Muslim Millionaire: Investing in Gold, Moving to Dubai and Entrepreneurship | Shahid Munir Ep 41

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