduction
03:20 - Childhood inspirations and origins
06:43 - Moving to Investment Banking
09:21 - Industry experience before entrepreneurship
11:17- The Dark Side of Investment Banking
13:53 - Early interest in computing
15:46 - Childhood attempts at entrepreneurship
17:38 - Scaling first business in telephone systems
26:00 - Minted: Making Gold Accessible
32:07 - Why is Gold important to Muslims?
34:55 - Could a gold backed debit card work?
40:00 - Minted Edge: Protecting charities from Debanking
47:25 - Dubai vs UK for Entrepreneurs
50:31 - Making FX payments more efficient
55:23 - The biggest financial problem for Muslims today
59:38 - Advice to Muslim founders
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