Developing Inclusive Regulations for Muslim Disabled Entrepreneurs' Access to Sharia Fintech: Legal and Accessibility Perspectives

Afif Noor, Maruf Maruf, Muhamad Zainal Mawahib, Muhammad Akmal Habib

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In Indonesia, Muslim persons with disabilities (PwDs) face significant barriers in accessing financial services, including Sharia-based fintech platforms. This study aims to develop inclusive regulatory strategies to enhance their access to Sharia-compliant fintech funding. Employing a normative legal approach and conceptual analysis based on maqashid sharia, the research highlights the lack of integration between digital accessibility standards such as the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and current Sharia fintech regulations. The findings propose a five-part inclusive strategy grounded in the principles of justice (al-‘adālah), facilitation (al-taysīr), and the removal of hardship (raf' al-ḥaraj): identifying accessibility needs, designing adaptive regulations, enhancing human resource capacity, integrating cross-sectoral policies, and establishing participatory monitoring and enforcement. This framework not only empowers Muslim disabled entrepreneurs within Indonesia but also holds global significance, especially for Muslim minority communities in non-Muslim countries such as China. Indonesia’s experience demonstrates that inclusive Sharia fintech regulations can be framed within universal legal and ethical values, making them adaptable to diverse socio-legal contexts. This study contributes to building a more inclusive and equitable Islamic financial ecosystem that promotes dignity, empowerment, and access for all, particularly those who are socially and economically marginalized.

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Regulation, Disabled entrepreneurs, Sharia fintech, Inclusive finance, Muslim minority communities

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